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A date is stamped below a Sell By label on a carton of eggs displayed at Park Plaza Fine Foods in San Francisco.
August 2, 2026

Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? ... Experts say that’s often a waste

SAN FRANCISCO (AP): If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply…
August 2, 2026

Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP): The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As…
This court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook shows funeral director Robert Bush appearing at Hull Crown Court, England, for sentencing on 30 counts of preventing the lawful and decent burial of a body, and one count of theft from 12 charities, on Friday.
August 2, 2026

UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years after families given wrong ashes

LONDON (AP): A British funeral director was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after the judge heard emotional testimony about how he gave families the wrong ashes for their cremated loved ones,…
Oprah Winfrey talks to students at her Leadership Academy for Girls at Henley-On-Klip South Africa, on Friday, January 13, 2012 on the eve of the first graduation at her school.
August 2, 2026

Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year

JOHANNESBURG (AP): Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey…
A blue moon rises in San Jose de Maipo outskirts of capital Santiago, Chile, on May 30, 2026.
August 2, 2026

Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP): A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will…
A logon screen for Facebook and the new Meta policy are photographed in 2025.
August 2, 2026

Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure over child safety mounts

The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually…
Sargassum gathers in the water off the coast of Tulum, Mexico, last Thursday.
August 2, 2026

‘None of this is normal’ - Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico beaches swathed in record levels of seaweed
PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico (AP): Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking…
Miriam Singer, CEO of Jewish Community Services of South Florida, pauses as she speaks of the home health workers she had to let go after their TPS expired last week in Miami Beach, Florida.
August 2, 2026

More than workers - Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them
NEW YORK (AP): Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? When the 91-year-old needs help in the shower, who will rush to…
Family matriarch Eulie Mantock (centre) is flanked by her daughter Philone, a director of Mantock’s Guide, and her chief executive officer son, Clava.
August 3, 2026 by Omar Tomlinson

The secret of success - In-demand PEP prep educator Eulie Mantock shares how great grades are made

Eulie Mantock’s reputation precedes her. The veteran educator is a trusted name for anxious parents looking for their children to score solid results in their high school entrance examinations. For…