By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Tuesday following the latest signal that the economy’s growth may be slowing without cratering, as hoped. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% a day after setting an all-time high for the 30th time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — The post-pandemic surge in global sales of luxury handbags, shoes and apparel is set to stall this year amid a creativity crisis and price hikes as brands shift focus to the biggest spending customers, a new study by the Bain consultancy said Tuesday. Bain is forecasting
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON and CLAIRE SAVAGE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true. A month earlier, Cornejo Barrera had been forced to take leave from her job as head custodian at a South Carolina high school after she turned in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Singer Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, authorities said. Timberlake was expected to be arraigned in Sag Harbor, on the eastern end of Long Island, according to a statement from the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. Timberlake’s representatives did
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — Thailand has tried for years to deal with its pollution problem. One big reason is the burning of corn stubble to clear fields for the next planting, a time of year from February to April that’s known as “haze season.” And it gives Chiang Mai, a
Continue ReadingRUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — Residents of the southern New Mexico Village of Ruidoso have been ordered to flee their homes without taking time to grab any belongings due to fast-moving wildfires. The village of 7,000 told its residents to evacuate immediately about 7 p.m. Monday. One fire started earlier in the day on the Mescalero
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have been arrested in Kenyan capital Nairobi in ongoing protests against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is due to be tabled in parliament. Civil society groups say demonstrations and a planned sit-down outside parliament buildings would continue despite the arrests.
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — New York’s highest court has declined to hear Donald Trump’s appeal on the gag order in his hush money case, according to a decision list posted Tuesday. The gag order, issued by Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case against Trump, remains in effect. Separately, Trump has asked
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Singer Justin Timberlake has been arrested and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official said Timberlake was expected to be arraigned later Tuesday in Sag Harbor, on the eastern end of Long Island. The official could not
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer In the NBA, it’s already next season. The offseason, technically, might have lasted for only about an hour. The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals on Monday night, and when the clock rolled over to Tuesday morning, teams — in many cases — could start talking to their own
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge blocked an Iowa law that would have allowed the arrest of some undocumented migrants in the state after both the federal government and a migrant advocacy group sued. In the Monday ruling, District Court Judge Stephen H. Locher said only the federal government has the constitutional
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone plans on defending her title in the 400-meter hurdles at the Paris Olympics, and has scratched from the 200 and 400-meter flat races she had originally signed up for. The world-record holder had been entered in all three races for this month’s U.S.
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Post Malone and Doja Cat, two of pop music’s biggest stars, will headline this year’s Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Sept. 28, as organizers focus on mobilizing young people to help address the world’s pressing problems. Global Citizen has long partnered with
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Team USA walks with the world’s athletes at the Paris Olympics’opening ceremony, they’ll be doing so in snappy tailored navy blazers from Ralph Lauren — and blue jeans. Just regular, everyday denim blue jeans. Ralph Lauren, which unveiled Tuesday its ninth turn creating Olympic
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high inflation and high interest rates curbed spending. Retail sales rose 0.1% in May, below the pace that economists projected, according to a report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday. And April sales were revised
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Two key congressional Democrats have given their approval to allow the Biden administration to proceed with what is believed to be the biggest weapons package for Israel, expected to be worth more than $18 billion and include some 50 F-15 fighter jets. Rep. Gregory Meeks, the top Democrat on the House
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Migos rapper Quavo’s quest to transform his nephew Takeoff’s tragic shooting into a force for change during a movement-building summit aimed against gun violence on what would have been the late rapper’s 30th birthday. Quavo hosted the inaugural Rocket Foundation Summit at the Carter
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology. Fisker Group Inc. said in a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology. Fisker Group Inc. said in a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — A record number of millionaires could leave the United Kingdom this year as political turmoil and the potential for higher taxes under a future Labour government reduce the appeal of what was once among the top destinations for the rich. As many as 9,500 people with at least
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