Boeing crashes: Passengers’ families deemed crime victims
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims…
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Delta Air settles with pilot who raised safety concerns
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines has settled a case involving a pilot who says she was grounded in retaliation for raising safety…
Continue Reading ‘Something’s wrong’: Eliasch seeks TV rights control for FIS
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — FIS President Johan Eliasch has got a reminder of the long road ahead to his desired…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/21/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Friday, notching sizable weekly gains for major indexes. The benchmark S&P 500 rose 2.4%…
Continue Reading Boston Beer, Schlumberger rise; Snap, Twitter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Boston Beer, Schlumberger rise; Snap, Twitter…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 54 cents to $85.05 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Ruling could mean trials against Big Oil over state wetlands
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges have ordered a 9-year-old lawsuit against oil and gas companies over damage to Louisiana wetlands to be returned…
Continue Reading IRS raises contribution limits for retirement savings plans
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Americans will be allowed to contribute more of their money to 401(k) and similar retirement saving plans next year.…
Continue Reading Balenciaga fashion house cuts ties with Ye, report says
By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Balenciaga fashion house has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, according to a…
Continue Reading Germany hails 1st delivery of ‘green’ hydrogen from UAE
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has taken formal delivery of its first batch of hydrogen from the United Arab Emirates, a “green” fuel it hopes…
Continue Reading Amazon will use Hawaiian Airlines to operate cargo planes
HONOLULU (AP) — Amazon is tapping Hawaiian Airlines to fly a fleet of cargo planes starting next fall. Under the deal announced Friday, Amazon…
Continue Reading Pakistan taken off watch list for terror funding, laundering
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it’s removing Pakistan from its so-called “gray list” of…
Continue Reading Stay or go: Palestinians in Lebanon plunged into poverty
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Nasser Tabarani, a Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon, has tried twice to migrate by sea to a…
Continue Reading Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots,…
Continue Reading JD Vance’s firm invested in food company now facing lawsuits
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high-tech sustainable food company in Appalachia that was promoted by JD Vance and…
Continue Reading French police probe multiple cuts of major internet cables
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French police say they’re investigating multiple cuts to fiber-optic cables in…
Continue Reading UK: Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced to 18 months
LONDON (AP) — UK prosecutors say a computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert…
Continue Reading Gross or great? Fancy butter boards soar as shortage looms
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Legit gross or crazy delicious? Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops ‘3am’ edition of ‘Midnights,’ music video
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has said “Midnights” was inspired by certain key sleepless nights — something…
Continue Reading Deficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press This fiscal year’s budget deficit shrunk in half from last year, but the red ink soared on a monthly basis in…
Continue Reading France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says France will become the latest European Union country to…
Continue Reading Final defendant in fake military gear scheme gets 2 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The third and final defendant in an illegal scheme to supply $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit clothing and gear…
Continue Reading Orwell uncut: New Substack will serialize Orwell’s writings
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some complete works of George Orwell are coming to Substack. On Oct. 28, the Orwell Foundation…
Continue Reading Social media stocks slip amid Musk, Snap news
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of social media companies have tumbled after a slew of news in the sector that concerned investors,…
Continue Reading AmEx profits up 3%, but still sets cash aside for downturn
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express said its third-quarter profits rose a modest 3% from a year ago,…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress
By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally…
Continue Reading German parliament clears way for huge energy relief package
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has cleared the way for the government to provide up to 200 billion euros in subsidies to households and…
Continue Reading New UK leader to face highest government debt in 60 years
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British government debt rose to the highest level in almost 60 years last month and retail sales…
Continue Reading Yellen boosting Biden’s agenda in Virginia as midterms near
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press HERNDON, Va. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is promoting Biden administration policies as the key to…
Continue Reading Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer TikTok’s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours…
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