FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday authorized sales of the best-selling e-cigarette in the U.S., Vuse Alto,…
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Missouri high court clears the way for a woman’s release after 43 years in prison
Associated Press CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has cleared the way for the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction…
Continue ReadingDirecTV signs multiyear deal as kit sponsor for the MLS expansion San Diego FC
AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — DirecTV has signed a multiyear deal to become the jersey partner of the San Diego FC, its first foray into kit…
Continue Reading Not good faith: Vatican rejects broker’s claims at the close of a London trial over luxury property
ROME (AP) — The Vatican is insisting at the close of a trial in London that it was the victim of a years-long fraud over its investment in a London…
Continue Reading New Jersey environmental justice law won’t block power plant hotly fought by Newark residents
Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey has decided to move let a proposal for a backup power plant at one of the country’s largest…
Continue Reading US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. government says $325 million in federal funds will be available for solar and battery…
Continue Reading Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi legislators, not the courts, must decide whether to…
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The Podium podcast: Trials and tribulations
The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and…
Continue Reading US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often…
Continue Reading After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National…
Continue Reading 2 Amur tiger cubs have their first public outing at Germany’s Cologne Zoo
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Two Amur tiger cubs have had their first public outing at Cologne Zoo in Germany, one of several zoos that have sought to…
Continue Reading The Ukrainian army pulls out from another eastern village as Russia smashes defensive positions
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kyiv official says Ukraine’s army has pulled out from a village in the eastern Donetsk region,…
Continue Reading France’s divided National Assembly votes to keep centrist speaker as political turmoil persists
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s divided National Assembly has kept a centrist member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party as speaker.…
Continue ReadingGreenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers
Associated Press From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D.…
Continue Reading Greenhouses are becoming more popular, but there’s little research on how to protect workers
Associated Press From opposite ends of the world, the uncomfortable conditions Shamim Ahamed and Purvi Tiwari experienced doing separate Ph.D.…
Continue Reading Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ordering her to move pot of water
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say an Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her…
Continue Reading ‘Longlegs’ star Maika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist…
Continue Reading‘Longlegs’ star Maika Monroe’s secret to success in Hollywood is a healthy relationship to it
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the few moments of levity in “Longlegs” — the Neon horror film in theaters now about a Satanist…
Continue Reading African Development Bank approves $1B loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The African Development Bank says it has approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports…
Continue Reading WNBA players’ union leader is concerned league being undervalued in new media rights deal
AP Basketball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The executive director of the WNBA players’ union is concerned the league is being undervalued with the…
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