Shortage of snowplow drivers hampers states as storms arrive
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — This winter, more motorists may find themselves stuck on snowy highways or have their…
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Australian military switches from European to US helicopters
Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s military says it plans to ditch its fleet of European-designed Taipan helicopters and…
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Filipino journalist shot dead in ‘cowardly’ killing, say Philippine authorities
Story by Reuters A Filipino journalist who formerly worked with Reuters has been killed in a drive-by shooting, authorities said on Thursday, one of…
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New Mexico chile labor program halted amid fight between governor, legislature
by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s red chile harvest might become a casualty of a recent Supreme Court…
Continue Reading DNA match solves case of California waitress killed in 1996
DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A DNA match has helped detectives solve the killing of a San Francisco Bay Area waitress…
Continue Reading A Black couple had a White friend show their home and its appraisal rose by nearly half a million dollars
CNN, KTLA, KGO By Joe Johns, Laura Robinson and Nicole Chavez, CNN Tenisha Tate-Austin and her husband became suspicious when the Northern California…
Continue Reading A Black couple had a White friend show their home and its appraisal rose by nearly half a million dollars
By Joe Johns, Laura Robinson and Nicole Chavez, CNN Tenisha Tate-Austin and her husband became suspicious when the Northern California home they…
Continue Reading Monsanto to plead guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Monsanto says in court papers that it has agreed to plead guilty to illegally using and storing…
Continue Reading GM CEO says making ventilators changed the company culture
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The CEO of General Motors says the automaker learned valuable lessons last year when it stepped in to…
Continue Reading Lawmakers say they will try again to regulate airline fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — Travelers love to hate airline fees, and several congressional Democrats say it’s time to regulate the extra charges for…
Continue Reading CEOs of Target, Best Buy, CVS and other retail chains ask Congress for help amid crime surge
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business The CEOs of Target, Best Buy, Nordstrom, Home Depot and CVS are among a group of 20 retail leaders who sent a letter…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors tapped the brakes after three days of gains. The S&P 500 and the…
Continue Reading CVS, Ciena rise; GameStop, Laboratory Corp. fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: CVS, Ciena rise; GameStop, Laboratory Corp.…
Continue Reading Judge: Justice must pay $2.5M for environmental violations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has lost another costly court ruling over his coal companies’ environmental…
Continue Reading California adopts tough standards for trucks, lawn equipment
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California truck drivers will soon have to worry about pollution tickets along with…
Continue Reading Senate passes bill easing way for debt limit increase
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a fast-track plan for raising the debt limit. A key hurdle was cleared…
Continue Reading Amazon is misleading consumers with ‘deceptive’ ads in search results, FTC complaint says
By Jennifer Korn Amazon is potentially misleading consumers by not being clear enough in indicating which of its search results are paid…
Continue Reading Amazon is misleading consumers with ‘deceptive’ ads in search results, FTC complaint says
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jennifer Korn Amazon is potentially misleading consumers by not being clear enough in indicating which of its search results are…
Continue Reading One of the last independent newspaper chains unanimously rejects hedge fund’s bid to take over
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business One of the last independent chains of local newspapers remaining in the U.S. has rejected a takeover bid from Alden…
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 Volkswagen increases spending on EVs to $100 billion
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business More than half the money Volkswagen Group spends in the next five years will go towards electric vehicles and…
Continue Reading Online inflation hits a record high ahead of the holidays
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Online shopping used to be the one part of the economy where prices would reliably fall. Covid has changed that. Online…
Continue Reading Amtrak expects to cut service as vaccine requirement, hiring halt thins its workforce
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Amtrak service will likely be reduced next year as it complies with the upcoming vaccine requirement for federal…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board reiterates calls for Meta to be more transparent
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be…
Continue Reading Someone just paid $7,753 for school papers graded by Elon Musk
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Today, a lot of business students would probably pay serious money for Elon Musk’s…
Continue Reading Someone just paid $7,753 for school papers graded by Elon Musk
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Today, a lot of business students would probably pay serious money for Elon Musk’s opinion of their work.…
Continue Reading Starbucks workers agree to union in Buffalo, NY
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize…
Continue Reading Amtrak expects to cut service as vaccine requirement, hiring halt thins its workforce
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Amtrak service will likely be reduced next year as it complies with the upcoming vaccine requirement for federal…
Continue Reading Metropolitan Museum of Art cuts Sackler name amid opioid ire
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art is dropping the Sackler name from seven exhibition spaces…
Continue Reading Macron urges Britain to ease asylum measures, keep promises
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged Britain to make it easier for people to apply for asylum and harder for people to work illegally to stem…
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