By Zoe Sottile, CNN The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for more than a million candles sold at Walmart after the agency received reports of the candles’ glass cracking, causing burns and cuts. The agency issued the recall on Thursday for over 1.2 million “Mainstays Three-Wicked Candles” with autumnal and Halloween-themed
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There were a couple moments Friday night when Sacramento coach Mike Brown wishes he could have enjoyed being a part of the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. Brown and his Kings though were able to savor something that is more important in the long
Continue Reading FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Darrion Williams hit two free throws with 23 seconds left to allow Nevada to hold off Fresno State, 60-56 on Friday night. Nevada took a nine-point lead on Jarod Lucas’ jumper with seven minutes left, 55-46, but Fresno State answered with a 10-2 run to make it 57-56 when Jordan Campbell
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Want to send your faraway lover a kiss? A Chinese contraption with warm, moving silicon “lips” appears to have just the answer. The device, advertised as a way to let long-distance couples share “real” physical intimacy, is causing a buzz among Chinese social media users, who have reacted with both intrigue
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series “South Park” after Warner paid for exclusive rights. Warner says it signed a contract in 2019 paying more than $500 million for the rights to existing and new episodes
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. is suing Paramount Global, saying its competitor aired new episodes of the popular animated comedy series “South Park” after Warner paid more than $500 million for exclusive rights in a 2019 contract with the company that produces the show. A lawsuit filed Friday in New
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in the Indian capital where he is expected to discuss with the Indian prime minister the war in Ukraine and ways to boost bilateral economic cooperation. The German chancellor arrived in New Delhi on Saturday on a two-day visit and is
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN A 1908 Harley-Davidson motorcycle has fetched a record-breaking six-figure sum at auction. The 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank sold for $935,000 at the end of January, making it the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction, according to a news release from Mecum Auctions, which sells collector cars and vintage motorcycles. The
Continue Reading By WALTER MEARS AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever the outsider, Jimmy Carter served a turbulent term in the White House. His presidency was beset by soaring interest and inflation rates, gasoline pump lines and the Iran hostage crisis that eventually led to his re-election defeat. But he rose to even greater heights with
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are still looking forward to the debut of recently acquired superstar Kevin Durant. While they wait, Devin Booker isn’t a bad backup plan. Booker scored 25 points, Chris Paul added 16 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Wayne Chang, Jake Kwon and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Police in Hong Kong say they have arrested the ex-husband of model and influencer Abby Choi, following the discovery of parts of her dismembered body at a rental unit in the north of the city. Choi, 28, was reported missing on Wednesday, and pieces
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Only last week ahead of the All-Star break did Klay Thompson even receive medical clearance to play on back-to-back nights, 13 months after his return from a more than 2 1/2-year absence recovering from knee and Achilles surgeries. He is flourishing again as he defiantly
Continue Reading By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Democrats on Saturday are set to choose a new party leader after a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state, with particularly abysmal results among Latinos. The strongest contenders are former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and former state senator Annette Taddeo, both
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies. In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor are deploying the same strategy as they debate how to make the city safer. One leading
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For years, Republicans have sought to win over voters by depicting Democratic-led cities as lawless centers of violence that need tough-on-crime policies. In Chicago, some of the Democrats running for mayor are deploying the same strategy as they debate how to make the city safer. One leading
Continue Reading CNN By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they
Continue Reading CNN By Holly Yan, CNN The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency is set to make his third trip to East Palestine, Ohio — a town struggling to understand the full breadth of consequences from a toxic train derailment more than three weeks ago. Michael Regan on Tuesday will visit the village of 5,000
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters have marked the anniversary of the 1986 “people power” revolt in the Philippines with the son of the dictator, who was ousted in that uprising, now the president in a stunning comeback. A few thousand demonstrators gathered Saturday at a democracy shrine along the
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Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, Sara Smart and Ralph Ellis, CNN The federal Environmental Protection Agency has ordered Norfolk Southern to stop its shipments of hazardous waste from the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, so that it can review the company’s plans for disposal. Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn’t
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