beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

By MOLLY QUELL - Associated Press THE HAGUE (AP) — Shareholders of dismantled Russian oil company Yukos were low in spirits Tuesday after the top bid in an auction of several iconic vodka brands came up…

By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa'a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace.She batted her eyelashes and…

By ANNE M. PETERSON - AP Sports Writer ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) — Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa'a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace.She batted her eyelashes and…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies filed a request Tuesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to impose an emergency order to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is suing more than a dozen tobacco companies, accusing them of conspiracy and breach of contract.Attorney General Hector Balderas announced the legal challenge Tuesday, claiming that the…

By KANIS LEUNG - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — In London, Wong Wai-yi misses the taste of home.A year ago, the 31-year-old musician was in Hong Kong, earning a good living composing for TV and…

By KANIS LEUNG - Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — In London, Wong Wai-yi misses the taste of home.A year ago, the 31-year-old musician was in Hong Kong, earning a good living composing for TV and…

By DARKO VOJINOVIC - Associated Press ROZANCI, Serbia (AP) — Forget whiskey or cognac. For Serbs, nothing beats homemade sljivovica, a plum brandy they hope will win U.N. recognition soon as an example…

NEW YORK (AP) — In the past few years, Slutty Vegan, an Atlanta-based eatery, has attracted a cult-like following with its raunchy approach to veganism.Celebrities often pop in for a visit. And customers routinely wait…

LONDON (AP) — Thirugnanam Sureshan maneuvers his wheelchair into the tiny kitchen of his one-bedroom apartment, flips the switch on an electric kettle and brews a mug of instant coffee. It’s his second hot drink of the day,…