King Arthur Baking’s CEO on keeping America’s oldest flour company in the mix
AP Business Writer America’s oldest flour company opened in 1790, when George Washington was president. But little could have prepared King Arthur…
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CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Heat and a hurricane descend on the U.S., other wild weather around the world
Associated Press As Hurricane Beryl batters Texas and extreme heat blankets much of the U.S. South and West, the world is set for another week of…
Continue Reading Is it a hurricane or a tropical storm? Here’s a breakdown of extreme weather terms
Associated Press Hurricane Beryl is barreling through Texas Monday after devastating parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. The storm regained hurricane…
Continue Reading Is college worth it? Poll finds only 36% of Americans have confidence in higher education
Associated Press Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college, with most saying they feel the U.S. higher education…
Continue Reading Senegal’s leader wasn’t born when ECOWAS was founded. He’s asked to reunite the bloc split by coups
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye, Africa’s youngest, is suddenly faced with a huge challenge of…
Continue Reading Across Europe, leaders express relief mixed with concern about the French election result
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Leaders across Europe reacted with relief mixed with concern to the results of the snap election in France. The…
Continue Reading The US housing slump deepened this spring. Where does that leave home shoppers and sellers?
AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s housing market sales slump is dragging on into its third straight year, as evidenced by…
Continue Reading Cannabis advocates in Thailand protest a proposal to ban again its general use
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Two years after marijuana was decriminalized in Thailand, nearly a hundred of its advocates marched to the prime…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelenskyy discusses further NATO support with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he expects the upcoming NATO summit to provide specific…
Continue Reading Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico takes first trip outside capital after assassination attempt
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has taken his first trip outside the capital since resuming his duties…
Continue Reading Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government says it captured an…
Continue Reading At the Paris Olympics, it will no longer be personal for Ukraine’s athletes. This time, it’s war
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian hurdler Anna Ryzhykova, each stride on the Paris Olympic track will have meaning far beyond the…
Continue Reading Review of prescribed fires finds gaps in key areas as US Forest Service looks to improve safety
Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two years after the U.S. Forest Service sparked what would become the largest and most destructive…
Continue Reading Paramount and Skydance merge, signaling end of a family reign in Hollywood and the rise of new power
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The entertainment giant Paramount will merge with Skydance, closing out a decades-long run by the Redstone…
Continue Reading Jill Biden says she’s ‘all in’ on husband’s reelection as he insists anew he won’t leave the race
Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jill Biden says she’s “all in” on President Joe Biden’s reelection bid as he insists anew that…
Continue Reading Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces are advancing deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants…
Continue Reading Fishing boat carrying 283 migrants to Europe safely reaches southern Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a fishing boat carrying nearly 300 migrants to Europe has safely reached a southern island after a…
Continue Reading Nearly 1,000 homes in Cape Town destroyed by storms as city braces for a week of bad weather
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Authorities say nearly 1,000 homes in informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa, have been destroyed by…
Continue Reading Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months kills at least 31 and hits a children’s hospital
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country’s largest…
Continue Reading France’s Macron keeps prime minister in place for “stability of the country” after chaotic election
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to…
Continue Reading Gaza destruction likely helped push Hamas to soften cease-fire demands, several officials say
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza…
Continue Reading South Korea abandons plan to suspend licenses of striking doctors to resolve medical impasse
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government has announced it will abandon its plan to suspend the licenses of…
Continue Reading Tourists still flock to Death Valley amid searing US heat wave blamed for several deaths
Associated Press DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Europeans touring the American West and adventurers from around the U.S. were still drawn…
Continue Reading Beryl weakens to tropical depression after slamming into Texas as Category 1 hurricane
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — After Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas early Monday, knocking out power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses,…
Continue Reading Indonesian landslide triggered by heavy rain leaves 11 dead and dozens missing at illegal gold mine
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A landslide triggered by torrential rains has crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, nudging the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to more records
AP Business Writers A subdued day of trading on Wall Street ended Monday with a mixed finish for the major stock indexes and more market milestones.…
Continue Reading Kash Patel is pushing conspiracies and his brand. He’s poised to help lead a Trump administration
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel is a trusted aide to Donald Trump and a swaggering campaign surrogate who mythologizes the former…
Continue Reading Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Committee moved Monday to adopt a party platform that reflects former President Donald…
Continue Reading Americans are split over whether Trump should face prison in the hush money case, AP-NORC poll finds
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are about evenly split on whether former President Donald Trump should face prison time for his recent…
Continue Reading Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn’t hide her ambitions in timely book launch
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats are circulating several high-profile names as potential presidential alternatives, including…
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