Authorities responded to a fake emergency at the South Carolina home of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley last month after a man claimed to have shot a woman and threatened to harm himself at her home‚ according to town records obtained by Reuters.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during talks in Thailand to use China's influence with Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East.

Iraq and the United States on Saturday held a first round of talks on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country‚ with Baghdad expecting discussions to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had "candid‚ substantive and fruitful strategic communication" with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan‚ aimed at furthering a pledge of dialog by their leaders‚ China's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Officials in Ukraine said Russia has provided no credible evidence to back its claims that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane that Moscow says was carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.

This delicious Monkey bread is decked out with Mardi Gras colored sprinkles and is simple to make using refrigerated biscuits. Covered in a thick icing‚ this monkey bread is so gooey and good. A traditional King Cake is a twisted ring of cake‚ usually made from a yeasted dough and flavored with cinnamon‚ with a sugary icing on top. A small plastic baby‚ representing baby Jesus‚ is baked inside the cake. Whoever gets the piece of cake with the baby‚ is supposed to provide the cake for the next get together. Monkey Bread Made With Biscuits King Cake is typically not very sweet‚ but it’s drizzled with a very sweet icing. Sometimes I think it tastes like bread with liquid sugar on it. But not a monkey bread kind of bread. There’s almost no bread better than a Monkey Bread. Especially this one. Maybe that’s because this Monkey Bread is made with biscuits. And we southerners know biscuits beat bread any day :). Mardi Gras Monkey Bread is made with refrigerated biscuits‚ making it super easy to put together. Each biscuit is cut in 4 pieces and rolled in a cinnamon‚ pecan‚ sugar mixture. The whole thing is drizzled in lots of butter and more sugar before it is baked. You will feel like it is swimming in this butter/sugar mixture‚ but the biscuits really do soak it up as it cooks. Then if that isn’t enough‚ a thick‚ creamy icing is spread on top and the Monkey Bread is finished off with some purple‚ green‚ and gold sprinkles. If you are a sugar love like me‚ you will want to just eat the top portion of the cake which not only gets all the icing love‚ but the butter love too‚ since it was the bottom in the Bundt pan. Make your next Mardi Gras celebration special with this super easy and delicious Mardi Gras Monkey Bread! Leftovers are great for breakfast with a cup of coffee! Note: You could easily up the fun and add a plastic baby to this Monkey Bread. Just stick one in when the monkey bread is finished baking. You can buy Plastic King Cake Babies here. Variations and Subsitutions You can use 2 large cans of Grands biscuits instead of 4 smaller cans of regular biscuits. Leave the nuts or or use walnuts in place of pecans. Add a few tablespoons of bourbon to the butter mixture. Make a cream cheese glaze. How To Store Wrap well and store at room temperature for 1 to 2 days or in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. More Mardi Gras Recipes Cinnamon-Pecan King Cake King Cake Cracker Candy Homemade Beignets Mardi Gras Pound Cake Chocolate Praline Cake Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make. Print Mardi Gras Monkey Bread This delicious Monkey bread is decked out with Mardi Gras colored sprinkles and is simple to make using refrigerated biscuits. Course Bread‚ DessertCuisine SouthernKeyword Mardi Gras‚ monkey bread Prep Time 15 minutes minutesCook Time 45 minutes minutesTotal Time 1 hour hour Servings 12 Calories 645kcal EquipmentBundt Pan Ingredients4 small tubes refrigerated Homestyle Biscuits‚ not the Grands1 3/4 cup sugar‚ separated1/2 cup finely chopped pecans2 teaspoons ground cinnamon1/4 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup evaporated milk3/4 cup butter2 cups powdered sugar1/3 cup heavy cream1 teaspoon vanilla extractgold‚ purple and green sprinkles InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees.Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces.In a medium bowl‚ combine 3/4 cup sugar‚ pecan pieces‚ and cinnamon. Roll each biscuit piece in sugar mixture and then place in a Bundt pan. You should use most of the sugar mixture up‚ but it's ok to have some left over. You can sprinkle it on top of the biscuit pieces once you have them all added to the pan.In a saucepan‚ combine 1 cup sugar‚ brown sugar‚ evaporated milk‚ and butter. Heat stirring occasionally‚ until butter melts. Pour over biscuit pieces.Bake 40-45 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes and then invert onto a cake stand or large plate.For Icing‚ whisk together powdered sugar‚ heavy cream‚ and vanilla extract. Spread on top of Monkey Bread. NotesInstead of using 4 small cans of regular biscuits‚ you can use 2 16.3-ounce cans of Grands Biscuits. Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands or products used. Not to be used for specific dietary needs. NutritionCalories: 645kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 813mg | Potassium: 221mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 57g | Vitamin A: 469IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mgWant to Save This Recipe?Save This Recipe Recipe Source: adapted from Babble.com Originally posted on January 6‚ 2014. Spicy Southern Kitchen is an amazon.com affiliate. The post Mardi Gras Monkey Bread appeared first on Spicy Southern Kitchen.

