Tag: AP

May 20

Sour Patch Kids Oreos? Peeps Pepsi? What’s behind the weird flavors popping up on store shelves

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Dee-ann Durbin Published May 20, 2024  •  4 minute read Article content Van Leeuwen Ice Cream usually draws customers with gourmet takes on classics like vanilla and pistachio. But occasionally, the artisanal ice cream maker headquartered in New York slips in what it […]
May 18

The WNBA is investigating whether Vegas tourism authority can sponsor Aces players for $100K each

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mark Anderson Published May 18, 2024  •  Last updated 5 hours ago  •  3 minute read From left, Las Vegas Aces guard Sydney Colson, guard Kierstan Bell and forward Alysha Clark react as they open boxes with their 2023 championship rings before a WNBA […]
May 18

Jury finds Honolulu’s former top prosecutor and 5 others not guilty in a federal bribery case

Article content HONOLULU (AP) — A jury found Honolulu’s former top prosecutor not guilty Friday in a bribery case that alleged employees of an engineering and architectural firm bribed him with campaign donations in exchange for his prosecution of a former company employee. A U.S. grand jury indicted former Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro and […]
May 11

Marc Benioff lunch auction raises $1.5M for charity. Not bad for first year without Warren Buffett

Article content OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The $200,100 winning bid for a private lunch with software titan Marc Benioff might appear disappointing at first glance after years of multimillion-dollar bids for a private meal with investor Warren Buffett, but the winner also pledged to donate a total of $1.5 million to the California homeless charity […]