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Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule

Jen Psaki stepping up for MSNBC as Rachel Maddow returns to once-a-week schedule

NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Psaki is stepping up — not to a podium, but to MSNBC's flagship time slot.
US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply

US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.
A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb

A new Netflix film features a hurtling Japanese bullet train with a ticking bomb

TOKYO (AP) — The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday.
Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

NEW YORK (AP) — When Random House Publisher Andrew Ward met recently with staff editors to discuss potential book projects, conversation inevitably turned to current events and the Trump administration.
Edmunds: Five used luxury EVs you can get for cheap

Edmunds: Five used luxury EVs you can get for cheap

Just about every premium brand sells at least one luxury electric vehicle, and some offer several choices. But new luxury EVs are expensive, and many have prices starting around six figures. If that’s beyond your budget, consider buying a used model.
Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.'s popular Juan de Fuca Trail

Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.'s popular Juan de Fuca Trail

Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago. "Like I had never had a beer in my life, which is not true," Fougner said.
Politicians spar in Manitoba legislature over government therapy contract

Politicians spar in Manitoba legislature over government therapy contract

WINNIPEG — Tempers flared at the Manitoba legislature Tuesday as the Opposition Progressive Conservatives questioned the NDP government about a contract for mental health therapy, suggesting it may have been for the benefit of Finance Minister Adrien
The top producer at '60 Minutes' has quit. He says he can no longer run the show as he always has

The top producer at '60 Minutes' has quit. He says he can no longer run the show as he always has

NEW YORK (AP) — With his show involved in a bitter dispute with President Donald Trump, the top executive at the storied CBS News show “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned on Tuesday while saying he's losing the freedom to run it independently.
Gold soars to a new high as economic uncertainty deepens. Here's what to know

Gold soars to a new high as economic uncertainty deepens. Here's what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — As economic uncertainty deepens worldwide, gold prices have notched more and more record highs. That's because gold sales can rise sharply when anxious investors seek “safe havens” for parking their money.
Tina Knowles' memoir 'Matriarch' is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick

Tina Knowles' memoir 'Matriarch' is Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick is a memoir by an old friend and personal hero, Tina Knowles . Winfrey announced Tuesday that she had selected Knowles' “Matriarch,” which was published this week.
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