LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the U.S. job market remained strong in the face of rising inflation and interest rates.

NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon, the 90-yearold multinational beauty company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debt load, disruptions to its supply chain network, and surging costs.

(AP) – Severe weather has forced Abbott Nutrition to pause production at a Michigan baby formula factory that had just restarted after being closed for several months, contributing to a national shortage.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s largest city restarted its water plant Thursday after shutting it down amid record flooding that’s caused widespread damage in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has complained that traditional Catholics, particularly in the United States, are “gagging” the church’s modernizing reforms and insisted that there was no turning back.

A history of violence

A man was arrested on the way to murder a Supreme Court justice, according to authorities. And it was a footnote the next day in a major national newspaper. Was it because it was Brett Kavanaugh, which that particular paper isn’t happy is on the Court? That same paper had above the fold “Inside an Attack on Democracy,” referring to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack hearings in Congress. But what about this more recent assassination attempt on a Supreme Court justice? Reporting it alongside the Jan. 6 story would highlight the widespread nature of our violence problem in America today.

Many people become more flatulent as they age

Dear Doctors: As I move into my 80s, I often pass gas in public. It happens unexpectedly, and it's something I cannot control. I know about gascausing foods, but this seems different. I do eat grains as part of my healthy diet, and I think that may be part of it. Why else might this be happening?

Dater annoyed that man lied about height online

DEAR HARRIETTE: A man that I met on a dating app is much shorter than he let on in his dating profile. I feel that it isn't right that he wasn't honest about his true height. We ended up hitting it off very well, but it still bothers me that he lied to me during the chatting process. Is it rude of me to mention this? – Deceptive Date

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