Coffee prices are up. Wake up and smell the climate change
Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pay for it that we tend …
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Valentino’s new designer puts on maximalist Paris ready-to-wear debut
By Thomas Adamson | Associated Press PARIS — Alessandro Michele’s eagerly awaited ready-to-wear Paris Fashion Week debut at Valentino was unveiled in a setting that hinted at a transformation— a …
UN is a world stage for disputes that are often out of the spotlight
By Michael Weissenstein | Associated Press The world’s greatest stage is the sprawling Midtown Manhattan complex where leaders meet each year to discuss humanity’s future. The United Nations’ most powerful …
Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in quirky tradition
LONDON (AP) — Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition. Lewis is among thousands of people granted …
Mexico travel risk map: U.S. issues new warnings
The warnings for U.S. residents traveling to Mexico have been revised by the U.S. State Department. The changes in September 2024 moved Chiapas to the Level 3 advisory (“reconsider travel”) …
University of Wisconsin fires former porn-making professor
Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow and his wife, Carmen Wilson, center, take questions after a hearing before a committee that will determine whether he can teach after …
Big chain of the ’70s is down to one store in mainland U.S.
New York — Kmart, once one of America’s leading discount retailers, is closing its last full-size store in the mainland United States, leaving just a scaled-down outlet in Miami. The …
Jealous woman who hired hitman stalked her rival using Strava
A Tennessee woman was sentenced to 100 months in prison after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site. …
India Prime Minister’s U.S. visit brings him to New York
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, addressed a cultural celebration on Long Island Sunday, where he praised the United States’ return of …
Hezbollah hits back with rockets, declares ‘open-ended battle’
By NATALIE MELZER and KAREEM CHEHAYEB NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets early Sunday across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as …