Dan Aykroyd revisits the Blues Brothers’ remarkable legacy in new Audible Original
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to…
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Oscar Mayer Wienermobile flips onto its side after crash along suburban Chicago highway
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — One of Oscar Mayer’s hot dog-shaped Wienermobiles ended up flipped onto its side after crashing on a suburban Chicago…
Continue ReadingGoogle makes abrupt U-turn by dropping plan to remove ad-tracking cookies on Chrome browser
LONDON (AP) — Google is dropping plans to eliminate cookies from its Chrome web browser, making a sudden U-turn on four years of work to phase out…
Continue ReadingColombian bullfighters decry new ban on the centuries-old tradition and vow to keep it alive
Associated Press CHOACHI, Colombia (AP) — Sebastián Caqueza says a new law to ban bullfighting in Colombia by mid-2027 will not dampen his passion…
Continue ReadingUS is investigating Delta’s flight cancellations and faltering response to global tech outage
AP Business Writers U.S. regulators are investigating why Delta Air Lines failed to recover as quickly as other airlines from a global technology…
Continue ReadingAs hurricane season begins, here’s how small businesses can prepare in advance of a storm
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hurricane season roared into the U.S. with Hurricane Beryl hitting Texas in early July. And NOAA is…
Continue ReadingUK government scrapping use of a barge off English coast to house asylum-seekers
LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will end the controversial use of a barge to house asylum-seekers off the south coast of England. The…
Continue ReadingGerman court rules in migration case that there’s no general danger now to all civilians in Syria
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has ruled that there is no longer a general danger to all civilians from the long-running conflict in Syria. In the…
Continue ReadingUS home sales fell in June to slowest pace since December amid rising mortgage rates, home prices
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in June for the fourth straight month as elevated mortgage rates…
Continue ReadingPolice in St. Maarten detain suspect in shooting of politician whose wife was killed in the attack
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in St. Maarten say they have detained a suspect linked to the recent shooting of a politician in an attack…
Continue ReadingSierra Leone court finds 11 involved in alleged coup guilty. Leader sentenced to almost 200 years
Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone court found 11 people guilty of treason and other offenses following what authorities…
Continue ReadingBelarus’ foreign minister arrives in North Korea for talks expected to focus on Russia cooperation
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Belarus’ foreign minister has arrived in North Korea as experts predict that he and North Korean…
Continue ReadingBernard Arnault has been dubbed the Olympics’ godfather. Here’s how he built LVMH’s fortune
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — These may be the most luxurious Olympics ever. A key sponsor is LVMH, the biggest seller of luxury goods in the…
Continue ReadingCourt sentences man over explosive parcels sent to Ukrainian, US and Spanish offices in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish court has given an 18-year prison sentence to a man found guilty of sending six letters containing explosives to Spanish…
Continue ReadingAs Harris eyes US presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — As Vice President Kamala Harris works to become the Democratic nominee for U.S. president, reaction across her…
Continue ReadingOops. Southern Baptist agency announces firing of its leader, then retracts that announcement
Associated Press In under 48 hours, the head of the staunchly conservative public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention rankled fellow…
Continue ReadingWildfires send about 25,000 fleeing from Canadian Rockies’ largest national park and nearby town
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Multiple wildfires in the Canadian Rockies’ largest national park sent up to 25,000 visitors and residents fleeing…
Continue ReadingInternational human rights group calls on Belarus to stop execution of German
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A consortium of international human rights organizations is calling for Belarus not to execute a German citizen recently…
Continue ReadingAer Lingus pilots vote to accept a pay raise. It ends a dispute that canceled hundreds of flights
LONDON (AP) — Pilots at Ireland’s national airline, Aer Lingus, have voted to accept a pay increase that ends a labor dispute that led to the…
Continue ReadingRadical British preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of directing a terrorist group
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary has been convicted by a London jury of directing a terrorist group.…
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