Month: January 2024

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s net income more than doubled last quarter thanks to a big one-time tax benefit, but it warned of “notably lower” sales growth this year. The Austin, Texas, electric vehicle, solar panel and battery maker said Wednesday that its net income was $7.93 billion from October

By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has proposed banning another type of bank “junk fee,” targeting fees that are typically charged by banks when a transaction is declined in real time. It’s the second major proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over the types of fees that

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal regulators have approved an inspection process that will let airlines resume flying their Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners, which have been grounded since a side panel blew out of a plane in midflight earlier this month. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that his agency’s

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would allow a referendum on a northern Virginia casino has cleared a hurdle in the state Senate. The bill would allow Fairfax County, just outside Washington, D.C., to hold a referendum on placing a casino, convention center and concert hall in Tysons Corner.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Stray cats are benefitting from Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass’ field-goal attempt going astray. Fans have rallied to Bass’ support by donating more than $260,000 to the Buffalo area’s Ten Lives Club cat shelter after the fourth-year player missed a game-tying 44-yard field-goal attempt

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A judge has ruled the case of a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after luring her into woods will remain in adult court. Chippewa County Judge Steven Gibbs, in a decision issued Monday, sided with the state in ruling that court proceedings in the slaying of

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed a Republican measure that would have blocked a White House waiver that allows some foreign-made content in federally funded chargers for electric vehicles. The White House on Wednesday said the GOP plan would actually block made-in-America requirements since it would revert U.S.

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — News executives are certainly familiar with Donald Trump as he seeks his third straight Republican nomination for president. But they still haven’t solved the riddle of how to cover him live. That was evident again on Tuesday night, as CNN, MSNBC and some streaming outlets

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When the Academy Awards passed over Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie for best director and best actress for “Barbie,” many saw some the patriarchy of their film at work. While “Barbie” came away with eight nods Tuesday, those two snubs have prompted a widespread backlash,

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson is reflecting on his past wins in his final State of the State address. Parson held up numerous income tax cuts and a $2.8 billion investment to expand Interstate 70 as among his accomplishments in a Wednesday speech. Parson took

NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with stalking and harassment after his arrest near singer Taylor Swift’s Manhattan townhouse had been spotted there dozens of times in the past two months and was repeatedly asked to leave, according to court documents released Wednesday. David Crowe, 33, of Seattle was taken into custody Monday evening

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new lawsuit says opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and killed bottlenose dolphins that live in saltwater. Several local governments and business groups filed the federal lawsuit Monday

By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a petition by abortion access advocates as eligible for signature gathering in their long-standing attempt to get abortion rights on the 2024 ballot. Carson City District Judge James T. Russell made the ruling Tuesday, about two months after he

By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has started debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. But whether the bill has enough votes to pass in this conservative state is uncertain. Twenty-seven other states allow open carry of guns without

By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security. If you’re worried you could be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job — personal finance professionals and career

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A month before the start of a trial against Honolulu’s former top prosecutor for allegedly taking campaign donation bribes in exchange for prosecuting an employee of an engineering and architectural firm, the judge who has been presiding over the case for several years is unexpectedly recusing

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday after he could be heard in a leaked recording offering a job and asking U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to name a price that would keep her out of politics. DeWit’s departure shakes up the Republican Party in

By MANUEL VALDES and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. “They knew what the harm was. They did it

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The company seeking permits to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators. The state Environmental Protection Division says in a consent order signed Tuesday that Twin Pines Minerals violated requirements that a

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean opposition figure who has spent close to 600 days in pretrial detention has been convicted of inciting public violence. Some supporters sobbed at the treatment of a man seen by many as the face of resistance to the government’s alleged repression. Job Sikhala was

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, refusing to block what would be the nation’s first execution by a new method since 1982. A divided panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate has voted to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors. The legislation also restricts transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams. Since the Republican-majority Ohio House already voted to override the veto, the