An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They're often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it's not clear how — or even if — they are connected.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Lots of leaders saying lots of things about lots of topics — topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world. That’s what the speechmaking at the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year. And each year, certain enormous topics and certain louder voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press […]
Ukraine's president says his comments in a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump shouldn't have been publicly released, and is playing down Ukraine's investigation of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
Iran has long prided itself on its forceful defiance of the United States and Israel, a resistance that has defined the Shiite-led Islamic Republic for the 40 years since its revolution.
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Walmart's Sam's Club is teaming up with several health care companies to offer discounts on everyday care its customers might delay or skip because of the cost.
Want a job at McDonald's? Just ask your smartphone.
Starting Wednesday, McDonald's Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant.
Things the beleaguered British prime minister said in his astonishing speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday night: "Pink-eyed Terminators from the future." ''Terrifying limbless chickens." ''Your fridge will beep for more cheese."
A former U.S. intelligence officer convicted of trying to pass defense information to China was solemn as he was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison and said he "would give anything" to change his actions.
LOGAN, Utah — “You will never breathe fresh air again” That is what Judge Kevin K. Allen told 22-year-old Alex Whipple when handing down his sentence in a Logan courtroom: life in prison without the possibility of parole, along with three consecutive sentences of 25-years-to-life in prison. Whipple had pleaded guilty earlier to aggravated murder, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is reviewing a whistleblower’s complaint against President Donald Trump for possible release to Congress. That’s according to a person familiar with the issue who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss it publicly. The document is being reviewed for classified material and could […]
When Satchel Smith's father dropped him off for his shift at Homewood Suites in Beaumont, Texas, he expected the day to be like any other: He'd start at 3 p.m. and leave around 11 p.m. that night. That was until Tropical Storm-turned-Depression Imelda unleashed torrential flooding that trapped him and 90 other guests inside the hotel.
"To clarify that all vaping and nicotine dispensing devices products are illegal for minors. Because there's so much unknown, and as people don't know and aren't educated, they don't really see the harms of this," said Rhett Larsen, School and Student Safety Specialist at the Utah State Board of Education.
Scolded for doing little, leader after leader promised the United Nations on Monday to do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah leaders have announced a $2 million suicide prevention campaign to combat a spike in teen suicides throughout the state and encourage residents to prioritize their mental health. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox announced the three-year campaign Monday alongside other lawmakers, representatives from medical providers and The Church of Jesus Christ […]
German prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess, Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch and former CEO Martin Winterkorn with market manipulation in connection with the diesel emissions scandal that erupted in 2015.
