Packaged foods in the U.S. will have to follow new rules in order to call themselves “healthy,” according to changes finalized Thursday by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s an update of the agency’s definition originally devised 30 years ago. The move is aimed at helping Americans navigate food labels...
Oldest Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With the Ten Commandments Sells for Over $5M
NEW YORK — The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby's said the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution. The New York-based auction...
Biden Pledges to Cut US Greenhouse Gases by More Than 60% as He Exits the World Stage
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden's climate work when he takes office next month. Biden...
Amazon Workers Strike at Multiple Facilities as Teamsters Seek Labor Contract
Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Sunday...
Elon Musk Considers Funding Nigel Farage’s Populist Party, a Move That Could Shake Up UK Politics
LONDON — It's a photo that sent a tremor through British politics: Elon Musk flanked by British politician Nigel Farage and a wealthy backer, in front of a gilt-framed painting of a young Donald Trump. Taken this week at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, the image suggested that Musk, a...
Bills QB Josh Allen Credits Fiancee Hailee Steinfeld for His His MVP-Caliber Season
ORCHARD PARK — The reason Josh Allen is making his NFL MVP case this season while playing with such joyful abandon is obvious to Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins. It must be love. "There's something about it," Dawkins said Wednesday, referring to the quarterback's recent engagement to actor/singer Hailee...
Chargers Host Broncos on Thursday With Both Teams Closing in on Playoff Spots
EL SEGUNDO — Bo Nix and Justin Herbert have tried to keep their focus squarely on Thursday night's pivotal AFC West showdown between the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers. Both quarterbacks realize though what a win would do in regards to their postseason chances. Nix and Denver (9-5) have...
Wisconsin School Shooter Had 2 Guns and Got Messages From Man Accused of Plotting His Own Attack
MADISON, Wis. — The shooter who killed a student and teacher at a religious school in Wisconsin brought two guns to the school and was in contact with a man in California who authorities say was planning to attack a government building, according to authorities and court documents that became...
Wake Forest Hires Washington State’s Jake Dickert as Football Coach
WINSTON-SALEM – Wake Forest moved quickly in reaching across the country to find its next football coach. The school hired Washington State's Jake Dickert on Wednesday, two days after Dave Clawson resigned unexpectedly following 11 seasons that included regular bowl bids and an Atlantic Coast Conference division title. "Coach Dickert's...
Appeals Court Removes Prosecutor Fani Willis From Georgia Election Case Against Trump and Others
ATLANTA — A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the indictment, leaving the future of the prosecution uncertain. Citing an "appearance of impropriety" by Willis that might not typically...