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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks continue to wobble and major indexes are mixed at midday Tuesday as household goods makers and health care companies fall while technology companies rise. Investors continue to look for hints about how the Trump administration’s recently-announced tariffs will affect international trade. Asian stock indexes jumped after the North Korean government

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are little changed Tuesday as banks and big dividend payers decline while technology companies rise. Asian stock indexes jumped after the North Korean government said it was open to talks with the U.S. about ending its nuclear program. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index was little changed at

ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say anti-terrorism police have cracked down on an allegedly violent neo-Nazi group, arresting five people allegedly linked to a string of arson attacks on far-left and migrant-related targets. A police statement said eight houses have been searched in the greater Athens area and two provincial towns. The statement says officers

Planning out how to arrange furniture in your home — or plants in your garden — used to involve a pencil, graph paper, a measuring tape and a lot of imagination. The process has gotten easier — and way more streamlined — thanks to a burgeoning selection of home and garden apps. Furniture companies, interior

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — Two people have been arrested after appearing at the Texas church where more than two-dozen worshippers were gunned down and claiming the attack was staged. The pastor of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, southeast of San Antonio, told the San Antonio Express-News that the pair appeared Monday and claimed the

Colored, textured and patterned comforters and duvets are telling a dramatic bedtime story these days. “Bedding acts as a narrator to set the tone of the room,” said Anthropologie’s home textiles buyer Brittany Peacock. “As the focal point of the room, the bed is a natural location for a pop of color or pattern.” Taking

NEW YORK — Cardi B’s climbing her way up, professionally speaking, but she’s not above a bargain fashion moment. The brash rapper regularly shouts out the online retailer Fashion Nova, along with La La Anthony and other celeb hawkers for the fast-fashion phenom that owes its rapid success to their high profiles and a stable

Kitchens tend to be designed as star players on the residential stage. Their role is often aspirational — pro chef’s lair, for example, or the country kitchen from that Italian movie you loved. But there’s a different story being played out by some kitchen designers today: kitchens that merge seamlessly into the rest of the

The biggest trend in decor may be that there isn’t a big seasonal shift in style any more. In an era of democratic design, there’s a relaxed approach to home decorating that has put the notion of “in” or “out” on a back burner. We can decorate our homes more freely. There are furnishings, palettes

A flower planter or hanging basket bought ready-made at a nursery: lush with showy, vibrant blooms, providing an instant splash for your porch, stoop or deck. Your DIY flower container: sparse-looking for weeks, with one plant that dies, and scraggly stems, small blooms or yellowing leaves as the season goes on. Still, many gardeners keep

LONDON — Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Britain may not participate “in the normal way” at this year’s World Cup in Russia if Moscow is proven to be behind the unexplained illness of a former spy. Sergei Skripal and his daughter are in critical condition after collapsing in the English city of Salisbury on Sunday.

LONDON — Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Britain may not participate “in the normal way” at this year’s World Cup in Russia if Moscow is proven to be behind the unexplained illness of a former spy. Sergei Skripal and his daughter are in critical condition after collapsing in the English city of Salisbury on Sunday.

BERLIN — Organizers say a concert by British singer Ed Sheeran at an airport in western Germany has been moved following concern about the impact on the local skylark population. Jonas Rohde, a spokesman for production company FKP Scorpio, said Tuesday it respected concerns voiced for the birds’ welfare and had decided to move the

NEW YORK — New York City is using dry ice to reduce its rat population. The Daily News says the program is in effect citywide after a successful 2016 pilot and the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of frozen carbon dioxide to kill rats. The health department’s pest control director, Ricky Simeone, says dry ice is

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks were broadly lower in midday trading on Wall Street as losses for banks and health care companies offset gains elsewhere in the market. UnitedHealth Group sank 1.7 percent Tuesday, and Wells Fargo gave up 1 percent. Several technology companies

NEW YORK — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are moving higher in early trading on Wall Street, led by gains in technology companies and retailers. Intel rose 1.1 percent early Tuesday, and Ulta Beauty added 1.8 percent. Nordstrom fell 1 percent after the company’s board rejected a

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming senior Liv Roberts has been named the Mountain West women’s basketball player of the year. Teammates Marta Gomez was chosen the sixth player of the year and Bailee Cotton was selected to the All-Defensive team. And Wyoming coach Joe Legerski was named the conference coach of the year. Roberts averaged a

“Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang” (Picador), by Lamont U-God Hawkins Another celebrity memoir has graced the genre, and this time it’s from a lesser-known member of the multiplatinum rap group Wu-Tang Clan. “Raw: My Journey into the Wu-Tang” by Lamont “U-God” Hawkins tells a classic rags-to-riches tale, from drug dealing on the streets of

NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The Latest on a pretrial hearing in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ((all times local): 9:10 a.m. Bill Cosby is back in court for the second day of a hearing that will decide whether some of his accusers can testify at his sexual assault retrial. The 80-year-old comedian is charged with assaulting

LEBANON, Ind. — The father of an Indiana man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy during a foot chase said he’s more concerned about the deputy’s family than his son. Robert Baumgardt told WTHR-TV that his son, Anthony Baumgardt, quit school, left home about five years ago and got caught up in drugs and related

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum (all times local): 10:48 a.m. House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s encouraged the White House may reconsider blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum as he urges President Donald Trump take a more “surgical” approach on China and other countries.

CAIRO — Egypt coach Hector Cuper has given a first call-up to striker Hussein el-Shahat, the only surprise selection ahead of a pair of World Cup warm-ups against Portugal and Greece later this month. El-Shahat, a 27-year-old forward who plays for Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, has been on loan from Egyptian club

LISSE, Netherlands — Nothing says springtime like the tulip season in the Netherlands. The vast Dutch sky hangs low against rectangles of color— majestic purples, regal reds, bright yellows, eye-popping whites. Tulip fields dot the countryside from Haarlem to The Hague. But the centerpiece of tulip-watching is Keukenhof park, located in Lisse, some 30 kilometers

NIZHNY TAGIL, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken his campaign to one of Russia’s leading industrial companies, vowing to bolster high-tech industries and improving living standards. Putin on Tuesday traveled to the town of Nizhny Tagil in the Urals to visit Uralvagonzavod, a huge factory producing both battle tanks for the Russian military

WASHINGTON — The Latest on legislative efforts to roll back the Dodd-Frank banking law: 8:40 a.m. The House Financial Services Committee chairman says the House banking bill Congress is working on this week is a “recalibration” of the banking regulations known as Dodd-Frank that will help community banks and credit unions increase capitalization. The legislation