EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, sit in storage for months and still deliver a satisfying crunch. They’ve also kept an eye on …
After decades of selling insurance, Illinois-based broker John Jaggi had never seen anything like it. More than 80 of his customers who were enrolled in the same Medicare supplemental plan from the insurer Chubb got hit last August with a 45% increase. “In my 49 years of doing biz as a broker, I’ve never seen …
NEW YORK (AP) — The flailing Mets returned home Tuesday to a quieter reception than manager Carlos Mendoza and his players anticipated with the club trying to snap an 11-game losing streak. The tone changed once it became clear the skid was going to last at least another night. Embattled closer Devin Williams allowed a …
MOSCOW, April 22 (Reuters) – A woman and child were killed in the Russian city of Syzran after a Ukrainian drone attack caused their apartment building to partially collapse and 12 people were injured, the regional governor said on Wednesday. Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, governor of the Samara region, said that two apartment buildings had been hit …
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in cautious trading Wednesday, as investors watched for next steps in the U.S.-Iran conflict after President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire that was set to expire. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4% to 59,585.86. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 declined 1.2% to 8,843.60. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.5% to 6,417.93. …
HONG KONG, April 22 (Reuters) – China has issued a new proposal urging cities to integrate youth development into urban planning, housing, healthcare, education and public services, in a broader push to make urban life more supportive for young people, children and families. The blueprint, jointly issued by 15 departments and released on Wednesday, aims …
BEIJING, April 22 (Reuters) – China on Wednesday condemned the Japanese prime minister’s offerings to the Yasukuni shrine and visits by other Japanese officials to the war shrine. Japan’s “negative actions” concerning the shrine “grossly trample on human conscience”, and China is “very indignant at these heinous acts and strongly condemns them”, a spokesperson for …
BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) – Germany set out a military strategy on Wednesday that sticks with a target of 260,000 active troops despite demands by senior military officials to raise total troop numbers more drastically in response to a widely perceived growing threat from Russia. Speaking to reporters in Berlin, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius …
KYIV, April 22 (Reuters) – Ukraine has asked Turkey to host a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, its top diplomat said, as Kyiv seeks to reinvigorate stalling peace talks. “We asked the Turks about it, we asked some other capitals,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said in comments to reporters on …
The percentage of Americans who say they disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job tied a record high at 86%, according to a new Gallup poll. At the same time, just 10% say they approve of the performance of lawmakers on Capitol Hill – narrowly above the all-time low of 9%. In 1,000 …