Stock market today: Wall Street hits records despite tariff talk
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Tuesday after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples…
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Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and…
Continue ReadingWalmart becomes latest – and biggest – company to roll back its DEI policies
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining a…
Continue ReadingDozens of recordings reveal high-ranking Brazilian officers pressured Bolsonaro to stage a coup
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Fifty three audio recordings from late 2022 reveal high-ranking members of Brazil’s army discussing efforts…
Continue ReadingDrake alleges Universal falsely inflated popularity of Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’
AP Entertainment Writer Drake alleged in a court filing Monday that Universal Music Group falsely pumped up the popularity on Spotify and other…
Continue ReadingFBI agent acquitted in 2020 train shooting is arrested on sexual assault charges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI agent who was acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a train outside Washington, D.C.,…
Continue ReadingCourt hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players
LONDON, Ontario (AP) — Lawyers in the sexual assault case of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team began what are expected to be…
Continue ReadingLegal challenges loom as abortion is enshrined in Arizona’s constitution
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Top officials in Arizona have certified the state’s election results. That certification Monday includes…
Continue ReadingTrump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on first day in office
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president unveils a plan to promote non-violent music over ‘narco corridos’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wants Mexicans to cut back on listening to “narco corridos.” Sheinbaum said Monday she…
Continue ReadingDrake will open his Australia tour the same day rival Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl
TORONTO (AP) — Drake has announced that his first tour of Australia in eight years will begin on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super…
Continue ReadingMemorial service set for next week for Broadway star Gavin Creel, who died Sept. 30
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A memorial tribute to Broadway star Gavin Creel will be held next Monday in the theater where he starred in…
Continue ReadingA Missouri judge says a law banning surgery, medications for transgender minors is constitutional
Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri court has upheld a new state law that bans some gender-affirming health care for minors. The…
Continue ReadingLouisiana judge halts state police plans to clear New Orleans homeless camps before Thanksgiving
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana judge has halted plans for state agencies to forcibly remove homeless…
Continue ReadingEggs are available — but pricier — as the holiday baking season begins
Associated Press Writers Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking…
Continue ReadingCDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its…
Continue ReadingCouple charged in ring suspected of stealing $1 million in Lululemon clothes
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Connecticut couple has been charged in Minnesota with being part of a shoplifting ring suspected of stealing…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Merkel recalls Putin’s ‘power games’ and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers…
Continue ReadingMilitia detains 300 migrants in the desert in Libya’s effort to contain sea crossings
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan military officials say they have apprehended hundreds of migrants traversing the country’s vast desert. The migrants…
Continue ReadingThe Blue Man Group is relinquishing stages in New York and Chicago
Things are looking a little blue these days for the Blue Man Group. The famous show by nonverbal blue-painted bald men has been known for its…
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