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What Do Weight Loss Drugs Mean for a Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercising More?

Atkins weight loss products are seen on sale at a Kroger supermarket, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds… Continue reading What Do Weight Loss Drugs Mean for a Diet Industry Built on Eating Less and Exercising More?

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity But Decision’s Timing is Unclear

Former President Donald Trump returns from a break at Manhattan criminal court in New York, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems highly skeptical of former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution,… Continue reading Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of Trump’s Claim of Absolute Immunity But Decision’s Timing is Unclear

Greek Frigate Has Destroyed a Drone Launched from Yemen’s Houthi-Held Areas

The frigate "Hydra", patrolling the Gulf of Aden, Monday March 11, 2024 (SOCIAL MEDIA NIKOS DENDIAS/EUROKINISSI)

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A top European Union military officer said that a frigate that’s part of an EU mission… Continue reading Greek Frigate Has Destroyed a Drone Launched from Yemen’s Houthi-Held Areas

Venice Tests a 5-Euro Entry Fee for Day-Trippers as the City Grapples with Overtourism

Tourists enjoy a ride on gondolas in Venice, Italy, Thursday, April 25, 2024. The fragile lagoon city of Venice begins a pilot program Thursday to charge daytrippers a 5 euro entry fee that authorities hope will discourage tourists from arriving on peak days. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Under the gaze of the world’s media, the fragile lagoon city of Venice launched a pilot… Continue reading Venice Tests a 5-Euro Entry Fee for Day-Trippers as the City Grapples with Overtourism

Family of American Man Believed to Be Held by Taliban Asks the UN Torture Investigator for Help

This family photo shows Ryan Corbett holding rabbits with his daughter Miriam and son Caleb in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2020. Lawyers for Corbett, believed held by the Taliban for nearly two years, are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they say is cruel and inhumane treatment. Corbett was abducted on August 10, 2022 after returning to Afghanistan, where he and his family had been living at the time of the collapse of the U.S.-based government there one year earlier, on a valid 12-month business visa to pay and train staff. (AP Photo/Anna Corbett)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking… Continue reading Family of American Man Believed to Be Held by Taliban Asks the UN Torture Investigator for Help

New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction from Landmark #MeToo Trial

FILE - Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022. (Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at… Continue reading New York Appeals Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape Conviction from Landmark #MeToo Trial

Colleges Turn to Police to Quell Pro-Palestinian Protests Ahead of Graduation Ceremonies

University of Texas police officers arrest a man at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus, Wednesday April 24, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war… Continue reading Colleges Turn to Police to Quell Pro-Palestinian Protests Ahead of Graduation Ceremonies

US Abortion Battle Rages on With Moves to Repeal Arizona Ban and a Supreme Court Case

FILE - Abortion rights supporters gather outside the Capitol, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Phoenix. Arizona doctors could come to California and provide abortions for their patients under a new proposal announced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at circumventing a state law that bans nearly all abortions in that state. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe… Continue reading US Abortion Battle Rages on With Moves to Repeal Arizona Ban and a Supreme Court Case

He Replaced Mickey Mantle. Now Baseball’s Oldest Living Major Leaguer, Art Schallock, is Turning 100

Art Schallock poses for a photo in Sonoma, Calif., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Schallock, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, will celebrate his 100th birthday on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Wendy Cornejo, Cogir on Napa Road via AP)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whether at home or on the road, Art Schallock would begin each day by taking the… Continue reading He Replaced Mickey Mantle. Now Baseball’s Oldest Living Major Leaguer, Art Schallock, is Turning 100

Conductor Peter Tiboris Marks 50th Podium Appearance at Carnegie Hall on May 11

MidAmerica Productions is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with a series of concerts with Founder and General Music Director Peter Tiboris leading the New England Symphonic Ensemble. Photo: Courtesy of MidAmerica Productions

NEW YORK – Carnegie Hall, one of the world’s most prestigious venues, will be graced with a special evening of… Continue reading Conductor Peter Tiboris Marks 50th Podium Appearance at Carnegie Hall on May 11

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