By CHRIS MEGERIAN and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified his assertions — without evidence — that officials using an autopen undermined the actions of his predecessor, Joe Biden, even suggesting Thursday that “essentially whoever used the autopen was president.” Related Articles Trump says he’s ‘disappointed’ with Musk after former backer turned…
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U.S. homeowners, some 48 million of them, are sitting on a record $17.6 trillion in total home equity and $11.5 trillion in tappable equity, according to Intercontinental Exchange. Tappable equity means there is at least 20% equity in the property. For example, a $1 million home would have at least $200,000 of equity after any…
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By DEVNA BOSE, Associated Press The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first at-home cervical cancer test.…
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Horror Night visitors will emerge from an underground fallout shelter into a post-apocalyptic wasteland swarming with scavengers, raiders and mutated creatures when the new Fallout maze comes to the annual Halloween event at Universal Studios Hollywood. Fallout haunted houses will be part of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood on select nights Sept. 4…
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By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL for Associated Press Straccetti di manzo, which translates roughly from the Italian to “little rags of beef,” is a trattoria staple. The cooking is minimal and quick, making this ideal for a weeknight dinner, but the beef must be thinly sliced. In this recipe from our cookbook “Milk Street Backroads Italy,” we…
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By AYAKA McGILL TOKYO (AP) — Eager customers joined long lines outside of stores from Tokyo to New York City hours before they opened in hopes of snaring a long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 video game console. The much anticipated Switch 2, being released around the world Thursday, is an upgrade to its eight-year-old predecessor with…
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Ava Arce spent much of the spring imposing her brutish will on what was a conga line of overmatched pitchers sprinkled around the Big West Conference. Kathryn Hosch spent much of her spring imposing her understated, but firm, will on a group of talented, but largely untested golfers. Both Arce, the Big West Softball Field…
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By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight. The justices’ decision affects lawsuits in 20 states and the District of Columbia where, until now,…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies’ business practices have fueled tremendous cartel violence and bloodshed. The unanimous ruling tossed out the case under U.S. laws that largely shield gunmakers from liability when their firearms are…
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says a Catholic charity in Wisconsin doesn’t have to pay unemployment taxes in one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices are considering this term. The Thursday ruling comes in a case filed by the Catholic Charities Bureau. The organization says the state…
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