By KIM COOK Associated Press Dark paint hues have a bad rap as gloomy and depressing. More likely they’re bringing a room good vibes, whatever the season. If you love dark paint, you’re not alone. Many interior designers use darker hues to create atmosphere that are cozy, warm, stylish and even a little dramatic. They
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was
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Rain has impacted parts of Southern California since the weekend with significant flooding from the Central Coast to the L.A. Basin. Showers still have the chance to push through the Valley today, with heavier rain in the Riverside and San Bernardino County mountains today and overnight as low pressure slides through. A First Alert Weather
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Emergency services in the Netherlands say two people have died and two others are injured after part of a bridge being built over a canal collapsed. The accident happened Wednesday in Lochem as workers lifted a large metal arch into place. A local journalist reports that the arch was hanging
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG and MATT OTT Associated Press Wall Street inched lower early Wednesday while markets waited for Nvidia’s quarterly earnings release, which could serve as a litmus test for the AI chip revolution. Futures for the S&P 500 dipped 0.3% before the bell and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%. Nvidia’s
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of a renewable energy subsidiary of Japan’s top refiner, Eneos Holdings, has been fired for sexual harassment as awareness of the #MeToo movement grows in the country. Japan Renewable Energy Corp. says it dismissed chairperson Shigeru Yasu after an internal investigation confirmed sexual harassment at
Continue ReadingBy JOSH JACQUOT Edmunds Edmunds answers five of the most crucial questions about buying an EV. Starting with the financial realities of EVs we guide readers through considerations they may not have thought about, including battery life and the reality of home charging. Range, too, is a factor for most EV buyers. We show how
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations says more than $400 million is needed for western Afghanistan to recover and rebuild after a devastating earthquake last October that killed around 2,000 people. The magnitude 6.3 quake on Oct. 7, one of the most destructive in the country’s recent history, flattened entire
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The Foreign Office says Britain has issued sanctions against six people who led the penal colony where Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died last week. The six prison officials were sanctioned under U.K. human rights regulations. The anti-corruption campaigner was kept in solitary confinement. The Foreign Office says Navalny also suffered from
Continue ReadingBy WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Hundreds of people living in an Indian state bordering Myanmar have protested the Indian government’s decision to scrap a limited free border movement between the countries. India and Myanmar until now had allowed people with ethnic links on both sides to travel up to 10 miles
Continue ReadingBy SARAH SCHLICHTER of NerdWallet Pet insurance can help you handle unexpected vet bills, but it won’t pay for everything. Before you buy a policy, it’s important to understand what it will probably cover (like treatment for broken bones or sudden illnesses) and what it won’t (such as a condition your pet had before you
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments should be considered children under state law. Justices issued the ruling Friday in a pair of wrongful death cases brought by couples who had frozen embryos destroyed in an accident at a fertility
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during trials. An “anomaly occurred” during the test on board the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Vanguard, a UK
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Striking workers have again closed down the Eiffel Tower. It’s the third day running that the landmark expected to be at the heart of celebrations for the Paris Olympics has been off-limits to visitors. A message Wednesday on the tower’s website also warned of more possible disruptions
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Nikki Haley will face off Saturday in South Carolina’s first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary, the first head-to-head matchup for the last two remaining major candidates since the New Hampshire primary a month ago. The contest takes place on Haley’s home turf. She was South Carolina’s
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed northern and central China, disrupting traffic and forcing schools to cancel classes. One person died in a roof collapse at a supermarket on Wednesday. Flights and intercity trains on which many of China’s commuters rely were delayed or canceled. Authorities in several provinces have issued severe weather warnings.
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA LEÓN Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Hundreds of farmers have driven their tractors into central Madrid as part of ongoing protests against European Union and local farming policies. The demonstration Wednesday, the biggest to take place in the Spanish capital after more than two weeks of daily protests across the country, includea a
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for the American government argued on Wednesday before a London court why they think Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States, in response to a last-ditch bid by his defense to stop the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder. Assange’s lawyers
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