The Mix

LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station that ponders the beauty and fragility of Earth.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion on Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, business that produces natural color for foods and drinks.

Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it no longer is serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools.

NEW YORK (AP) — It looks like the 2025 Grammy Awards may be a different kind of award show. Beyoncé leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to a record-breaking 99 nominations.

CALGARY — Officials at Calgary's zoo are mourning the loss of a two-year-old female lowland gorilla. Officials at the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo say Eyare died after being injured while being moved Tuesday. "They have great personalities.

OTTAWA — A small business advocacy group is re-upping calls to eliminate the carbon tax, after it says members learned the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses is a taxable benefit.

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. says it earned $2.02 billion in its third quarter, up from $1.54 billion a year earlier. The Calgary-based oil giant says its earnings work out to $1.59 per common share, up from $1.19 during the same quarter last year.

LONDON (AP) — “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have already wrapped official production on the show’s eighth and final season.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — “The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison. “Forever” by Judi Blume. “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut.

MONTREAL — Power Corporation of Canada says its net earnings for the third quarter were $371 million. That's down from $975 million during the third quarter of 2023.