By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The leading decongestant used by millions of Americans looking for relief from a stuffy nose is likely no better than a dummy pill, according to government experts who reviewed the latest research on the long-questioned drug ingredient. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian passenger plane with 170 people on board made a successful wheels-down emergency landing in a field, and officials say no one was seriously injured. The Airbus A320 belonging to Ural Airlines was flying from the Black Sea resort of Sochi to Omsk in eastern Siberia on Tuesday when the crew
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS and JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Diverting Mississippi River water to states struggling with water scarcity isn’t a new idea. And many experts have always said it’s a long shot that isn’t practical and wouldn’t be remotely cost-effective. But mayors along the river may soon take a first step
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court has heard the first challenge to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul. The plan has deepened a showdown with the far-right government, bitterly divided the nation, and put the country on the brink of a constitutional crisis. Netanyahu’s coalition is a collection of
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has opened the doors to one of Renaissance Rome’s most spectacular palazzos in a show of transparency. The Palazzo della Cancelleria in downtown Rome is normally hidden from public view since it houses some of the Holy See’s most secretive offices: the ecclesial tribunals that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NASA astronaut Frank Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. space endurance record of 355 days on Monday at the International Space Station. He arrived at the outpost last September with two Russians for a routine six months. But their stay was doubled after
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor is suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel. Gov. Brian Kemp declared a legal emergency over higher prices in a Tuesday executive order. The suspension begins Wednesday and last through Oct. 12. It’s the second time the Republican has suspended the gas tax, which
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase at Apple’s Cupertino California, headquarters comes as the company is mired
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase at Apple’s Cupertino California, headquarters comes as
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to endorse moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as he faces mounting pressure from his right flank to take action with the House returning Tuesday for a disruptive fall agenda. McCarthy is planning to convene
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is expected to endorse moving ahead with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as he faces mounting pressure from his right flank to take action with the House returning Tuesday for a disruptive fall agenda. McCarthy is planning to convene
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A report says Poland is losing large numbers of Ukrainian refugees from its workforce as they travel to Germany to seek higher wages and government benefits in the rich Western economy. Although the refugees are not economic migrants, they are increasingly taking on work as the
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press Escaped murderer Danelo Souza Cavalcante stole a rifle from a garage and fled a homeowner’s gunfire, authorities said Tuesday as police closed roads in suburban Philadelphia, told residents to lock their doors and set up a new search area in the nearly 2-week-old manhunt. Cavalcante entered the
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenland. Authorities said Tuesday, that no one on board the Ocean Explorer was in danger and no damage has been reported. Cmdr. Brian Jensen of the Joint Arctic Command said that a Danish Navy vessel was
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most recent venture into the global sports scene — purchasing a stake in the Professional Fighters League — is yet another example of the oil-rich kingdom using athletics to increase its influence. The purchase was relatively modest — $100 million according to the
Continue ReadingCNN, WPVI By Nouran Salahieh and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The convicted killer who escaped from an eastern Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is considered “armed and extremely dangerous” after he stole a rifle from the garage of a local homeowner, who fired several shots at the fugitive as he fled, police said
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple is expected to take the wraps off its next iPhone on Tuesday during what has become an annual late summer rite aimed at giving more people more reasons to buy the technology trendsetter’s marquee product. The showcase at Apple’s Cupertino California, headquarters comes as the company is mired
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in large part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Some 12.4% of children were in poverty last year, up from a record
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Tinzert, Atlas Mountains, Morocco (CNN) — Rajaa Acherhri was known as the village math genius. At six years old, she loved solving problems way above her grade level. He sister Sanaa had big dreams too. She wanted to become a doctor, her mother Fatema told CNN. After dinner on Friday night,
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew has run aground in northwestern Greenland. Authorities said Tuesday, that no one on board was in danger and no damage has been reported. Cmdr. Brian Jensen of the Joint Arctic Command said that a Danish Navy vessel was en route and
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