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What goes into designing that popular teapot or water bottle? 2 top creators discuss the process
Ever wonder how some of the stuff we use every day came to be? I think about it sometimes when I’m at the stove with my favorite sauté pan, with its perfect trifecta of size, weight and performance. Or when I’m struggling with the badly designed zippers on my otherwise-swanky...
Health groups prepare for the unthinkable: Working with RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the nation’s top health official, his administration inherited a sprawling list of ideas to “Make America Healthy Again,” from banning TV drug advertisements to dropping restrictions on raw milk. ...
Billionaires, tech titans, presidents: A guide to who stood where at Trump's inauguration
The crowded dais in the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day featured four of the world’s five wealthiest men, five U.S. presidents, tech titans and business moguls, and two foreign leaders with prime spots. President Donald Trump welcomed a mix of traditional, unprecedented and...
Inauguration Day Latest: Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape...
Clothes in the closets and favorite foods in the fridge: Moving day comes to the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most presidents get to move into the White House once. President-elect Donald Trump is doing it twice, and his wife, Melania, says it's a lot easier the second time around. “I know where I will be going. I know the rooms where we will be living. I know the...
Today in History: January 17, US alcohol prohibition begins
Today is Friday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2025. There are 348 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 17, 1920, prohibition of alcohol began in the United States as the Volstead Act went into effect in support of the 18th Amendment. Also on...
The pomp, pageantry and circumstance of presidential inaugurations in the words of AP reporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential inaugurations are deeply rooted in American history. The customs and festivities, like the parade and galas, bring spectacle to the nation’s capital. But the date and oath of office are prescribed in the Constitution. In this episode of “The Story...
Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill...
Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. It was followed by an intimate...
The Latest: Jimmy Carter’s Georgia funeral ends
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. What to know: ...
