‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90. The...
View ArticleWhat products contain Red 3 dye? Checking ingredient labels is the best way...
By The Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration is ordering food and drug makers to remove a dye called Red 3 from the products U.S. consumers eat and drink. The colorant was banned from...
View ArticleDemocrats’ crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and KEVIN S. VINEYS WASHINGTON (AP) — Texas and Florida are growing rapidly. California, Illinois and New York are shrinking. With America’s population shifting to the South,...
View ArticleJD Vance’s Ohio hometown struggles with how to recognize the incoming vice...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — It was a month after her son’s election as vice president of the United States and JD Vance ‘s mother wondered why the city of his birth had yet to recognize...
View ArticleTrump’s return puts Medicaid on the chopping block
By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Under President Joe Biden, enrollment in Medicaid hit a record high and the uninsured rate reached a record low. Related Articles National Politics | Get ready for an...
View ArticleAverage rate on 30-year mortgage hits 7%, its fifth straight increase and...
By ALEX VEIGA The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. ticked up this week to slightly above 7%, the highest level in eight months. Related Articles Business | Minimum wages are increasing in...
View ArticleFDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers
By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn to help...
View ArticleTrump tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt...
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects....
View ArticleHow much is TikTok worth and who could buy it?
NEW YORK (AP) — The supremely popular TikTok could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law that forces the video sharing platform to divest itself from its China-based parent company, ByteDance, or...
View ArticleBiden warns the US risks becoming an ‘oligarchy.’ What does the term mean?
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was sliding into an “oligarchy” of tech billionaires. But what exactly...
View ArticleGov. Maura Healey expected to lay out key priorities in State of the...
Gov. Maura Healey is expected to lay out some of her fiscal year 2026 budget priorities, transportation policies, education reforms, and efforts to make Massachusetts more affordable in her yearly...
View ArticleDavid Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Lynch, the filmmaker celebrated for his uniquely dark vision in such movies as “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” and the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died just days before...
View ArticleMike Felger is no longer on NBC Boston's ‘Sports Sunday': ‘Challenging times...
What a time for NBC Sports Boston to overhaul its “Sports Sunday” show. If you've wondered why Mike Felger has been MIA from NBC Boston's “Sports Sunday” in the immediate wake of Jerod Mayo's firing...
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Doug Burgum, Trump’s pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of...
By MATTHEW BROWN, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and JACK DURA, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for interior secretary told a Senate panel Thursday that the U.S. can leverage development of...
View ArticleGet ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in...
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic...
View ArticleMaintaining good balance is crucial as you age. Asking these questions can help
By ALBERT STUMM Taking a shower. Grocery shopping. Moving around the kitchen. Getting dressed. The underappreciated link between these mundane activities is good balance, which geriatricians say is key...
View ArticleMassachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit...
Municipalities must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs around Massachusetts said they...
View ArticleNew noninvasive asthma test may help doctors tailor treatment for kids
By Hanna Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Impacting millions of children in the U.S. alone, asthma can be particularly problematic to diagnose with specificity — leaving the majority of kids without...
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Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out....
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Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent...
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company,...
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