Shari Redstone, the chair of CBS parent Paramount Global, ripped the Tiffany Network over its clampdown on “CBS Mornings’” co-host Tony Dokoupil following his heated interview about Israel with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Dokoupil had been reprimanded at a staff meeting Monday by CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon and her lieutenant Adrienne Roark for bringing his … Read more
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tourism in Orlando rapidly came to a standstill Wednesday with the main airport and at least three theme parks and other businesses set to shut down, leaving Florida residents and visitors fleeing Hurricane Milton to hunker down in area hotels. Milton, which is expected to come ashore late Wednesday or early Thursday … Read more
A top U.S. commercial bakery is pushing back on a Food and Drug Administration warning to stop using labels that say its products contain sesame — a potentially dangerous allergen — when they don’t. Bimbo Bakeries USA, which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Entenmann’s and Ball Park buns and rolls, appears to be defying … Read more
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron says he’s “super proud” of a cameo appearance by his wife, Brigitte, in the fourth season of the Netflix show “Emily in Paris” but doesn’t seem keen to make a guest appearance of his own. “I’m less attractive than Brigitte,” the French leader said in an interview with Variety, … Read more
GENEVA — A court in Switzerland — where time is money for its famed watchmaking industry — has ruled that a dial manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time. An investigative report by public broadcaster RTS over the weekend revealed how … Read more
ATLANTA — The pilot of a larger plane was looking away from the tail of a smaller plane when the larger plane’s right wing hit the tail and knocked it over while taxiing at Atlanta’s airport on the morning of Sept. 10, according to an aviation safety report. The preliminary report from the National Transportation … Read more
Honda Motor Co. is recalling close to 1.7 million vehicles due to a manufacturing issue that could make it difficult to steer the vehicles and lead to crashes. Honda reported the recall last week to government regulators, who issued the recall order on Tuesday. The safety recall order from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top economic official has suggested his country will actively take the U.S. side in looming trade battles with China. “There is a dispute between China and the United States, stronger now than it was a few years ago,” Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said at a business forum on Tuesday. “And we … Read more
Rachel Reeves is planning to change borrowing rules to free up billions of pounds more in spending for big projects in the upcoming Budget. The chancellor has committed to a self-imposed rule to see debt – the total amount the government owes – falling as a share of the economy in five years’ time. She … Read more
Social media platform X has began returning to Brazil after remaining inaccessible for more than a month following a clash between its owner, Elon Musk, and a justice on the country’s highest court RIO DE JANEIRO — Social media platform X began returning to Brazil on Wednesday, after remaining inaccessible for more than a month … Read more