Meals from a box hold a helping of nostalgia, too
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Boxed convenience foods aren’t just dinner. For many people born in the latter half of the 20th century,…
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Industrial production increases 0.5% in November
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation’s…
Continue Reading AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Icy queen Saweetie ready to win
By MARCELA ISAZA AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bay Area-rapper Saweetie wants to win a Grammy for the West Coast. Nominated for best…
Continue Reading Congo declares end to latest Ebola outbreak in the east
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Congolese health authorities have declared an end to the Ebola outbreak in the…
Continue Reading Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final approval to a bill barring all imports from…
Continue Reading Poland registers first omicron case, in visitor from Africa
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s health ministry has confirmed the country’s first case of the omicron coronavirus variant, detected in a visitor…
Continue Reading YouTube star MrBeast rethinks old notions of philanthropy
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North…
Continue Reading Across services, troops face discipline for refusing vaccine
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say all of the military services have now begun disciplinary actions and…
Continue Reading US home construction rebounds a strong 11.8% in November
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — New home construction in the U.S. rebounded 11.8% in November, as strong demand continues…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: Police mishandled banquet hall investigation
MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the case against one of the suspects in a deadly mass shooting at a Miami-Dade County banquet hall because…
Continue Reading US jobless claims rise but still historically low at 206,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week despite signs that…
Continue Reading EPA details push to tighten rules for lead in drinking water
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking steps aimed at reducing lead in…
Continue Reading Ousted McDonald’s CEO returns $105M after misconduct
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the…
Continue Reading Baltimore police officer on life support after shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a Baltimore officer is in critical condition after being ambushed and shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle. The…
Continue Reading Myanmar hands over to India 5 insurgents caught along border
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Police in India say Myanmar has handed over five insurgents belonging to an Indian rebel…
Continue Reading Citizenship agency charts new course with fiscal challenges
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the U.S. agency that grants citizenship and visas says it’s in a strong financial…
Continue Reading Germany: 4 men suspected of procuring bomb material arrested
BERLIN (AP) — German police say that four men including suspected right-wing extremists have been arrested as German investigators raided their…
Continue Reading Postal hike doesn’t stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn’t stopped catalog retailers from stuffing…
Continue Reading Serbia suspends lithium mine plans after protests
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Local authorities in western Serbia have suspended a plan that would allow mining…
Continue Reading Tokyo finds omicron case in US arrival isolating at home
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in a traveler from the…
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