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With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

With help from Pitbull, Newfoundland cabbie shows spoons aren’t just for folk music

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John's, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now.
How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee

How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee

BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes of small coffee farmers like him.
AP PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color that marks the reawakening of spring

AP PHOTOS: India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color that marks the reawakening of spring

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians celebrated Monday the Hindu Holi festival , dancing to festive music, exchanging food and drink and smearing each other with red, green, blue and pink powder, turning the air into a joyful kaleidoscope of color.
Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say

NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation
New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show

New York City owl Flaco was exposed to pigeon virus and rat poison before death, tests show

New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco was suffering from a severe pigeon-borne illness and high levels of rat poison when he crashed into a building and died last month, officials at the Bronx Zoo said Monday.
Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'

Q&A: How Shakira turned pain into art on her first album in seven years, 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shakira , the boundary-breaking Colombian performer, has been remarkably consistent since beginning her career in the early '90s.
Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species

Animal chaplains offer spiritual care for every species

(RNS) — Sarah Bowen says she’s been doing the work of an animal chaplain since she was 6 years old.
Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away. For many small businesses, it's another story

Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away. For many small businesses, it's another story

NEW YORK (AP) — If content creators and corporate executives made TikTok videos about the platform’s possible U.S. demise , disco diva Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” could supply the soundtrack.
Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation

Youth who had cannabis-induced psychosis support standard dose recommendation

Two young people who were diagnosed with cannabis-induced psychosis are supporting an expert panel's recommendation that Health Canada establish a standard dose for cannabis, saying it would help nudge people toward safer consumption.
The scent of orange blossoms is bringing the world to a spring tradition in Morocco

The scent of orange blossoms is bringing the world to a spring tradition in Morocco

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Orange blossoms are among Morocco’s quintessential fragrances.
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