Eggs 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…
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Correction: Plane Crash-Puppy Survivor story
WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — In a story published Nov. 25, 2024, about a plane crash in New York state that killed a pilot and a dog, while leaving two…
Continue ReadingMacy’s found a single employee hid up to $154 million worth of expenses
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s announced Monday that a single employee was responsible for so many accounting…
Continue ReadingCommerce Department to reduce Intel’s funding on semiconductors
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration plans on reducing part of Intel’s $8.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip plants around the…
Continue ReadingPolice in Turkey detain demonstrators seeking more protection for women against violence
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police have detained dozens of people in Istanbul who tried to join a rally calling for greater protection for women in Turkey,…
Continue ReadingBah, humbug! Vandal smashes Ebenezer Scrooge’s tombstone used in ‘A Christmas Carol’ movie
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If life imitates art, a vandal in the English countryside may be haunted by The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.…
Continue ReadingSo you’re gathering with relatives whose politics are different. Here are some tips for the holidays
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no place like home for the holidays. And that may not necessarily be a good thing. In the wake of…
Continue ReadingIsrael launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with Hezbollah
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel moves to abandon election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump, acknowledging that Trump’s…
Continue ReadingDemocrats plan to elect new party leader just days after Trump’s inauguration
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The chair of the Democratic National Committee has informed party leaders that the organization will elect his…
Continue ReadingOver 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico’s new system
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — More than 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in…
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Hunger rates in Oregon are on the rise
Hunger rates plummeted in Oregon in the years leading up to the pandemic, but then COVID hit and during the following two years, the number of…
Continue ReadingCourt agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court says medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don’t have the right to advertise…
Continue ReadingFirst right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year
Associated Press Scientists who study a critically endangered species of whale that lives off New England say encouraging early signs suggest the…
Continue ReadingKansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs. No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25
AP Basketball Writer Kansas remained solidly entrenched at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown…
Continue ReadingPlayers allege embattled ex-Oregon State volleyball coach used same abusive tactics in Australia
AP National Writer Reporting by The Associated Press about abusive culture in Oregon State’s volleyball program led to an outpouring of similar…
Continue Reading10 options from Santa’s big bag of Christmas TV programming
Associated Press Deck the Halls with Christmas-themed TV as broadcast networks, cable channels and streamers offer holiday fare ranging from romance…
Continue Reading‘Buy now, pay later’ is more popular than ever. It can cost more than you think
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — More shoppers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans heading into Black Friday and the holiday season, as the…
Continue ReadingBidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and ‘friendsgiving’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday opened their final holiday season at the White House with the…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his death
AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by handing out more than $1.1 billion of…
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