French activists pose as employers to expose racism
PARIS (AP) — French anti-racism activists have telephoned temporary employment agencies posing as a construction firm that wanted to hire only…
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‘What’s the government afraid of?’ Maria Ressa speaks up after verdict in Philippine court (2020)
Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was found guilty of “cyber libel” in a case she and press freedom groups have described as a politically motivated…
Continue Reading Hungary: Budapest mayor pulls out of opposition primary race
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The mayor of Hungary’s capital has announced he would withdraw from a primary contest…
Continue Reading Slovenia denies excessive police force against protesters
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia’s interior minister has rejected accusations that police used excessive force to curb anti-government…
Continue Reading Smart robots do all the work at Nissan’s ‘intelligent’ plant
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer KAMINO KAWA, Japan (AP) — Nissan’s “intelligent factory” hardly has any human workers. The robots do the…
Continue Reading Mohamed El-Erian: The Fed needs to ease off the accelerator
Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz and Gramercy Advisor, says the US needs three policy responses to support the economic…
Continue Reading Another disappointment: US economy adds only 194,000 jobs in September
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s economic recovery has hit a roadblock: US employers added only 194,000 jobs in September, another…
Continue Reading More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
By DAVID McHUGH and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — More than 130 countries have agreed on a tentative deal that would make…
Continue Reading Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make…
Continue Reading Finland joins other Nordic nations in curbing Moderna shots
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Finland has joined other Nordic countries in suspending or discouraging the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue Reading Watch this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner be announced
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which presented the award in Oslo on…
Continue Reading Swiss-backed project aims to avert new ‘Cold War’ in science
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s foreign minister says concerns about a “new Cold War” over science and…
Continue Reading Americans agree misinformation is a problem, poll shows
By AMANDA SEITZ and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a…
Continue Reading Less travel, more moviegoing over China National Day break
BEIJING (AP) — China saw a major dip in travel over the past week’s National Day vacation. People staying home appeared to have chosen the…
Continue Reading India staring at power crisis with coal stocks down to days
By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An energy crisis is looming over India as coal stockpiles grow perilously low, adding to…
Continue Reading Kishida vows to lead with ‘trust and empathy’ to fix Japan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In his first policy speech, new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to strengthen…
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El Paso hospitals coping with nursing shortage amid thousands of job openings
EL PASO, Texas — A year and half after the pandemic began, local health officials said El Paso is still facing a critical staffing shortage.…
Continue Reading Biden restores Bears Ears, other monuments cut by Trump
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has restored two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s happening with the California oil spill?
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week…
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Economy Wholesale Grocers opens 2nd location in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — Economy Wholesale Grocers has opened its second location in the Lower Valley at 411 N. Zaragoza. It’s holding a grand opening…
Continue Reading California pipeline likely damaged up to a year before spill
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, MATTHEW BROWN and AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Coast Guard investigators say an underwater…
Continue Reading McConnell says he won’t help Dems raise debt limit again
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not again help Democrats extend the…
Continue Reading Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and…
Continue Reading Former Australian PM Abbott calls for solidarity with Taiwan
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Australian prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed…
Continue Reading Judge blocks big California development over wildfire danger
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has blocked portions of the largest proposed residential housing…
Continue Reading See how Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode works
Despite concerns from regulators,Tesla is rolling out its autonomous driving feature to some owners who can prove they are safe…
Continue Reading Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing
By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to…
Continue Reading Sue Grafton’s alphabet novels headed to television
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton’s million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a…
Continue Reading Nevada tech company asks to withdraw ‘Innovation Zones’ plan
By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a…
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