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Farmer Jesus Vargas shows samples of his heirloom corn grown on his farm in Ixtenco, Mexico, Thursday, June 15, 2023. For years, Vargas worried that these heirloom varieties — running from deep red to pale pink, from golden yellow to dark blue — passed down from his parents and grandparents would disappear. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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Heirloom corn in a rainbow of colors makes a comeback in Mexico, where white corn has long been king
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ - Associated Press
Tue,07/25/23-11:28PM , 196 Reads
IXTENCO, Mexico (AP) — On the slopes of the Malinche volcano, Juan Vargas starts the dawn routine he’s had since childhood, carefully checking stalks of colorful native corn.
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Cyclists ride past a corn field on a county highway while riding in The Des Moines Register's annual bike ride across Iowa, also known as RAGBRAI, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, near Scranton, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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At RAGBRAI, 'the ride will provide' is the mantra for thousands as they bike across Iowa
By DAVE SKRETTA - AP Sports Writer
Tue,07/25/23-4:20PM , 169 Reads
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) — It took me nearly a week of riding RAGBRAI the first time to learn the importance of pacing yourself.

That goes for the road and the beer gardens.
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Women in Poland protest alleged police hostility against patient who took abortion pill
Tue,07/25/23-1:42PM , 86 Reads
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds of women in Poland protested outside police stations Tuesday to oppose the allegedly ruthless way officers treated a woman who had taken an abortion pill.

The protests in Krakow, Warsaw and some other cities were intended to show solidarity with the woman and to condemn police shaming practices.
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This image provided by Bugwood.org shows adult ants feeding on the sweet nectar-like substance secreted by a peony bud in Fort Collins, Colo. on May 7, 2006. (Whitney Cranshaw/Colorado State University/Bugwood.org via AP)

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Are ants harmful to the garden? Usually not
By JESSICA DAMIANO - Associated Press
Tue,07/25/23-10:19AM , 140 Reads
I replanted some of my containers last week, swapping out dead pansies for petunias, which will better withstand the heat as summer progresses.
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