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Why Tohono O’odham Nation's centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona

Why Tohono O’odham Nation's centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz.
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth

Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth

King Frederick II of Prussia was more of a wannabe potato king than an actual one.
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Lululemon's lawsuit against Costco highlights the rise of fashion 'dupes'

Lululemon's lawsuit against Costco highlights the rise of fashion 'dupes'

Lululemon found itself in a similar dispute with Peloton in 2021.
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Iran’s president orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Iran’s president orders country to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog IAEA

Iran has limited IAEA inspections in the past as a pressure tactic in negotiating with the West — though Tehran has denied that there are any immediate plans to resume talks with the U.S.
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A Tohono O'odham family integrates Catholic and Native beliefs in the Arizona desert

A Tohono O'odham family integrates Catholic and Native beliefs in the Arizona desert

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where they gather to harvest saguaro fruit in a process sacred in their Native spirituality.
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Edmunds: What you need to know about rising used car prices

Edmunds: What you need to know about rising used car prices

If you’re shopping for a used car this summer, you may have noticed something frustrating: Prices are climbing again.
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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
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He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other - and don’t

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
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Once known as 'Dirty Myrtle,' Myrtle Beach is now the fastest-growing US metro for seniors

Once known as 'Dirty Myrtle,' Myrtle Beach is now the fastest-growing US metro for seniors

A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees in a nation that continues to age.
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Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating

Jury reaches verdict on 4 of 5 counts in Diddy trial but is told to keep deliberating

NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking trial said Tuesday that it has reached a verdict on four of five counts against the hip-hop mogul.
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