What's keeping egg prices high for Easter? It's not just inflation
Mar 29, 2024
PETALUMA (AP) -- Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. It’s the second year in a row consumers…
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TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit
Mar 28, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person…
The winless lottery streak ends. Someone in New Jersey won the $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot
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Chick-Fil-A backtracks from its no-antibiotics-in-chicken pledge, blames projected supply shortages
Mar 25, 2024
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The IRS is investigating Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and an alleged bookmaker. Here's what we know
Mar 22, 2024
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter is being criminally investigated by the IRS, and the attorney for his alleged bookmaker said Thursday that the ex-Los Angeles Dodgers employee placed bets on international soccer — but…
1 of the few remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor has died at 102
Mar 21, 2024
HONOLULU (AP) — Richard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. He was 102. Higgins died at home in Bend, Oregon,…
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $977 million after no one wins Tuesday's drawing
Mar 20, 2024
DES MOINES (AP) -- The Mega Millions jackpot has reached $977 million for Friday night’s drawing after no tickets matched all six numbers drawn on Tuesday night. The winning numbers drawn on Tuesday were 24,…
Dartmouth refuses to work with basketball players' union, potentially sending case to federal court
Mar 19, 2024
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth will not enter into collective bargaining with the union its men’s basketball players voted to join earlier this month, the school said Monday in a move that could send the…
March Madness is here. UConn, Purdue, Houston and North Carolina get top seeding in NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) -- Even before the brackets came out Sunday, March Madness was a muddled mess. About the closest thing to a sure thing: UConn. The defending champion Huskies earned the top seed in the NCAA…