Prosecute shoplifters under existing laws, governor says
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom says in no uncertain terms that he thinks shoplifters should be…
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Slithering ‘snake burglar’ steals thousands from CA salon
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Police were looking for a man dubbed the “snake burglar” who wriggled his way through a Southern California business…
Continue Reading Hawaii: Petroleum detected in tap water near Pearl Harbor
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The state of Hawaii says a laboratory has detected petroleum product in a water sample from an…
Continue Reading From Square to Block: Another tech company changes its name
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — There’s a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block. A month after Facebook changed its name to Meta, Square…
Continue Reading Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts
By JOE McDONALD, SAM McNEIL and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Laos, an isolated, mountainous nation of 7 million people wedged…
Continue Reading Data hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA patients
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles branch of Planned Parenthood chapter has been hit by a data breach involving about 400,000 patients, but the…
Continue Reading Airlines told to keep data on travelers from southern Africa
By The Associated Press Airlines are being required to gather information about some passengers that will help with contact tracing if they develop…
Continue Reading Auto workers likely to approve direct election of leadership
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union apparently will approve picking their leaders in direct…
Continue Reading Canada excludes Boeing from fighter jet competition
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed…
Continue Reading Colorado panel issues guidelines for injecting ketamine
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s health department says emergency workers should not use a condition…
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Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla says it has officially moved its corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to a large factory under construction…
Continue Reading California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Water agencies in drought-stricken California that serve 27 million residents…
Continue Reading Ambarella, Box rise; Salesforce.com, Generac fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Ambarella, Box rise; Salesforce.com, Generac…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Markets turned cautious again, erasing an early gain and ending lower Wednesday as investors try to handicap how much the new…
Continue Reading Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda
By DAVID KLEPPER and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press Facebook says it removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an effort to spread unfounded claims…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Gates, French Gates offer post-divorce philanthropic plans
The Associated Press Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates say they will still work with the Giving Pledge. That’s the campaign they co-founded…
Continue Reading Fed survey finds supply-chain shortages boosting inflation
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is reporting that many parts of the country were hit by supply chain…
Continue Reading South Africa’s new COVID cases double in 1 day amid omicron
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s new cases of COVID-19 have nearly doubled in just one day. The numbers…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed ‘not at all sure’ inflation will fade next year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can’t be sure that…
Continue Reading Discount airlines Allegiant and Viva Aerobus seek alliance
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two budget airlines in the U.S. and Mexico say they will seek government approval to form an alliance and expand their flights…
Continue Reading Visa CEO: COVID caused permanent shift to digital payments
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The head of Visa says he believes the pandemic caused a permanent shift of how consumers…
Continue Reading Transcom chooses South Carolina for North American HQ
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Swedish company that provides customer care call centers and other services to businesses is building its North American…
Continue Reading GM cites improved chip supply in raising financial guidance
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Citing an improved supply of automotive computer chips, General Motors raised its financial guidance…
Continue Reading German court OKs ban on Cyprus-based porn sites
BERLIN (AP) — A court has ruled that German authorities are justified in banning three pornographic websites based in Cyprus from operating in…
Continue Reading Capital One drops all overdraft fees, latest bank to do so
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Capital One said Wednesday that will get rid of all overdraft fees, the latest bank to do so this…
Continue Reading US manufacturing activity continues growth in November
By MATT OTT AP Business Reporter SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. manufacturing activity grew at a faster pace in November as companies continue to…
Continue Reading Slovakia eyes bonus to boost vaccinations for 60 and overs
BRATISLAVA, SLovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government has proposed a plan to give people 60 and older a 500-euro ($568) bonus if they get vaccinated…
Continue Reading EU to make it harder for migrants to enter from Belarus
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union migration officials have offered to ease the asylum procedures for Poland,…
Continue Reading Peter Prengaman to lead AP’s expanding climate coverage
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Prengaman has been named climate and environmental editor of The Associated Press. This new position will lead the news…
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