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580,000 glass coffee mugs recalled because they can break when filled with hot liquid 06/20/2024 11:31am • NEW YORK (AP) — Some 580,000 glass coffee mugs are being recalled across the U.S. after dozens of burn and laceration injuries were reported by consumers. According to a Thursday notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the now-recalled JoyJolt-branded “Declan Single Wall Glas Edmunds: The best performance cars for $65,000 06/20/2024 10:09am • The $65,000 milestone might seem like an arbitrary price cap for a list of excellent performance cars, but look carefully and you’ll discover that it’s a sweet spot for some of today’s most compelling performance offerings. Look upmarket from here and you’ll quickly be shopping in six figure EU envoys agree on more Russia sanctions. LNG imports are among the targets. 06/20/2024 07:36am • BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union ambassadors have reached agreement on a “powerful and substantial” new series of sanctions that are part of its ongoing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the bloc’s Belgian presidency said Thursday. “This package provides new targeted measures and m Australia boosting aid to Papua New Guinea for landslide recovery and security 06/20/2024 05:57am • NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Australia will provide a further 2 million Australian dollars ($1.3 million) to support reconstruction efforts in Papua New Guinea after last month's deadly landslide, the government said Thursday. The South Pacific island nation off Australia's northern coast is still 7 Best Funds to Hold in a Roth IRA 06/19/2024 08:00pm • A regular taxable brokerage account offers investors the greatest flexibility -- you don't have to worry about keeping track of contribution limits or withdrawal rules. However, this flexibility comes at a cost, namely tax drag in various forms. Selling assets above their cost basis incurs capital g How Much Does a Radon Mitigation System Cost? 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Keeping the air in your home clean and safe to breathe isn't just about having a few houseplants and living far from highly polluted areas. Without knowing it, your home's air could contain dangerous levels of radon, a naturally occurring gas that has been linked to lung cancer. Any home can have a 15 Affordable Wedding Venue Ideas 06/19/2024 08:00pm • Couples who got married in 2023 spent nearly 40% of their budget on venues, according to a survey of 10,000 couples by the website The Knot. On average, they spent $12,800 on their venues, although pricing varied by state. Utah weddings cost the least at $4,900 while couples in New Jersey shelled ou Boaters find $1 million of cocaine floating off Florida Keys 06/19/2024 05:04pm • MIAMI (AP) — Recreational boaters found $1 million worth of cocaine floating in the ocean off the Florida Keys. Samuel Briggs II, the acting chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol, wrote about the find in a social media post on X. Briggs posted video Monday night showing the wrapped packages Mediterranean diet or not, eating seasonally can be good for you 06/19/2024 09:59am • As peak summer approaches in Sicily, Anna Fiannaca prefers the peppers, eggplants and zucchini her brothers grow over the packaged food in the supermarket. The 89-year-old cooks everything from scratch and eats mostly vegetarian. But she attributes much of her continued good health to adjusting her Vancouver Canucks sign defenseman Filip Hronek to 8-year extension 06/18/2024 06:45pm • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of $7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent at the end of June. Vancouver acquired the 6-foot, 190-pound blue liner from Judge overseeing NFL 'Sunday Ticket' trial voices frustrations over the case 06/18/2024 06:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The federal judge presiding over the class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers against the NFL voiced frustrations Tuesday with the way the plaintiffs' attorneys have handled their side of the case. Before Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones took the stand Tues Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion 06/18/2024 05:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that it projects this year’s federal budget deficit to be $400 billion higher, a 27% increase compared to its original estimate released in February. The major drivers of the change include: higher costs from the supplemental spendin Hyundai to start manufacturing IONIQ 5 electric SUVs at new Georgia plant this fall 06/18/2024 09:54am • SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday that it plans to begin manufacturing IONIQ 5 electric SUVs at its sprawling new plant in Georgia this fall. It was the first time the South Korean automaker has identified which model of electric vehicle it will produce at its $7.6 billion EV It's already next season in the NBA, where the offseason is almost nonexistent 06/18/2024 09:15am • In the NBA, it’s already next season. The offseason, technically, might have lasted for only about an hour. The Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals on Monday night, and when the clock rolled over to Tuesday morning, teams — in many cases — could start talking to their own free agents. The on-cou Paris gets into the groove for historic Olympic opening ceremony, adapted to its iconic cityscape 06/18/2024 04:59am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — The Paris Olympics are getting into the groove for the historic opening ceremony on the River Seine. Dancers who'll jazz up the July 26 show under the artistic direction of prize-winning French theater director Thomas Jolly are putting finishing touches on a high-octane