Rowdy Facebook food page erupts over harvesting of ramps
<p>NEW YORK — A popular, food-focused Facebook page bearing the name of The New York Times erupted in unruly debate again Wednesday over unsustainable...
Girl Scout cookies take flight in Virginia drone deliveries
Missing out on Thin Mints in the pandemic? A Google affiliate is using drones to deliver Girl Scout cookies to people's doorsteps in a...
8 people dead in building blaze in Latvian capital Riga
<p>HELSINKI — Eight people, some of them foreign nationals, died early Wednesday in a fire at a building housing a hostel that was apparently...
Court upholds conviction of officer in slaying of black man
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida police officer who gunned down a Black motorist whose car had broken down six years ago could legally...
Tennessee man suing officials over social media post arrest
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man arrested over a social media post sued law enforcement officers Tuesday, claiming they violated his First Amendment rights,...
Apple profit soars in latest quarter on higher iPhone sales
<p>Demand for the iPhone drove Apple's profits to more than double in the January-March period as the tech giant continued to capitalize on smartphone...
Chauvin juror says guilty verdicts could have come quicker
MINNEAPOLIS — A juror who cast one of the unanimous votes to convict a white former Minneapolis police officer of killing George Floyd said...
Edmunds: Five new EVs to wait for in 2021
<p>Electric vehicle shoppers have an increasing number of models to choose from. There are nearly two dozen EVs on the market today, and that...
Vaccines aplenty but some Californians struggle to get one
SAN FRANCISCO — Hearing of excess vaccine and unfilled appointments frustrates Dr. Aaron Roland, a family physician who has been lobbying for doses to...
Strange theft of Confederate chair mystifies Alabama town
<p>SELMA, Ala. — It’s not the first Confederate monument to go missing in Selma, Alabama, but the story of the stolen Jefferson Davis chair...