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Book Review: Richard E. Grant���s emotional roller coaster memoir, 'A Pocketful of Happiness' 07/31/2023 09:23am • ���A Pocketful of Happiness��� by Richard E. Grant (Simon & Schuster) The title of Richard E. Grant���s memoir, ���A Pocketful of Happiness,��� is both misleading and utterly truthful. On the one hand, the book is full of charming anecdotes which are indicative of the Swaziland-born, British act Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are 'humans in disguise' 07/31/2023 03:30am • BEIJING (AP) ��� A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans circulated online. The sun bears from Malaysia are smaller than other bears and look different but are the real thing, the Hangzhou Zoo said M Skepticism prevails as Chinese leaders promise to back private businesses to spur slowing economy 07/30/2023 11:29pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� The Fangbiaogan Real Estate Agency in the southern city of Nanning is still waiting for China���s post-COVID rebound. Home sales are 30-40% below last year's depressed level after the economy barely grew in the latest quarter, according to the owner, who would give only his surname, How to Eat Healthy on a Budget 07/30/2023 08:00pm • Many people want to eat healthy foods. But when it comes down to it, the cost can be a deterrent. In fact, 18% of Americans who participated in the International Food Information Council's 2022 Food and Health Survey said they choose less-healthy options because of the price. But don't get discourag 150 years later, batteaumen are once again bringing life to Scottsville 07/30/2023 09:01am • SCOTTSVILLE, Va. (AP) ��� Two hundred years ago, it was tobacco. The long, flat-bottomed batteau invented to transport the crop down the James River turned Scottsville into one of the biggest port cities in the early 19th-century Virginia. Now, with a 530-person population and a one-block downtown, NASA celebrates 65 years of interstellar exploration 07/29/2023 07:18pm • This weekend marks NASA's 65th anniversary. It was on July 29, 1958 that President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created the civilian space agency. "President Eisenhower was determined that NASA be set up as a civilian space agency and he wanted t SpaceX launches powerful internet satellite for EchoStar 07/29/2023 12:00am • With an ever-increasing demand for internet access, EchoStar launched a powerful new communications satellite late Friday atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that will deliver broadband service across nearly 80% of North and South America.Running two days later after a last-minute scrub Wednesday, the A Hong Kong court rejects a government-requested ban on popular protest song after Google's defiance 07/28/2023 09:56am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� A Hong Kong judge on Friday denied a government request to ban a popular protest song in a landmark decision after Google had resisted official pressure to alter internet search results for the city's anthem. The development was a setback for Hong Kong leaders who are trying to cr As illegal crossings drop, the legal challenges over Biden's US-Mexico border policies grow 07/28/2023 01:07am • SAN DIEGO (AP) ��� Immigration advocates said Thursday that an online appointment system to seek asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico is out of reach for many migrants, in the latest legal challenge to the Biden administration's immigration agenda. The lawsuit says the administration, often workin Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix 07/27/2023 09:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been blamed for amplifying misinformation and political polarization. But a series of groundbreaking studies published Thursday suggest addressing these challenges is not as simpl Man who killed 1 Fargo officer, hurt 2, was interviewed about guns in 2021 after tip, FBI says 07/27/2023 08:51pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop earlier this month had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip, but it was determined he had done nothing illegal and no further actio Casino mogul Steve Wynn fined $10M to end fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct in Nevada 07/27/2023 05:24pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that started with claims of workplace sexual misconduct, agreeing to pay a $10 million fine and cut ties to the industry he helped shape in Las Vegas. The Nevada Gaming Commission accepted a Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his 'moonshot' effort 07/27/2023 04:53pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday announced the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency, aiming to help doctors more easily distinguish between cancerous cells and healthy tissue during surgery and improve outcomes for patients. Th VeriSign: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 07/27/2023 04:31pm • RESTON, Va. (AP) ��� RESTON, Va. (AP) ��� VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) on Thursday reported profit of $185 million in its second quarter. The Reston, Virginia-based company said it had profit of $1.79 per share. The internet infrastructure services provider posted revenue of $372 million in the period. ____ Former British rapper Abdel Bary, accused of heading a terror cell, is found dead in Spanish prison 07/27/2023 03:09pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� A former British rap artist who allegedly became a jihadist in Syria where he was accused of posting a photo of a victim���s severed head has died in custody while awaiting a trial verdict in Spain, the Interior Ministry said Thursday. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary was found dead