Heather McDonald finds creative and financial freedom with popular ‘Juicy Scoop’ podcast
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press In 2015 Heather McDonald launched her podcast “Juicy Scoop with Heather McDonald” as a way to promote her…
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Wisconsin’s Democratic governor says he would sign current GOP-backed ballot pre-processing bill
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers says he will sign a bill that would…
Continue ReadingCanada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and VICTOR CAIVANO Associated Press FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and…
Continue ReadingCanada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and VICTOR CAIVANO Associated Press FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and…
Continue ReadingUzbekistan hosts summit of regional economic alliance
MOSCOW (AP) — An economic grouping that includes several ex-Soviet nations along with Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey has held a summit in…
Continue ReadingWisconsin snubs bourbon by elevating brandy old fashioned to state cocktail status
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers…
Continue ReadingSpanish far-right politician shot in the face suspects a link to his work with Iranian opposition
By ALICIA LEÓN, JOSEPH WILSON and ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish right-wing politician is recovering in a hospital after…
Continue ReadingFew community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Partnerships between two- and four-year colleges and universities could help more community college students go…
Continue ReadingPoland’s outgoing minister asks new legislators to seek further war reparations from Germany
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s outgoing deputy foreign minister has written to newly-elected legislators and senators to urge them to…
Continue ReadingStudent allegedly kills another student with a weapon at a German school
BERLIN (AP) — German police say a student with a weapon is suspected of having killed another student at a school in the country’s southwest.…
Continue ReadingUS applications for jobless benefits inch down, remain at historically healthy levels
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Slightly fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week, further indicating that the labor market remains strong…
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s military chief says a major offensive by ethnic groups was funded by the drug trade
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government has charged that a major offensive in the country’s…
Continue ReadingBack in China 50 years after historic trip, a Philadelphia Orchestra violinist hopes to build ties
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Davyd Booth believes strongly that people everywhere are the same and that music touches the heart…
Continue ReadingWhat is Diwali, the Festival of Lights, and how is it celebrated in India and the diaspora?
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated…
Continue ReadingUS diplomat assures Kosovo that new draft of association of Serb municipalities offers no autonomy
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The U.S. ambassador has urged Kosovo’s government to proceed with…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s president approves spending millions on a presidential yacht and SUVs for lawmakers
By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s president has signed a controversial bill that earmarks $6.1 million…
Continue ReadingAvoid these 3 business mistakes during the holiday season
By RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet Mistakes during the holiday season can be detrimental to a business’s bottom line — but small-business owners still…
Continue ReadingApple hits setback in dispute with European Union over tax case
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Apple might end up on the hook after all for billions of euros in back taxes to Ireland in the…
Continue ReadingA Russian missile hits a Liberia-flagged ship in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian port of Odesa has hit a Liberian-flagged freighter, killing a port worker and…
Continue ReadingSpain’s Socialists will grant amnesty to Catalan separatists in return for support of new government
By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist…
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