Protesters storm Guadeloupe legislature over vaccine rules
PARIS (AP) — Protesters angry over virus and vaccine rules have occupied Guadeloupe’s regional legislature because of stalled negotiations over…
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Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget amid Taiwan concerns
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved a record 5.4 trillion yen ($47 billion) defense budget for fiscal…
Continue Reading China denounces US law on Xinjiang imports
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and…
Continue Reading Omicron is latest blow to pandemic-weary front-line workers
By PHILIP MARCELO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new…
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How long it takes 50 common items to decompose
Stacker looks at how long it takes for the things people throw away to decompose. From a few days to millions of years, find out the decomposition…
Continue Reading COVID-19 spike worsens Africa’s severe poverty, hunger woes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the…
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Highest-paying jobs in El Paso for high school graduates
Stacker ranked the 50 highest-paying jobs for high school graduates in El Paso using annual compensation data from the…
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Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
Continue Reading Stocks mixed across global markets in quiet holiday trading
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in…
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Relief fund set up for Tony’s Burrito House employees after devastating east El Paso fire
EL PASO, Texas — Days after a devastating fire at Tony’s Burrito House, a relative of the family that owns the business is now organizing a…
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Thousands of flights canceled on Christmas weekend
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass cancellations and delays over…
Continue Reading Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial concludes first week of deliberations without a verdict
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes’ fate in her criminal fraud trial will not be decided before Christmas as the jury…
Continue Reading LA police kill teen girl while firing shots at male suspect
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was inside a clothing store…
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El Paso OnlyFans creators say they find money and discrimination in their work
by Brandy Ruiz, El Paso Matters EL PASO, Texas — Jackie, a mother from El Paso, created an account two years ago on OnlyFans, a subscription-based…
Continue Reading Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill into law to block imports from China’s…
Continue Reading ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility
By JAMES ANDERSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The man known as the “Unabomber” has been transferred to a federal prison…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Thursday, leaving major indexes with solid gains in this holiday-shortened week. The S&P…
Continue Reading Scientific Games, Stitch Fix rise; Crocs, Quidel fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Scientific Games, Stitch Fix rise; Crocs, Quidel…
Continue Reading Tesla to pull plug on letting drivers play video games after federal investigation
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla reversed course Thursday and will no longer allow video games to be played on its cars’ touchscreens when…
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 Company seeks to restore oil lease on land sacred to tribes
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for an oil and gas company are asking a federal judge to reinstate a drilling…
Continue Reading Tesla to halt games on infotainment screens in moving cars
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from U.S. auto safety regulators, Tesla has agreed to stop allowing video games to be…
Continue Reading Officials question San Francisco’s emergency over opioids
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is meeting to consider an emergency order the mayor wants…
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Forecasters: New Mexico should brace for worsening drought
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The last three months have been very dry in New Mexico and it’s going to get…
Continue Reading Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Associated Press Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy…
Continue Reading Texas refinery blast could help push gas prices above $4 a gallon
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The blast at a Texas oil refinery early Thursday will probably push already high gasoline prices even higher —…
Continue Reading Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to organize
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, under pressure to improve worker rights, has reached a settlement with the…
Continue Reading Search for a COVID-19 test means sold-out signs, long lines
By JIM MUSTIAN, JEFFREY COLLINS and CANDICE CHOI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden promised to distribute hundreds of millions…
Continue Reading Omicron worries push mortgage rates down; 30-year at 3.05%
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears about the economic fallout from the omicron variant pushed long-term U.S. mortgage…
Continue Reading Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Associated Press Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a spike in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy…
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