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Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors. Investigators seized more than 150 pipe bombs and other homemade devices when they searched the home of Brad Spafford northwest of Norfolk in December, the prosecutors said in a motion filed Monday.

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of 2024 and almost three years into Moscow’s all-out invasion of its neighbor. Even as Russian troops and tanks moved into Ukraine in February 2022, Russian natural gas kept flowing through the country’s pipeline network — set up when Ukraine and Russia were both part of the Soviet Union — to Europe, under a five-year agreement. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom earned money from the gas and Ukraine collected transit fees. Ukraine’s energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, confirmed Kyiv had stopped the transit “in the interest of national security.” “This is a historic event.

8212; Authorities say the driver of a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians gathered in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 30 other revelers. The suspect was killed in a shootout with police. Wednesday’s attack unfolded on Bourbon Street, known worldwide as one of the largest destinations for New Year’s Eve parties, as crowds gathered in the city in anticipation of the Sugar Bowl college football playoff game later Wednesday at the nearby Superdome. Here’s what we know about the attack: What happened? Police said the driver sped through a crowd along Bourbon Street around 3:15 a.m.

If “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!” had a book devoted to travel, three entries could be: 1) banana is a popular pizza topping in Sweden; 2) Alaska is both the westernmost and easternmost U. S. state; and 3) roughly eight of every 10 Americans have never cruised. Except for proponents of tomatoes being the only fruit that belongs on pizza, perhaps the most mind-boggling of the above is how many among the U.

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL, Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Meat is the star of most stews, with vegetables and aromatics sometimes feeling like an afterthought. But meat can make an excellent accent ingredient in a pot of silky greens and creamy beans. In this recipe from our cookbook “ Milk Street 365: The All-Purpose Cookbook for Every Day of the Year,” we take loose inspiration from Portuguese feijoada, a stew of beans, cabbage, sausage and multiple cuts of pork.

By Kate Krader, Bloomberg News (TNS) What’s the food forecast for 2025? If you like spice, there’s good news: A big cloud of peppercorns is on the horizon, happily rolling in. Related Articles Restaurants, Food and Drink | Flavorful chorizo brings meaty depth to a paprika pinto bean soup with collard greens Restaurants, Food and Drink | The simplest way to make creamy scrambled eggs for a crowd Restaurants, Food and Drink | Denver restaurant trends to look for in 2025, from value menus to the return of late-night dining Restaurants, Food and Drink | These are the cookbooks the Denver Public Library checked out the most in 2024 Restaurants, Food and Drink | 3 recipes for serving oysters at home The formerly humble seasoning pepper has become a not-so-secret weapon for chefs, in a range of colors, shapes and provenances, from the renowned black Tellicherry from Kerala state in southern India to red Sichuan peppers from China and rare Mac Khen from northern Vietnam.