Cosmetics giant Sephora settles customer data privacy suit
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sephora Inc. has settled a lawsuit claiming the company sold customer information…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $1.15 to $94.89 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $1…
Continue Reading Peloton to sell its bikes on Amazon in bid to reverse slump
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton’s high-end exercise bikes and other gear will now be able to be bought on Amazon in the U.S., a partnership aimed at…
Continue Reading Paul Newman’s daughters sue late actor’s charity foundation
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new lawsuit has exposed a deep rift between two of Paul Newman’s daughters and the…
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‘Pre-bunking’ shows promise in fight against misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Soon after the Russian invasion, the hoaxes began. Ukrainian refugees were taking jobs, committing crimes and…
Continue Reading 3 arrested in Washington State in yoga tax fraud case
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three leaders of a multimillion dollar international yoga network that promoted itself as…
Continue Reading Germany exports power to France, urges savings at home
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says it will keep exporting electricity to neighboring France despite calling on citizens…
Continue Reading SEC questions Twitter on how it counts fake accounts
By TOM KRISHER AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. securities regulators are questioning Twitter about the way it determines how many fake…
Continue Reading Swiss gov’t warns about possible lag in fighter jet purchase
GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s defense department says any delay to a planned multibillion-dollar acquisition of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets would…
Continue Reading ‘Large-scale’ fighting shatters lull in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region say Ethiopia’s military has launched a…
Continue Reading Fleet of hydrogen passenger trains begins service in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — German officials launched what they say is the world’s first fleet of hydrogen-powered passenger trains Wednesday, replacing 15…
Continue Reading Italy’s natural gas storage is 80% full as prices hit record
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — Outgoing Italian Premier Mario Draghi said the country is less vulnerable to interruptions of…
Continue Reading Germany tightens COVID rules for travel during fall, winter
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet has approved legislation that ensures protective…
Continue Reading Biden’s student loan plan: What we know (and what we don’t)
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden says many Americans will be able to have up to $10,000 in…
Continue Reading Edmunds: Five cars that won’t be around for 2023
By MICHAEL CANTU Edmunds Every year a number of vehicles get the ax for various reasons. These discontinued models often get the ax because of slow…
Continue Reading Why one teacher changed careers and gave up loan forgiveness
By JAE BRATTON of NerdWallet Hundreds of thousands of educators have left the profession, burned by pandemic teaching and enticed by the promise of…
Continue Reading Supporters of jailed ex-PM Najib rally for royal pardon
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak are calling for royal…
Continue Reading Japan considering development of new nuclear reactors
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his government to consider developing safer,…
Continue Reading Rupert Murdoch’s son sues Australian website for defamation
SYDNEY (AP) — Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch is suing Australian news website Crikey in a Sydney court for defamation over an opinion…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mostly higher as markets await Fed chair speech
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday as Wall Street and global markets wait for a highly…
Continue Reading Chinese province plans ban on sale of gasoline cars
BEIJING (AP) — Hainan island in the South China Sea says it will become China’s first region to ban sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars to…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Ma-on headed for southeastern China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on was gaining strength as it headed for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China on Wednesday after…
Continue Reading 5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Editor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have…
Continue Reading Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan…
Continue Reading Jailed Najib fell mightily from peak of Malaysian politics
By EILEEN NG and GRANT PECK Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Najib Razak is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison…
Continue Reading Group sues Minneapolis schools over disputed teacher pact
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A conservative legal group says the latest teacher contract by Minneapolis Public Schools provides discriminatory protections to…
Continue Reading Regional airline operator ExpressJet files for bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The small West Coast discount airline called aha! has stopped flying, after its parent company, ExpressJet, filed for…
Continue Reading Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHAEL BALSAMO, CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to…
Continue Reading IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says it is conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its…
Continue Reading New electric vehicle tax credits raise talk of trade war
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tax credit for U.S. buyers of qualifying electric vehicles made in North America in the…
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