Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID
By The Associated Press Eric Clapton, a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions, has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two…
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NY agency files discrimination complaint against Amazon
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant…
Continue ReadingWith Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Companies that collect data from the digital clues people leave online often know their…
Continue ReadingA look at agreements for US men’s and women’s soccer teams
By RONALD BLUM and ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writers The U.S. Soccer Federation agreed to landmark collective bargaining agreements with its…
Continue ReadingGreen options transforming a wedding industry prone to waste
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wedding industry remains fraught with waste, but a growing contingent of brides and grooms is…
Continue ReadingGermany OKs more COVID-19 vaccine spending for this fall
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the government plans to spend another 830 million euros ($872 million) to buy new coronavirus…
Continue ReadingLawmaker’s arrest is latest sex claim to roil UK Parliament
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. Conservative lawmaker has been released on bail while police investigate allegations of rape…
Continue Reading168-year-old Peterboro Basket Co. closing, cites forest pest
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — A 168-year-old company in New Hampshire known for its handwoven, hardwood baskets is closing its factory and stopping…
Continue ReadingRussian soldier pleads guilty at Ukraine war crimes trial
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingOz, McCormick still neck and neck in Pa. GOP Senate primary
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick are…
Continue ReadingFlorida killer clown trial delayed again — for a sixth time
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida murder trial has been delayed for a sixth time in the case of a woman accused of dressing like a clown to…
Continue ReadingMozambique declares polio outbreak linked to Pakistan
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Health authorities in Mozambique declared a polio outbreak Wednesday after confirming that a child in the…
Continue ReadingHomes: Storage that goes well beyond the utilitarian
By KIM COOK Associated Press You might think of storage cabinets as utilitarian. But designers are forever fascinated with how a simple cupboard can…
Continue ReadingPortugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads
By BARRY HATTON and MARIA CHENG Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese health authorities have confirmed five cases of monkeypox in…
Continue ReadingYellen: Ukraine war fallout threatens ‘stagflation,’ hunger
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press BONN, Germany (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine has…
Continue ReadingColorado, Nebraska jostle over water rights amid drought
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press OVID, Colo. (AP) — Shortly after daybreak on the high plains of northeastern Colorado, Don Schneider tinkers…
Continue ReadingWall collapse at salt factory kills 12 in west India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A wall collapsed in a salt packaging factory in western India on Wednesday, killing at least 12 workers and injuring another 13, a…
Continue ReadingUS Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men
By ANNE M. PETERSON and RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writers The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and…
Continue ReadingEU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm moved Wednesday to jump-start plans for the 27-nation bloc to abandon Russian energy amid the…
Continue ReadingKosovo war veterans imprisoned for witness intimidation
By ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A European Union-backed war crimes court has sentenced two leaders of a Kosovo war…
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