
Suits: More water, less buzz in Bud, Michelob beer
Beer lovers across the U.S. have accused Anheuser-Busch of watering down its Budweiser, Michelob and other brands, in class-action suits seeking ...

Billionaire launches plans for Titanic replica
What could possibly go wrong? An Australian billionaire is getting ready to build a new version of the Titanic that could set sail in late 2016.

Christie signs NJ Internet gambling bill into law
Get ready for betting in your jammies, at work, from the kitchen table, or at the beach: New Jerseyans — and possibly many others — will soon be able ...
B. Smith to be guest chef in White House mess
Restaurateur B. Smith will be the guest chef Wednesday in a White House restaurant run by the Navy. Word got out during an interview that Michelle ...
Bipartisan agreement on need for more farm workers
Republicans and Democrats said Tuesday that farmers should be allowed to hire foreign workers more easily as Congress reworks U.S. immigration laws.
Cuba says cigar sales $416 million last year
Cuban cigar sales rose last year despite the ongoing economic crisis in some of the most important European markets including No. 1 buyer Spain, ...

SPIN METER: A dubious list of budget 'horribles'
President Barack Obama and his officials are doing their best to drum up public concern over the shock wave of spending cuts that could strike the ...

'Breaking Bad' donates cast clothing to NM shelter
A Walt White robe. Baby Holly's pink hoodies. Sweaters worn by DEA agents trying to break up a drug smuggling ring. These are among the items the AMC ...

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, Feb. 18, to Sunday, Feb. 24: UNITED STATES 1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ...

US new-home sales jump to highest in 4½ years
U.S. new-home sales jumped in January from the previous month to the highest level since July 2008, a sign that the housing recovery is accelerating.
First lady announces healthy recipe search effort
Michelle Obama says five media companies and a social media website are working together to make it easier to find nutritious recipes. Conde Nast, ...

Morocco film searches out Jews who left for Israel
Hundreds of members of Islamist and left wing political groups demonstrated outside the Tangiers Film Festival earlier this month against a ...

China considers overhaul to streamline government
The Ministry of Railways operates ultramodern bullet trains but its singular focus on rail at a time of booming car ownership and air travel makes it ...
TransUnion: Late auto-loan payments rose in 4Q
More Americans fell behind on their auto loan payments in the last three months of 2012, a time of the year when some borrowers' financial obligations ...

2 Everest climbs put Nepalese woman in record book
Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. In fact, she did so a week apart.

NY assemblyman apologizes for blackface costume
A New York assemblyman who at first vigorously defended wearing blackface, an Afro wig and a basketball jersey to a costume party apologized Monday, ...
Salazar: Thousands of Interior workers imperiled
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says thousands of Interior Department workers would be furloughed, and thousands more seasonal workers would not be ...

Prosecutor seeks trial for Costa cruise ship capt
Italian prosecutors on Monday officially requested an indictment of the Costa Concordia's captain on manslaughter charges in the shipwreck of the ...

Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland ...

New theater production office opens in NYC
The producers behind one of the largest comedy festivals in the world are launching a new theatrical subsidiary that hopes to become a major player ...

Milan designers propose assertive winter looks
Milan designers have proposed assertive and even aggressive looks for next year, as if to fill a power vacuum felt keenly in Italy in the face of ...

Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks
Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style ...
Dubai officials block Bahrain-based AP journalist
Two Bahrain-based journalists, including a reporter for The Associated Press, were blocked from entering the United Arab Emirates on Monday under ...
Cardinal O'Brien's views have sparked controversy
Cardinal Keith O'Brien had sparked more than his fair share of controversy before stepping down as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh on Monday ...

Egypt courting Iranians for tourism
Egypt's tourism minister flew to Tehran on Monday in a bid to lure Iranian tourists to help his country's ailing economy as relations between the two ...