Chocolate accounted for 51.7% of American confectionery spending last year, down from roughly two-thirds of the category a decade ago. The candy aisle heading into Halloween 2026 reflects that shift. Gummies and chews now occupy shelf space that chocolate bars held, and the reason traces back ...
Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA said Tuesday its first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January. The blueberry muffin-flavored cookies were developed with Bark, a New York-based seller of dog treats and toys. The cookies, dubbed Patch ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended ...
Things to watch this weekend in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week Arizona (1-0) at No. 15 BYU (1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) Arizona had an easy go in its opener, blowing out Northern Arizona 35-7, but will face a much stiffer challenge against BYU. The Cougars opened the season ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The two NASA astronauts who led the Artemis II moonshot earlier this year are stepping away from spaceflight. NASA announced Wednesday that Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover will no longer serve as active astronauts but will continue to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Republicans are gathering in Dallas on Wednesday for a highly unusual midterm convention, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that will put President Donald Trump at the center of this fall’s midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not. Many party members, ...
CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event headlined by new CEO John Ternus, who took over from Tim Cook on Sept. 1. Ternus briefly took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, kicking ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — For decades, the airport security checkpoint has marked the end of the road for friends and relatives seeing off a traveler. That is changing for some travelers. The Transportation Security Administration has launched a new program at some U.S. airports allowing eligible TSA ...
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston said she has heard “nothing” from the U.S. Postal Service about how it would implement a plan to regulate mail ballots for the midterms as she considers whether to extend her prohibition against the proposal that is part of an executive order by ...
Like clockwork, clouds build up in the afternoon, the wind starts to swirl and the skies darken. Then the rain comes. Sometimes it is just a few drops. But on this August afternoon, the monsoon kicked into high gear, setting its sights on a remote section of the Grand Canyon's North Rim. Down ...
