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Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) - On a drizzly Saturday morning late last month, the basement of the New Paltz United Methodist Church filled with old lamps, blunt knives, malfunctioning sound mixers and balky zippers. About a dozen volunteers welcomed the ...
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Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs days after ceasefire agreement

BEIRUT (AP) - Israel struck the southern Beirut suburbs on Sunday just days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect. A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the strikes were in retaliation for the Hezbollah ...
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At least 12 people shot at an Ohio street festival and suspects remain at large, police say

At least 12 people were wounded as gunfire erupted Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio. Some people at the event in Toledo scrambled for cover while others rushed to help the victims. No suspects were in custody hours ...
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Donald Trump, Knicks fan, heads back to New York to root on his team

NEW YORK (AP) - There was a time when Donald Trump was just another celebrity sitting courtside at New York Knicks games. He was famous, but not yet flanked by Secret Service agents or defined by the politics that ...
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Health workers at the epicenter of Congo’s Ebola outbreak labor with little pay or rest

MONGBWALU, Congo (AP) - Dr. Richard Lokudu, the medical director of Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital, has received barely any compensation for his work on the front line of one of Congo's deadliest Ebola virus outbreaks. Lokudu and several of his ...
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Etihad Airways orders widebody planes, sees return to pre-war capacity in June

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 7 (Reuters) - Etihad Airways is ordering more widebody planes as the Middle East carrier expects to be flying about 8% more than a year ago by June 15, CEO Antonoaldo Neves said in an ...
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Incyte nears up to $2 billion deal for blood disorder biotech Star, FT reports

June 7 (Reuters) - US biotech Incyte Pharma is nearing a deal for up to $2 billion to buy blood disorder drug developer Star Therapeutics, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The biotechnology company ...
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Swiss firms invest $27 billion in US after tariff deal, NZZ am Sonntag reports

ZURICH, June 7 (Reuters) - Swiss companies invested $27 billion in the United States between January and April, as Switzerland moves to fulfil a pledge to sharply increase investment following a tariff agreement with Washington, NZZ am Sonntag reported. The ...
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From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. consumers haven't stopped spending money since the Iran war drove up fuel prices, but many shoppers are reassessing what they buy and where, according to company executives and retail analysts. The behavior changes observed ...
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US Supreme Court poised to rule on gun laws and transgender athletes

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Disputes involving President Donald Trump's policies on tariffs, immigration and firing regulatory officials have drawn a lot of attention during the Supreme Court's current term, but the justices also are poised to ...
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US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, June 7 (Reuters) - Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to an unusual state of conflict that is not full-scale war, but also far from peace. On ...
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Palestinians suffer from lack of proper toilets across Gaza’s vast tent cities

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (AP) - In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family's makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured a concrete slab ...
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