Vegas police ID detective killed in Vegas freeway beam fall
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a veteran Las Vegas police detective was the motorist killed when a steel crossbar marking low clearance at a…
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Tesla stock is about to get much cheaper
By David Goldman, CNN Business Tesla shares are about to get three times less expensive. The company announced Friday that its board approved a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks sank on Wall Street Friday after investors’ hopes were dashed that inflation might be peaking. Instead, it got worse…
Continue Reading DocuSign, Stitch Fix fall; Newmont, Kellogg rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: DocuSign, Stitch Fix fall; Newmont, Kellogg…
Continue Reading Czechs seize record amount of cocaine in banana shipment
PRAGUE (AP) — Police say a record amount of cocaine was seized in a banana shipment for supermarkets in the Czech Republic. They say 840 kilograms…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 84 cents to $120.67 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.06…
Continue Reading GM and Lockheed are expanding their moon buggy into a whole lunar lineup
CNN By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors and Lockheed announced last year they were teaming up to work on a new lunar rover that would…
Continue Reading GM and Lockheed are expanding their moon buggy into a whole lunar lineup
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business General Motors and Lockheed announced last year they were teaming up to work on a new lunar rover that would…
Continue Reading Washington Post fires reporter in center of online battle
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post has fired reporter Felicia Sonmez, who has triggered a vigorous online debate…
Continue Reading Biden nixes Trump design for Air Force One over cost, delay
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has scrapped former President Donald Trump’s red, white…
Continue Reading One way to reduce the hit of higher mortgage rates
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates have risen faster this year than they have in decades. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s new govt presents budget, hoping for IMF bailout
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s new coalition government has presented its first budget in Parliament, levying more…
Continue Reading US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers…
Continue Reading The Dow falls 880 points as inflation hits 40-year high
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been yet another week of losses for US markets after steep drops on Friday. The Dow plunged after a key…
Continue Reading A tampon shortage is the latest nightmare for women
CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now…
Continue Reading A tampon shortage is the latest nightmare for women
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an…
Continue Reading ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ looks to roar at the box office with the help of the original cast
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business An adventure 65 million years in the making comes to a conclusion this weekend when “Jurassic World:…
Continue Reading UK to introduce bill next week to breach Brexit deal with EU
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain will introduce a bill next week to override parts of the Brexit trade treaty it signed with…
Continue Reading Plant giveaway promotes Thailand’s medical marijuana sector
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s health minister has kicked off a marijuana giveaway, handing out the first 100 seedlings of a planned distribution of 1…
Continue Reading Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at ‘rage giving’
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Casie Pierce doesn’t usually work Fridays. But on the Friday after the draft Supreme Court decision…
Continue Reading Infowars bankruptcy tossed in deal with Sandy Hook parents
VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled…
Continue Reading Dutch government angers farmers with tough emission goals
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled goals to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to protect the…
Continue Reading Hungary accused of discrimination for discount fuel policy
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A spokesperson for the European Union’s executive arm says Hungary is discriminating…
Continue Reading Consumer sentiment plunges to record low amid surging inflation
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Consumer sentiment slumped to a record low between May and June, according to preliminary survey data released by the…
Continue Reading Tech wreck: Goldman Sachs cuts Netflix, Roblox and eBay to ‘sell’
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Tech stocks have been obliterated this year. The Nasdaq is down more than 26%, putting that index in a bear…
Continue Reading Exclusive: A crypto-based dossier could help prove Russia committed war crimes
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In early March, a Telegram user posted a photo of wreckage at a school in a suburb of Kharkiv, Ukraine. The photo…
Continue Reading Small businesses are facing ‘summer of uncertainty’
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Small businesses that depend on outdoor crowds and free-spending tourists aren’t sure what to…
Continue Reading Marathon US hearings to decide fate of COVID shots for tots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Next week brings a marathon of hearings as the U.S. decides whether to open COVID-19 vaccinations to kids under…
Continue Reading Russia’s central bank cuts interest rates to prewar level
By The Associated Press Russia’s central bank has cut interest rates back to their prewar levels. The bank said Friday that inflation and economic…
Continue Reading Dozens of S. Korean truckers detained in strike over wages
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police have detained dozens of truckers blocking traffic and disrupting movement of goods near factories as…
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