Month: October 2024

AP Business Writer It’s been a disappointing start to Pumpkin Spice Latte season for Starbucks. The Seattle coffee giant on Tuesday reported weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 29. It also said it would suspend financial guidance for its 2025 fiscal year to give its new Chairman and CEO, Brian Niccol,

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is urging Colombia’s president to be decisive and recognize her faction’s victory during her country’s contested July presidential election. Machado’s message to President Gustavo Petro, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, came Tuesday during a virtual address she gave to Colombia’s Senate. The speech

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The parents of a high school senior in Massachusetts argued in federal court in Boston that their son was unfairly punished for using artificial intelligence while researching a history project, harming his prospects for acceptance to an elite college. Lawyers for the couple said the case points to larger unaddressed

AP Business Writer Denny’s says it’s closing 150 of its lowest-performing restaurants in an effort to turn around the brand’s flagging sales. About half of the closures will happen this year and the rest in 2025, the company said during a meeting with investors Tuesday. The locations weren’t revealed, but the restaurants represent around 10%

Associated Press Former President Donald Trump will conduct an interview with Joe Rogan for his popular podcast on Friday. That’s according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to confirm the interview. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and Rogan have a complicated history. While the

Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Federal officials are seeking answers over the future of a nearly $3 billion planned coastal restoration project in southeast Louisiana that litigation has stalled. Federal officials warned in a letter Friday that Louisiana would be expected to return federal funds allocated for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion

SAN ANDRES LARRAINZAR, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of people have turned out for the burial of Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. State prosecutors announced Tuesday they have detained a man suspected of carrying out the killing, but they

LONDON (AP) — Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools. Thousands of artists signed the letter released Tuesday — the latest public warning about AI tools that can spit out synthetic images, music and

AP Medical Writer A recreational drug called “pink cocaine” is getting attention and causing confusion since it doesn’t typically contain cocaine. The pink powder is really a grab bag of different drugs dyed pink. It has turned up in drug seizures, prompting warnings from law enforcement. Pink cocaine is also known as “tusi,” but both

AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base. The two companies said on Tuesday that the Peloton Bike+ will be sold at a discount online and at 300 Costco stores from November

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s secretary of state is trying to clarify confusion over voter eligibility. The office said Friday that it sent letters to several thousand residents who were incorrectly declared “inactive” on voter rolls. The letter assured people they would be eligible to vote in November and would not be subject to criminal

Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump called her “lazy” — that’s a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms. And he questioned her intelligence and stamina. At an event Tuesday in Miami, he said Harris

Associated Press BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals and opponents increase their legal challenges to the work. A large offshore wind farm is being proposed in the waters off New York as federal agencies review seven other

Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba is recovering from flooding that killed at least seven people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s capital was partially illuminated after a massive blackout that has generated a handful of protests

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia boy indicted for murder in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School has pleaded not guilty. Colt Gray’s lawyer filed papers Tuesday entering the plea after Gray was indicted on Thursday. Gray is waiving an arraignment hearing. A Barrow County grand jury indicted Colt Gray on 55

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina county that is home to Asheville overcounted deaths caused by Helene by as many as 30, according to a statement Tuesday from its sheriff’s office and data from the state, significantly reducing the death toll from the historic storm. Buncombe County officials, who previously reported 72 deaths, are

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Rescuers continued to search for bodies under the rubble more than 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit a crowded residential area across the street from Beirut’s main public hospital. Residents standing on mounds of bricks Tuesday said an entire family remained missing under the rubble. A survivor said his

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president has announced an agriculture plan that could make the country’s food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s. Mexican meals were dominated by tortillas, beans and instant coffee and cheap hot chocolate four decades ago. And the ingredients were often bought at

CINCINNATI (AP) — A freelance journalist who was handcuffed after refusing to stop filming the scene of a deadly car crash has sued the city of Cincinnati and the officer. Calvin Andrus said he was standing behind police crime scene tape and recording footage last November when an officer told him to leave. Andrus told

Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a scheme involving a charity and the misuse of COVID-19 relief funds. Prosecutors said Tuesday that Orange County First District Supervisor Andrew Do will also resign his

Associated Press An Ohio man has been arrested on charges that he brought a massive “Trump” sign to the U.S. Capitol and joined other rioters in using it as a weapon against police officers during a mob attack. The FBI says 41-year-old Jeffrey Newcomb, of Polk, Ohio, apparently posted on social media that he brought

Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected the request of a South Carolina man scheduled for execution next week to remove the governor’s power to grant clemency and allow someone else to consider his case. Richard Moore’s lawyers say Gov. Henry McMaster can’t fairly decide whether to reduce his death sentence

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican legislative leaders want to give another round of income tax rebates, thanks to state financial reserves that continue to rise. The leaders announced the proposal Tuesday. It would give a refund of up to $250 to single filers, up to $375 to single adults

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Relatives of a City Council candidate in Richmond, Virginia, are casting doubt on his claim that he’s a cousin of George Floyd. Tavares Floyd wants to represent the capital city’s 6th District. And he often cites familial links to George Floyd, the Black man who died in Minneapolis police custody in

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker has joined campaigners calling for a cornerstone of Cockney cuisine, pie and mash, to be given protected status as a distinct traditional food. Conservative legislator Richard Holden led a debate in Parliament’s Westminster Hall on Tuesday calling for the Traditional Speciality Guaranteed label for the dish. It consists of

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia. The official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said a video making groundless allegations about Walz’s time as a teacher bore several tell-tale signs

Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can’t be repaired in time. Tropicana Field’s fabric dome in St. Petersburg was shredded by Hurricane Milton’s winds. A number of