Pilots strike cancels flights at German carrier Eurowings
BERLIN (AP) — A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings has forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights. The Lufthansa subsidiary…
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Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an…
Continue Reading With division at home, UK’s Truss seeks to thaw EU relations
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — After an acrimonious divorce and years of bickering, Britain’s government looks like it wants to…
Continue Reading Asian stock markets fall ahead of US employment update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — Asian shares followed Wall Street lower Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data investors hope will…
Continue Reading Australian police make first arrest in Optus hack probe
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A police investigation of a cyberattack on an Australian telecommunications company in…
Continue Reading Missing snow puts famed New Zealand ski areas on precipice
By NICK PERRY Associated Press TŪROA SKI AREA, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Tūroa ski area is usually a white wonderland at this time of…
Continue Reading Former Uber security chief guilty of data breach coverup
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The former chief security officer for Uber was convicted Wednesday of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach in which hackers…
Continue Reading Barges grounded by low water halt Mississippi River traffic
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The unusually low water level in the lower Mississippi River is causing barges to get stuck in mud and sand,…
Continue Reading Resident sues wood products company over California wildfire
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California resident who lost his home in a wildfire is suing a…
Continue Reading Twitter under Musk? Most of the plans are a mystery
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A super app called X? A bot-free free speech haven? These are some of Elon…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 10/5/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended slightly lower on Wall Street as a gangbuster two-day rally ran out of gas. The S&P 500 ended 0.2% lower…
Continue Reading Smart Global Holdings, Newmont fall; Lamb Weston, RPM rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Smart Global Holdings, Newmont fall; Lamb Weston, RPM…
Continue Reading Ford offers $80 million to fight global authoritarianism
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The Ford Foundation will commit $80 million over the next five years to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s next in Musk’s epic battle with Twitter?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s monthslong tussle with Twitter took another twist this week when the Tesla billionaire…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $1.24 to $87.76 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose…
Continue Reading Pilot sues Southwest after colleague exposes himself
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague…
Continue Reading Drug companies in opioid crisis donated $27K to Ohio’s Ryan
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, who has made his opponent’s questionable record…
Continue Reading Hospital chain says ‘IT security issue’ disrupts operations
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A major nonprofit health system with 140 hospitals in 21 states is reporting “an IT security issue” that has…
Continue Reading Tyson Foods consolidates corporate offices, leaves Chicago
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Tyson Foods is moving around 1,000 corporate positions from Illinois and South Dakota to…
Continue Reading Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp…
Continue Reading Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — According to union organizers, Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse workers who refused…
Continue Reading UN officials: Energy crisis shouldn’t delay emissions slash
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — United Nations officials say a switch back to coal and other fossil fuels by…
Continue Reading Lawsuit settled, film may resume after Alec Baldwin shooting
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film…
Continue Reading Michigan board approves $400 million to advance EV batteries
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has approved $400…
Continue Reading Exercise caution with zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers of plans that have no…
Continue Reading Experts: Russia finding new ways to spread propaganda videos
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Russia’s state-controlled media has devised a new way to spread its propaganda videos about the invasion of…
Continue Reading Qatar ruler in Czech Republic to talk business, gas exports
PRAGUE (AP) — Qatar’s emir is paying his first visit to the Czech Republic, for business talks expected to include a potential deal for…
Continue Reading Dutch nitrogen mediator advises buying out biggest polluters
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An independent expert appointed to mediate in the bitter dispute between the Dutch…
Continue Reading Spain, Germany discuss energy crisis before EU summit
MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, two days before a European Union summit to discuss…
Continue Reading Ethiopia turns over alleged people smuggler to Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Ethiopia has turned over to Dutch judicial authorities a 38-year-old Eritrean man suspected of playing a leading role…
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