Vaccine mandates create conflict with defiant workers
By DAVID SHARP, MIKE CATALINI and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Some American workers are deciding to quit their jobs in…
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Spain pledges quicker help for La Palma volcano damage
SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Spain’s prime minister says that his government will speed up already promised aid to help the…
Continue Reading Virus surge persists in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is set to launch partial COVID-19 passes while Croatia and Slovenia reported high…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands in Orban rally in Hungary capital Budapest
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his…
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What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business One witness occupied the stand for the better part of week seven in the criminal trial of Theranos founder…
Continue Reading Apple will let iPhone users repair their own devices
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple plans to give customers the ability to repair their own devices amid growing pressure from regulators and…
Continue Reading The iPod turns 20. Here’s how it changed the way I think about music
by Sofia Barrett Twenty years ago this weekend, Apple launched the original, iconic iPod. Six years later, I was gifted my first and only version of…
Continue Reading Is there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a…
Continue Reading Prince Charles warns of narrow window to face climate change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles says there is a “dangerously narrow” window to tackle global warning. The warning comes days…
Continue Reading Austrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers…
Continue Reading Here’s how retailers are pushing you to start holiday shopping early
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Black Friday always starts early, but this year, the holiday shopping bonanza is kicking off earlier than ever —…
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10 toxic cleaning products and their natural alternatives
Using ratings from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), scientific studies, and other authoritative sources, Stacker compiled a gallery of 10 toxic…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia pledges 2060 target of net-zero emissions
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims…
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West El Paso massage parlor shut down amid sex probe
EL PASO, Texas – Local and state officials have shut down a west El Paso massage parlor where they contend “illegal activity occurs habitually.”…
Continue Reading Child tax credit tussle reflects debate over work incentives
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and leading Democratic lawmakers, including Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and…
Continue Reading Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook…
Continue Reading FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Federal scientists say kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective…
Continue Reading Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook…
Continue Reading Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company’s role in insurrection
By Donie O’Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th,…
Continue Reading Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company’s role in insurrection
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th,…
Continue Reading Jury gets chance to hear Elizabeth Holmes’ bold promises
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury weighing the fate of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes has had its…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: California proposes limits on community drilling
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators’ ambitious plan to block new oil and gas wells within…
Continue Reading Court: Turkish Halkbank to be charged in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Turkish bank must face criminal charges that it evaded sanctions against Iran by processing billions…
Continue Reading Climate change disrupting natural cycles at drier Lake Tahoe
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press TAHOE CITY, Calif. (AP) — Drought fueled by climate change has dropped Lake Tahoe below its natural rim and halted…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended up with a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday after another choppy day of trading, but major indexes still marked…
Continue Reading Snap, Intel fall; American Express, Mattel rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Snap, Intel fall; American Express, Mattel…
Continue Reading SkyWest cancels and delays thousands of flights
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business SkyWest, a regional airline that operates flights for several major US carriers, has canceled and delayed thousands…
Continue Reading On Nov. 1, no GM plants will be closed due to chip shortage
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — For the first time in eight months, the global shortage of computer chips won’t force General Motors…
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 Giuliani associate convicted of campaign finance crimes
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York jury has convicted a former associate of Rudy Giuliani of charges that…
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