Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to…
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Fourteen recommended reads about January 6 and ‘what will likely come next’
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Conspiracy, deflection, and mockery: How right-wing media is marking the January 6 anniversary
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business On the one-year anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, some of the most powerful forces in right-wing media…
Continue Reading Mystery solved? Man arrested in thefts of unpublished books
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say they’ve solved a publishing industry whodunit with the arrest of a man accused…
Continue Reading Gig driver mauled by K-9 after missing car rental payments
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A gig driver badly mauled by a police dog in 2020 after missing car rental payments is suing the San Francisco Bay Area city…
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Texas natural gas production dropped during recent cold front, reviving concerns about electric grid
During Texas’ first strong cold front of the winter this past weekend, natural gas production in the state’s top energy-producing region dropped…
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Recreational cannabis is coming to Las Cruces; residents and retailers have questions
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces city council chamber was filled with around 75 people, and another 80 were watching through a Zoom…
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Uber rider refunded $600 bill after interstate shutdown
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man has been refunded the $600 he was charged for an Uber ride that became trapped with hundreds of others on an…
Continue Reading Ryan Seacrest still king of New Year’s Eve television
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rockin’ Ryan Seacrest is still the king of New Year’s Eve television, no matter what…
Continue Reading Cuban women push to join business opening, cite obstacles
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was an early leader in recognizing women’s rights and equality after Fidel Castro’s…
Continue Reading Former New Mexico spaceport CFO alleges fraud, retaliation
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The former chief financial officer for the New Mexico Spaceport Authority has…
Continue Reading Texas day care gets reprieve after drilling plan is rejected
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press Parents who send their children to a day care center in Arlington, Texas, will be able to…
Continue Reading Stocks slide as Federal Reserve confirms its foot is on the stimulus brakes
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, as investors dealt with Omicron headlines as well as the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting raised expectations that…
Continue Reading AT&T, Walmart rise; PG&E, Catalent fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: AT&T, Walmart rise; PG&E, Catalent…
Continue Reading Global stocks drop after a rough day on Wall Street
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Michelle Toh and Charles Riley, CNN Business Global stock markets retreated Thursday after the Federal Reserve sparked a major…
Continue Reading Stocks slide as Federal Reserve confirms its foot is on the stimulus brakes
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Wall Street ended Wednesday’s session sharply lower, as investors dealt with Omicron headlines…
Continue Reading Unionized Starbucks workers walk out, citing health concerns
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Employees of a Starbucks store in upstate New York who voted to unionize last month have walked off the job. The employees in…
Continue Reading GM says it’s aiming to sell you a self-driving car by middle of this decade
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business General Motors CEO Mary Barra said Wednesday during CES that the automaker hopes to sell self-driving cars to…
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 Union supporters walk out at Buffalo Starbucks, citing health concerns
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Six employees at a Buffalo Starbucks that recently voted to join a union walked out just before 9 am Wednesday citing…
Continue Reading Swiss army backs home-grown IM service amid privacy concerns
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss army has told its ranks to stop using foreign instant-messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram for official…
Continue Reading Boeing lands airplane order from US budget carrier Allegiant
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air is ordering new planes from Boeing. It’s a win for Boeing because Allegiant’s current fleet consists…
Continue Reading Fed officials see earlier rate hikes as US hiring recovers
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers at a meeting last month said the U.S. job market was…
Continue Reading Stellantis, Jeep’s parent company, is teaming up with Amazon
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Stellantis, the international automaker that owns brands like Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat, Ram and Peugeot, has entered…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Bank of America’s plan to get workers boosted: $100 donations for hunger relief
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America promised on Wednesday to donate $100 towards hunger relief for each US employee who shows proof of getting…
Continue Reading Russian national named in $82M hacking scheme denied bail
By MARK PRATT Associated Press A Russian millionaire who U.S. authorities allege participated in a scheme to steal information on computer networks…
Continue Reading NASA’s first Artemis moon mission will have a virtual astronaut: Amazon’s Alexa
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business NASA’s Artemis 1 mission, slated for take off as soon as this March, aims to send an Orion spacecraft around…
Continue Reading Scaled-back CES gadget show returns to Las Vegas Strip
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of people have gathered in Las Vegas for a tech conference that’s been scaled back because of COVID-19 precautions.…
Continue Reading Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to receive confidential sum from UK newspaper for copyright infringement
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex will receive a confidential sum from the Mail on Sunday for infringement of copyright as her lengthy…
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