580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled because they can break when filled with hot liquid
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 580,000 glass coffee mugs are being recalled across the U.S. after dozens of burn and laceration injuries were reported by…
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Mike Pence’s foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for CNN’s debate. It’ll be a showdown between Biden and Trump
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next…
Continue ReadingRapper Travis Scott arrested after Miami Beach police say he drunkenly yelled at people on a yacht
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rapper Travis Scott was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and public…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court upholds the conviction of woman who challenged expert testimony in a drug case
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a California woman who said she didn’t…
Continue ReadingA cruise ship rescues 68 migrants and finds 5 bodies in a boat adrift in the Atlantic Ocean
By TERESA MEDRANO Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescuers say that a cruise ship has rescued 68 migrants and found five bodies in a…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business…
Continue ReadingA ship found far off Israel’s coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast…
Continue ReadingNATO member Romania to send a Patriot missile system to neighboring Ukraine
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO member Romania’s top defense body says the country will donate a Patriot…
Continue ReadingHeat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country’s most vulnerable
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s health ministry has tallied at least 125 heat-related…
Continue ReadingChina protests over EU move to hike tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Commerce Ministry has accused the European Union of making unreasonable demands in its investigation into imports of…
Continue ReadingFrench prime minister seeks to step out from Macron’s shadow in the upcoming early election
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — France’s prime minister hopes to emerge from the campaign for the early legislative…
Continue ReadingActor Ian McKellen, 85, offers thanks for messages of support after three nights in the hospital
LONDON (AP) — Actor Ian McKellen is resting, taking light exercise and undergoing physiotherapy after spending three nights in the hospital after…
Continue ReadingAnd then there was one: Mark Rutte. Romania’s president withdraws from the race for NATO chief
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Romania’s president has withdrawn from the race to become NATO’s next secretary general. It…
Continue ReadingBob Good hopes final vote count will put him ahead of Trump-endorsed challenger
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Conservative Virginia Congressman Bob Good is asking for patience as he hopes the final ballot count from Tuesday’s primary…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims fall to 238,000 from 10-month high, remain low by historical standards
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits slipped last week. The Labor…
Continue ReadingStonehenge not visibly damaged by protest paint. It’s clean and ready to rock the solstice.
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Stonehenge monuments that have stood for thousands of years appear unscathed after climate…
Continue ReadingSo long plastic air pillows: Amazon shifting to recycled paper filling for packages in North America
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because…
Continue ReadingYoung heiress distributes millions to organizations that help improve Austrian society
BERLIN (AP) — A young German-Austrian heiress has realized her plan to redistribute almost all of her assets to organizations that are devoted to…
Continue ReadingThe European Union’s top court rules that disinfectants can’t be advertised as ‘skin friendly’
BERLIN (AP) — The European Union’s top court says products such as disinfectants can’t be advertised as “skin friendly.” The European Court…
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