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Sponsors ditch Sharapova, world's top-earning female athlete

MOSCOW (AP) — Maria Sharapova, the world's highest-earning female athlete for many years, was abandoned Tuesday by some of her biggest sponsors after the...

AP: Global supermarkets selling shrimp peeled by slaves

SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Every morning at 2 a.m., they heard a kick on the door and a threat: Get up or get...

US auto sales strong in July on SUV, luxury demand

DETROIT (AP) _ More Americans are buying cars that say ``look at me.'' Luxury vehicles like Audis and Volvos drove off dealer lots at a...

Consumer Reports' top vehicle picks by category

Consumer Reports released its annual list of top auto brands and individual vehicles on Tuesday. The top picks in each of ten categories must...

Toronto mayor takes leave after new 'crack' video report

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford began a leave of absence to seek treatment for substance abuse Thursday, disappearing from public view after...

Toronto mayor admits he has bought illegal drugs

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford holds a Rob Ford bobblehead doll at Toronto city hall on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Up to 300 people lined up at City Hall Tuesday to buy the "Robbie Bobbie" dolls for $20 each, with the proceeds going to charity. The mayor has been dogged by accusations of drug and alcohol abuse. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn) by Rob Gilles and Charmaine NoronhaAssociated Press Writers TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford admitted during a heated City Council debate Wednesday that he had bought illegal drugs in the past two years, but he firmly refused to step down from his job even after nearly every councilor stood up to ask him to take a leave of absence.

White replaces silver as favorite car color

2014 Mercedes Benz E Class Cabriolet by Dee Ann DurbinAP Auto Writer TROY, Mich. (AP) — Move over, silver. After more than a decade as the world's favorite car color, silver is falling in popularity to white. PPG Industries, the leading supplier of automotive paints, says 25 percent of the vehicles it supplied in the 2013 model year were white, up 3 percent from the prior year. Silver and black tied for second, with 18 percent each.

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