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Is Organic Food Better? 08/05/2024 08:00pm • Demand for organic food continues to grow, despite these products often being pricier than conventional food. Sales of certified organic products approached $70 billion in 2023, a new record for the sector, and the category is predicted to reach $144 billion by 2032. So, why are people choosing to New contract and healthy offseason help remake image of Colts running back Jonathan Taylor 08/05/2024 05:37pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor looks like his old self at training camp. He's happy, healthy and focused — a stark contrast from the guy who arrived last summer with an injured ankle and a somber approach to a nasty contract spat. Teammates understood the sur Simon Property: Q2 Earnings Snapshot 08/05/2024 04:19pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG) on Monday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $1.09 billion, or What's the deal with the Olympics? Your burning questions, answered 08/05/2024 02:18pm • PARIS (AP) — The Olympics have their own language, traditions and rules — ones that are ever-evolving. It can be a lot to take in so here, The Associated Press will be answering some of the most asked questions about the Paris Games. I thought it was the Paris Olympics. Why are so many events .. What's behind the anti-immigrant violence that has exploded across Britain? Here's a look 08/05/2024 01:50pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain has been convulsed by violence for the past week as crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamophobic slogans clashed with police. The disturbances have been fueled by right-wing activists using social media to spread misinformation about a knife attack that killed three girls In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war 08/05/2024 01:11pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with patrons and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches. Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war — and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear an How to Use Cash App 08/04/2024 08:00pm • Are you looking for a payment platform to streamline the way you send and receive payments, with additional banking and investing features? Cash App may fit the bill. Learn more about how to use Cash App and how it compares to other popular apps in the peer-to-peer payment space. What Is Cash App?Ca What Is an Assumable Mortgage? 08/04/2024 08:00pm • Assumable mortgages allow homebuyers to take over a seller's home loan -- and importantly, keep the loan's original mortgage rate. Mortgage assumption can help buyers save money while interest rates are high, and it can help sellers stand apart from the competition by offering a more affordable home 9 Ways to Help Seniors Cope With Loss of Independence 08/04/2024 08:00pm • Aging and the many, often inevitable, changes that come with it can present a challenge for seniors. Losing the ability to care for themselves can be one of the most jarring -- and frustrating. However, there are strategies that seniors and their loved ones can use to ease the transition to a new no Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges 08/04/2024 08:27am • America’s drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. Customers may see Walgreens stores that are one-fourth the size of a regular location or CVS drugstores with entire primary clinics stuffed inside. If these experiments succee How DC-area shoppers can save some money on school supplies in August 08/04/2024 04:00am • Virginia is holding a three-day sales tax holiday and Maryland is holding a similar one for a week, as local shoppers load their carts with back-to-school items. Virginia This year's Virginia's sales tax holiday, from Aug. 2 to Aug. 4, comes after state lawmakers forgot to renew the sales tax holi Opposition leader joins rally calling for Venezuela presidential election results to be overturned 08/03/2024 06:33pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela's capital Saturday, waving the national flag and singing the national anthem in support of an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide. Authorities have declared President Nicolà AP review of Venezuela opposition-provided vote tallies casts doubt on government’s election results 08/03/2024 12:14am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — An AP analysis of vote tally sheets released Friday by Venezuela’s main opposition indicates that their candidate won significantly more votes in Sunday’s election than the government has claimed, casting serious doubt on the official declaration that President Nicolà Mexico's largest convenience store chain will reopen 191 stores in border city hit by gang threats 08/02/2024 05:00pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s largest convenience store chain said Friday it will reopen 191 stores in the border city of Nuevo Laredo that it had closed last week because of drug cartel threats. The Femsa corporation, which operates the Oxxo chain of convenience stores, said its stores and seven Venezuela's opposition secured over 80% of crucial vote tally sheets. Here's how they did it. 08/02/2024 03:39pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The statement that upended Venezuela came 24 hours after polls closed in the presidential election. With the reassuring tone of someone who has consistently been considered an underdog, opposition powerhouse Maria Corina Machado announced that her coalition had gathered m