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How small businesses can recover from break-ins and theft

How small businesses can recover from break-ins and theft

Break-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security. In the retail sector alone, more than half of small businesses said they had been victims of shoplifting in the prior year, according to a 2022 survey by the U.
Édgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations

Édgar Barrera, Bad Bunny and Karol G lead the 2024 Latin Grammy nominations

NEW YORK (AP) — Édgar Barrera — the producer and songwriter known for his work with such artists as Madonna, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Shakira , Grupo Frontera and beyond — leads the Latin Grammy nominations for a second year in a row.
Whitney Houston's epic 1994 performance in South Africa will hit theaters as a concert film

Whitney Houston's epic 1994 performance in South Africa will hit theaters as a concert film

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston 's epic concert in South Africa staged after President Nelson Mandela's landmark election will be hitting theater screens this fall.
Festival season starts in Nepal with devotees honoring a living goddess

Festival season starts in Nepal with devotees honoring a living goddess

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s monthslong festival season began on Tuesday with tens of thousands of devotees pulling a wooden chariot with a young girl revered as a living goddess.
Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety online

Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety online

Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people's lives. Beginning Tuesday in the U.S., U.K.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is expected in court after New York indictment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is expected in court after New York indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy" Combs was expected to appear before a federal judge in New York on Tuesday after his indictment on undisclosed criminal charges.
Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January

Radio Nikki: Haley launching a weekly SiriusXM radio talk show at least through January

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is launching her own radio talk show next week on SiriusXM that's set to air once a week at least through the inauguration of a new president.
Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive

Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time.
Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive

Dedicated artists are keeping Japan's ancient craft of temari alive

KAWARAMACHI, Japan (AP) — Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time.
Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class

Not-so-great expectations: Students are reading fewer books in English class

Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers played audio of the books during class.
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