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Coming soon: Reese's Cups, chocolate bars made from plants

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment. The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese's Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups, which go on sale this month, will be its...

Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at 7:44AM
Updated: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at 1:53PM

Ukraine military identifies soldier seen in grisly war video

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A man who appeared to be shot dead by Russian-speakers in a short video was tentatively identified Tuesday as a missing Ukrainian soldier while the footage...

Published: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at 9:53AM
Updated: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 at 10:53AM

The way we eat could add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100

Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans produce and consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth's climate by 2100, according to a new study. Continuing...

Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 at 3:50PM
Updated: Monday, March 6th, 2023 at 3:50PM

Zelenskyy vows not to retreat from Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed Monday not to retreat from Bakhmut as Russian forces encroached on the devastated eastern city they have sought to capture...

Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 at 4:49AM
Updated: Monday, March 6th, 2023 at 2:29PM

Russian shelling hits Ukrainian town; Bakhmut battle rages

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian shelling destroyed homes and killed one person in northern Ukraine's Kharkiv province, the region's governor said Sunday, while fighting raged in the fiercely contested eastern...

Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 at 11:16AM
Updated: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 at 11:16AM

Civilians flee embattled town as Ukrainian pullout looms

KHROMOVE, Ukraine (AP) -- Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may...

Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 6:14AM
Updated: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 4:12PM

Black Vietnam vet finally awarded Medal of Honor for bravery

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 60 years after he was recommended for the nation's highest military award, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special...

Published: Friday, March 3rd, 2023 at 1:51PM
Updated: Friday, March 3rd, 2023 at 2:41PM

Here's why it's so hard to buy vegetables in the UK

LONDON (AP) -- When European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen visited Britain last week, some joked on social media: Can you please bring us some tomatoes? People in the...

Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 9:47AM
Updated: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 9:48AM

Kremlin accuses Ukrainian saboteurs of attack inside Russia

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The Kremlin on Thursday accused Ukrainian saboteurs of crossing into western Russia and firing on villagers. Ukraine denied the claim and warned that Moscow could use...

Published: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 2:08AM
Updated: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 9:29AM

Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on the costs they pay to fill prescriptions. The...

Published: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 at 8:55AM
Updated: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023 at 9:14AM

DeSantis to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law to all grades

Some Trump supporters ambivalent on calls for protests

Biden issues first veto, taking on new Republican House

Dems say some foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for

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Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel's dog toy dispute

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A dispute between ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- A dispute between Jack Daniel's and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the whiskey's signature bottle gave the ...

March 23, 2023 2:58AM

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A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Florida

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 5,000-mile seaweed ... WASHINGTON (AP) -- A 5,000-mile seaweed belt lurking in the Atlantic Ocean is expected in the next few months to wash onto beaches in ...

March 22, 2023 6:29PM

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AP sources: Manhattan DA postpones Trump grand jury session

NEW YORK (AP) -- Manhattan prosecutors ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Manhattan prosecutors postponed a scheduled grand jury session Wednesday in the investigation into Donald Trump over hush money payments during ...

March 22, 2023 6:28PM

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A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A report ... UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A report issued on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years says 26% ...

March 22, 2023 6:23PM

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Muslims across the world mark start of holy month ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- ... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began at sundown on Wednesday, as the faithful prepared for a month ...

March 22, 2023 5:47PM

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Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday signed a law prohibiting transgender people at public schools from using the ...

March 22, 2023 2:24PM

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Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facing the ... NEW YORK (AP) -- Facing the possibility of criminal charges, Donald Trump waited it out in Florida on Tuesday as New York braced for ...

March 21, 2023 6:05PM

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Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour -- ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Ringling ... NEW YORK (AP) -- The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus has been reimagined and reborn without animals as a high-octane family event ...

March 21, 2023 2:07PM

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In Trump probe, grand jury hears from final witnesses

NEW YORK (AP) -- A New ... NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump appeared to be hearing from final witnesses as law enforcement officials accelerated ...

March 21, 2023 12:32AM