WASHINGTON‚ DC — A devastating new report revealed that despite massive layoffs‚ thousands of journalists still remain gainfully employed.

TEXAS — A federal court has issed an order to relocate all razor wire from the Texas-Mexico border to the Ukraine-Russia border. The decision comes after a judge has declared that razor wire is a cruel‚ inhumane form of defense that should never be used no matter what to protect Americans.

Jodie Foster got her first acting gig as a toddler with Coppertone in 1965. This would open her to more opportunities as a child actor who would get her first Oscar nomination at 14. “The biggest transition was going from being a young person to college and then becoming an adult actor‚” she admitted to W magazine. Jodie made her first professional acting debut in the Mayberry R.F.D. series‚ with her role as Iris in 1976’s Taxi Driver being her first breakthrough act. She recently earned another Oscar nomination at 61 for her role as Coach Bonnie Stoll in Netflix’s Nyad decades after her first. Jodie Foster’s Coppertone commercial Instagram For Jodie‚ it was an ardent task combining life’s early stages with the spotlight; however‚ her mom encouraged her to “work as much as you can now because‚ by the time you’re 40‚ you’ll be over.” “The work that I did between 16 and 22— that is the most awkward place. But my mom just kept telling me‚ ‘By the time you’re 40‚ you’ll never work again‚’” Jodie recalled. RELATED: Jodie Foster Almost Took The Role Of One of Cinema’s Favorite Fictional Characters Contrary to her mom’s tip‚ Jodie has never felt busier than in her 60s. “At 60‚ you suddenly realize you don’t care about all the things that you cared about in your fifties‚” she explained. “You get to support other people because you know it’s not your time. There’s something about being the wise one in the room that it’s just so much more fun.” Instagram Life at 60 Jodie says getting into her 60s was “the best shift of all.” She struggled with feeling inadequate and in “that awkward phase where everybody who’s in their late 40s or 50s is very busy getting all plumped and shooting s— into their face.” “I didn’t want that life‚ but I also knew that I couldn’t compete with my old self. So my 50s were tough‚” she said. “Then something happened when I turned 60. I was like‚ ‘I figured it out. This is good.’” Instagram Now‚ Jodie thrives in sharing wisdom with younger acts and allowing them to shine. “This is not my time. I had my time. This is their time‚ and I get to participate in it by giving them whatever wisdom I have‚” she told herself. While she is letting others have the spotlight‚ Jodie’s still in it as she stars in HBO’s True Detective: Night Country as police chief Liz Danvers. Click for next Article The post Looking Back: The Coppertone Commercial That Got Jodie Foster Into Acting appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author‚ Peace A

First came a tangle and then came the tempers before two players were ejected Wednesday night in an NCAA women’s basketball game between the Maryland Terrapins and the Michigan Wolverines. […] The post Watch: Maryland vs. Michigan Women's Basketball Game Turns into an All Out Fight Leading to Ejections appeared first on The Federalist Papers.