Deaths reported in plane crash at an airport in North Carolina
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A business jet with six people aboard crashed Thursday at a regional airport in…
How tariffs and the US economy are affecting holiday shopping in 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland…
Learning a new language is like a ‘whole-body exercise’ for older adults
TOKYO (AP) — I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports…
Luxury car sales in China weaken as its economy slows
HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese demand for foreign luxury cars is waning as customers opt for more affordable…
Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game,…
World shares mostly gain after Wall St sees first decline in 6 days
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Tuesday after U.S. stocks gave back some of last week’s…
US threatens 107% tariff on Italian pasta, sparking backlash
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steel: 50%. Copper: 50%. Cars: up to 25%. But an even bigger Trump-era levy looms:…
China’s stranded astronauts return from space station
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned from their nation’s space station Friday after more than a week’s…
Mississippi homeowner shoots escaped monkey
One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot…
GOP confronts voter fear over rising health care premiums
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of…
Climate change fuels Hurricane Melissa’s rapid intensification to Category 5
The warming of the world’s oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa’s wind speed in less…
Tropical Storm Melissa nearly stationary in the Caribbean as a major flood threat
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was nearly stationary in the central Caribbean on Friday,…