The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with multiple counts of rape, sexual assault and bodily harm after a months-long investigation of a case that involved a “double-digit” number of alleged victims, Oslo police announced Friday. Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit and stepson …
Read More »General Mills says it will remove artificial dyes from all foods by end of 2027
Minnesota-based General Mills says it will remove artificial coloring from all of its products in the next two years. The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and “nearly all” of its school offerings are already made without “certified colors.” It will excise the dyes from all of …
Read More »Melissa Hortman’s parents speak about slain Minnesota lawmaker and husband in first TV interview
The family of Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota lawmaker who was shot and killed along with her husband in what authorities say was a politically motivated attack, remembered the couple as a talented, funny and loving pair as they gathered on Tuesday to prepare for their funeral. Hortman’s parents, Harry and …
Read More »The Louvre in Paris closes unexpectedly as staff protest conditions
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, was shuttered on Monday — not by war, not by terror, but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution is crumbling from within. It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works …
Read More »Leonard Lauder, son of Estée Lauder founders and ex
Leonard Lauder, the oldest son of the founders of Estée Lauder and former CEO of the beauty empire, has died at 92, the company said in a statement. Lauder died Saturday surrounded by family, the statement said. “He was the most charitable man I have ever known, believing that art …
Read More »Lawmakers outraged over Padilla’s forcible removal from Noem press conference
Washington — Lawmakers are calling for answers after Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, expressed shock over “the manhandling of a United States senator,” adding that he …
Read More »Israel launches strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites and other targets; Iran launches retaliatory drone strike
Israel’s military said it targeted Iranian nuclear facilities and research scientists in dozens of preemptive airstrikes early Friday morning local time, the first wave of what it said could be a dayslong attack — and leading Iran to launch a wave of more than 100 drones at Israel in retaliation. …
Read More »Las Vegas Strip shooting leaves 2 dead after apparent social media spats
Two people were fatally shot late Sunday night on the Las Vegas Strip and a suspect was being sought, police said, after apparent feuding on social media among the three. CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS-TV reported that the shooting happened outside the fountains of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino. Police …
Read More »Oklahoma company seeks to buoy U.S. production of critical rare earth magnets
Stillwater, Oklahoma — Buried on Round Top Mountain in a remote part of West Texas are rare earth minerals, the metals that could power America’s future. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements used in many of the world’s most advanced technologies, including semiconductors, electric cars and guided missiles …
Read More »Ground beef with possible E. coli distributed nationwide, including to Whole Foods, USDA says
Ground beef that was distributed nationwide may be contaminated with E. coli, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. In a public health alert issued Wednesday, the agency said the one-pound, vacuum-packed packages of “ORGANIC RANCHER ORGANIC GROUND BEEF 85% LEAN 15% FAT” were produced …
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