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In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: 'poison in every puff' 05/31/2023 10:10pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes. The move was first announced last year by Health Canada and is aimed at helping people quit the habit. The regulations take effect Aug. 1 and will be phased in. King-si Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout 05/31/2023 08:24pm • SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company's lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. The prot García, Ruiz lead Nats' 5-homer barrage in 10-6 win over Dodgers 05/31/2023 08:16pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keibert Ruiz celebrated his ninth-inning homer with extra chest-thumping zeal, leaving no doubt that a big day at the plate in Dodger Stadium meant something special to the former Los Angeles prospect. “Yeah, a little bit,” he said with a grin. Ruiz was just one of sev What Is Allowed in a Carry-on Bag? 05/31/2023 08:00pm • As all air travelers know, it can be incredibly frustrating to discover you've packed something that isn't allowed through airport security. Whether traveling for pleasure or business, you can make your flight smoother by understanding the restrictions affecting your carry-on luggage. Use this guide CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take a typical worker two lifetimes to make their annual pay 05/31/2023 04:41pm • After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run S&P 500 companies rose just 0.9% last year, to a median of $14.8 million, according to data analyzed for The Associated Press by Equilar. That means half the CEOs in the s Biden approves a new $300M military aid package for Ukraine 05/31/2023 04:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a new package of military aid for Ukraine that totals up to $300 million and includes additional munitions for drones and an array of other weapons. It comes as Russia has continued to pummel Ukraine’s capital and unmanned aircraft have targeted Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 05/31/2023 01:18pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Revitalized Alonso gives Spaniards hope of ending winning drought at home in F1 05/31/2023 12:13pm • It’s been nearly a decade since there was this much hype surrounding the Spanish Grand Prix. The last time the Formula One crowd in Spain had such high hopes of celebrating a victory by Fernando Alonso — the country's biggest racing idol — was back in 2013, when the two-time champion was drivi UK hails first post-Brexit trade deals with Australia, New Zealand, but impact likely small 05/31/2023 08:39am • LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government hailed an era of cheaper Australian wine and New Zealand kiwi fruit as free-trade agreements with the two Southern Hemisphere nations took effect Wednesday. U.K. Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said that the start of the first all-new trade deals that B For the few women who sit atop S&P 500 companies, thinner paychecks as median compensation slips 05/31/2023 07:58am • NEW YORK (AP) — Last year was a mixed bag pay-wise for the women who run companies in the S&P 500 -- compensation increased for more than half of them, but the median pay package fell 6%. Of the 343 CEOs in the compensation survey of S&P 500 companies done by the AP and Equilar, only 20 we Additional funding for most vulnerable Fairfax Co. students at risk as amended state budget remains unfinished 05/31/2023 05:26am • Additional funding for the most vulnerable Fairfax County Public School students is at risk as Virginia lawmakers remain divided over how they will distribute a revenue surplus and pass an amended budget. In a letter to the Fairfax County General Assembly Delegation, obtained by WTOP, school boar How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay 05/31/2023 05:14am • For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firm. Equilar examined regulatory filings detailing the pay packages of 343 executives. Equilar looked at companies in the S&P 500 index that filed proxy statements with federal regulators b Debt limit deal heads to vote in full House while McCarthy scrambles for GOP approval 05/30/2023 10:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Under fire from conservatives, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy worked furiously Tuesday to sell fellow Republicans on the debt ceiling and budget deal he negotiated with President Joe Biden and win approval in time to avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default. Meeting behind close Here's what's in, what's out of the debt limit bill to avert US default 05/30/2023 09:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have been working the phones in an intense push to sell Congress on the 99-page bill that would suspend the nation's debt limit through 2025 to avoid a federal default while limiting government spending. The Democratic presiden Why Are Americans Taking Longer and More Luxurious Vacations in 2023? 05/30/2023 08:00pm • While many people are downsizing their vacation budgets or delaying trips for a less expensive future, others have decided to go all out with opulent or extended vacations. Despite inflation concerns, a World Travel & Tourism Council and Trip.com report found that 31% of travelers said they inte