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COOK, Minn. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured and no hazardous material spilled when nine Canadian National Railway cars derailed in northern Minnesota. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that the derailment happened just before 8:30 p.m. Monday in a rural, unpopulated area about 6 miles north of

By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press In many kitchens, a lot of food sits forgotten and unused in freezers, fridges and pantry. What if you tried to turn it all into meals? Without going shopping? AP writer Beth Harpaz tried it for a week. She had a freezer full of leftovers, a semi-stocked vegetable drawer

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Tuesday following some mixed reports on the economy and corporate profits. The S&P 500 was edging up by 0.1% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 125 points, or 0.4%, at 34,710, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time,

By DEL QUENTIN WILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The “nuclear football” is a bulky briefcase that contains atomic war plans and enables the president to transmit nuclear orders to the Pentagon. The Associated Press interviewed  William Burr, a senior analyst at the nonprofit National Security Archive at George Washington University, about a report he

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed paperwork on Tuesday for South Carolina’s 2024 presidential primary. He’s the first presidential candidate from a major political party on the ballot for South Carolina’s first-in-the-South contest. The filing comes at a consequential moment for DeSantis. He entered the race in

BEIJING (AP) — China Evergrande, the property developer whose woes helped bring about a slump in the country’s vitally important real estate market, has reported its debts rose further to about $340 billion by the end of last year. In a notice to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Evergrande said it had losses totaling about

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was largely unchanged Tuesday ahead of the release of U.S. retail sales, factory data and more quarterly financial reports from companies. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell less than 0.1% before the opening bell. Strong spending by

By COLLEEN BARRY and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires. In Italy, Red Cross teams checked on the

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China’s top diplomat on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration is “very committed” to stabilizing relations between the world’s two biggest economies, as the countries seek to restart high-level contacts. On his second day of talks in Beijing, Kerry met with the ruling Communist Party’s head

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll in connection with Kenya’s doomsday cult has crossed the 400 mark as detectives exhumed 12 more bodies. The mass graves exhumed Monday are believed to a burial site for followers of a pastor who ordered them to fast to death in order to

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida fatally shot a 33-year-old man who they say stabbed the mother of his three young children and then opened fire on law enforcement officers after a brief pursuit. Tampa police responded to reports of a stabbing Monday afternoon. Chief Lee Bercaw says the couple’s children witnessed the stabbing.

BERLIN (AP) — Germans should emulate the southern European tradition of the siesta as a way to support workers during the country’s frequent hot spells, according to the head of an association representing public health officers. Germany’s health minister reacted positively to the suggestion on Tuesday but said companies and employees would have to decide

By CHANELLE BESSETTE of NerdWallet A personal finance writer evaluates the lessons from Netflix’s “Get Smart With Money” and “How to Get Rich,” including the internal work it takes to determine your financial goals. The takeaways cover how to think about the emotional components of personal finance and the importance of creating big-picture goals for

PARIS (AP) — The president of the Paris Olympic organizing committee says the operating budget for the 2024 Games is “under control.” Organizing committee president Tony Estanguet says partnership deals are on track with one year to go before the opening ceremony. He says they have signed 22 new sponsors since the start of the

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday. The U.N. Command tweeted that the U.S. citizen was on a tour to the Korean border village of Panmunjom and crossed the border into the North without

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pack of dingoes drove a woman who was jogging into the surf and attacked her in the latest clash between native dogs and humans on a popular Australian island, sparking new warnings Tuesday to visitors venturing out. The 24-year-old woman was attacked by three or

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were trading mixed on Tuesday ahead of the release of U.S. retail sales and factory data. European shares opened higher after many Asian markets retreated. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices advanced. Tuesday will bring updates on sales at U.S. retailers and

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States has deployed a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea for the first time in four decades, as the allies warned North Korea that any use of the North’s nuclear weapons in combat would result in the end of its regime. Periodic visits by