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Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

Don't click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam

WASHINGTON (AP) — State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts.
RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

RFK Jr. is targeting ultraprocessed foods. What are they, and are they bad for you?

In the Trump administration’s quest to “Make America Healthy Again,” there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Gucci names Demna new aristic director, as he moves from Kering sister brand Balenciaga

Gucci names Demna new aristic director, as he moves from Kering sister brand Balenciaga

ROME (AP) — Gucci announced Thursday that the Balenciaga artistic director Demna will take over the creative direction of the Italian luxury fashion house, starting in July.
RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, at a Steak ’n Shake with Fox News host Sean Hannity, raving about the fries .
Ontario measles cases more than double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

Ontario measles cases more than double over past two weeks; hospitalizations up to 31

TORONTO — Ontario is seeing a massive surge in measles cases as an ongoing outbreak spreads in the province among mostly unvaccinated people. Public Health Ontario is reporting 372 total cases since an outbreak began on Oct. 28, 2024.
Anne Murray to get lifetime achievement award at Junos, Good Charlotte inducts Sum 41

Anne Murray to get lifetime achievement award at Junos, Good Charlotte inducts Sum 41

TORONTO — Anne Murray's impact on music will be celebrated at this year's Junos with a lifetime achievement award.
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997

LONDON (AP) — There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an analysis by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner

Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner

ROME (AP) — Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the Italian luxury fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S.
Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska's largest city is fighting for his life after mysteriously falling ill after someo
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel

Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel

In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump’s annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. president's family fortune more than 100 years ago.
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