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How raising the nation's debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds 05/23/2023 04:28pm • With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation's debt limit. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that $30 billion of pandemic-relat Tips for growing herbs (you don't even need a garden) 05/23/2023 02:39pm • Culinary herbs are among the easiest plants you can grow. They only need sunlight, water, and well-draining soil with a neutral pH. You don’t even need a garden. Many herbs, such as rosemary, basil, cilantro, lemon balm, oregano and mint will grow well in containers. In fact, mints should only be Walter Royal, North Carolina chef who won on 'Iron Chef America' cooking with ostrich, dies at 67 05/23/2023 02:12pm • Walter Royal, the chef of a destination steakhouse in North Carolina who triumphed as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” by cooking mostly Southern dishes with ostrich meat, has died. The Angus Barn in Raleigh, where Royal served as executive chef since the 1990s, announced his passing on its w LOCALIZE IT: From birth to death, Black Americans struggle with health care system 05/23/2023 02:00pm • EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. From birth to death, Black Americans fare worse in measures of health compared to their white counterparts. They have higher rates of infant and maternal mort Organizers of Paris Olympics say 6.8 million tickets sold so far, defend pricing 05/23/2023 01:05pm • Organizers of the Paris Olympics said they have sold 6.8 million tickets out of 10 million available with 14 months left before the opening ceremony and on Tuesday brushed off criticism that prices are too high. Tony Estanguet, the organizing committee president, said the second ticketing phase that CAVA files for NYSE IPO (Its menu has 17 billion potential combinations) 05/23/2023 12:57pm • D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain CAVA has made its plans to go public official, filing for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CAVA's latest filing does not list a timeline for the offering, a per-share price or the amount of stock it will Jodie Comer scales heights on Broadway in 'Prima Facie,' a play that challenges the legal system 05/23/2023 12:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The script for the play “Prima Facie” didn't languish after landing in Jodie Comer's inbox. Fitting for an urgent call for change, the script demanded action. It would not be denied. “Sometimes when things present themselves, it’s impossible to say no,” says the “Killin Fans will need to pre-register for free tickets to Paris' gargantuan 2024 Olympic opening ceremony 05/23/2023 12:14pm • PARIS (AP) — To pull off the most audacious opening ceremony in Olympic history, French organizers are now — literally — on the same page. France's government, the organizing committee president for the 2024 Paris Games and the French capital's mayor signed an 11-page security protocol Tuesday Italy OKs aid mega-package for flooded north, with museum ticket surcharge to help pay for it 05/23/2023 11:52am • ROME (AP) — The Italian government on Tuesday approved more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in aid for the flood-stricken region of Emilia-Romagna in the north, including for farmers and business owners in one of the country's most productive regions. The government is envisioning raising by 1 No debt ceiling agreement, but Biden and McCarthy call White House talks productive 05/23/2023 07:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy both said they had a productive debt ceiling discussion late Monday at the White House, but there was no agreement as negotiators strained to raise the nation's borrowing limit in time to avert a potentially chaotic federal def 10 Best Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy for 2023 05/22/2023 08:00pm • Blue-chip stocks are those with top-notch reputations. They're the companies known for being high quality, faring well during recessions and having the brands, managerial excellence and resiliency to prosper through all economic conditions. While there is no one definitive list, people have generall Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House 05/22/2023 07:41pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed Monday in the Pennsylvania House, where Democrats are using their razor-thin majority to push gun-control measures after a yearslong standstill in the Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement 05/22/2023 05:52pm • ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday afternoon to a red flag law that aims to keep firearms away from those at risk of harming themselves or others as the state grapples with ways to slow gun violence in the wake of its second mass school shooting. Mich Oklahoma lures Enel solar panel manufacturing facility with $180M incentive package 05/22/2023 04:39pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Enel North America announced Monday it plans to build a solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in eastern Oklahoma that would employ about 1,000 people after the Legislature agreed to a $180 million incentive package to help lure the company. The company will invest $1 bi Business Highlights: Debt crisis roils Washington; Meta fined record $1.3 billion by EU 05/22/2023 04:25pm • ___ What it would mean for the global economy if the US defaults on its debt WASHINGTON (AP) — If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America’s economy would hardly sink alone. The repercussions of a first-ever default on the fede