McDonald’s is offering free ‘Thank You’ meals to teachers across the country
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Teachers are going to get a little extra lovin’ this week with free breakfast “Thank You” meals from…
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Facebook unveils new controls for kids using its platforms
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be…
Continue Reading Here’s what’s open and closed on Columbus Day
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business In many parts of the country, what was traditionally known as Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous…
Continue Reading Facebook’s success was built on algorithms. Can they also fix it?
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For billions of people around the world, Facebook can be a source for cute baby pictures, vaccine misinformation and…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How US states help rich foreigners shield assets
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A mention of “tax havens” typically conjures images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like…
Continue Reading Small businesses navigate ever-changing COVID-19 reality
By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For a brief moment this summer, it seemed like small businesses might be getting a break from…
Continue Reading Unemployment benefits ended, but hiring did not surge in September
US employers added only 194,000 jobs in September, another troubling sign that Covid is disrupting the economy. CNN’s Christine Romans…
Continue Reading Texas abortion law foes target lawmakers’ corporate donors
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press Opponents of Texas’ strict abortion ban are focusing on companies that donated money to the bill’s…
Continue Reading Advocates, lawmakers push hospitals to help more with bills
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Patient advocates and some state governments say hospitals must do more to help patients deal with medical bills…
Continue Reading Hydropower decline adds strain to power grids in drought
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — U.S. hydropower generation is forecast to drop 14% this year compared with 2020 as drought…
Continue Reading Irish foreign minister warns of breakdown in EU-UK relations
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s foreign minister has warned that British demands risk a “further breakdown in…
Continue Reading How one Facebook worker unfriended the giant social network
By ADAM GELLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press When a 37-year-old data scientist went before Congress to accuse Facebook of pursuing profit…
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Watch Kim Kardashian West’s ‘SNL’ monologue
Kim Kardashian West jokes about her sex tape, meeting O.J. Simpson, and divorcing Kanye West during her “Saturday Night Live”…
Continue Reading California law requires gender-neutral area in some stores
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the first state to require large department stores to display products like…
Continue Reading California law to eventually ban gas-powered lawn equipment
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law directing regulators to eventually ban the…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Napa Valley protests against unfettered development
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Defenders of Mexico’s Valle de Guadalupe wine-producing valley are protesting unfettered development they say threatens…
Continue Reading Police arrest Indian minister’s son in killing of farmers
BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Indian police say they have arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister…
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…
Continue Reading Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators have marched down Rome’s Via Veneto and other main streets…
Continue Reading Climate activist Nakate visits huge German coal mine
LUETZERATH, Germany (AP) — Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate has visited a vast open-pit coal mine in Germany and a village that is to be…
Continue Reading Lebanon’s 2 main state power plants shut down, out of fuel
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state electricity company says the country’s two main power plants were forced to…
Continue Reading What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The fifth week of the trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes brought another big name witness to the…
Continue Reading McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — During the recent standoff over the nation’s debt limit, Senate Republican…
Continue Reading UK eyes ‘walk me home’ phone-tracker to protect lone women
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A top British government official is backing a phone company’s proposal for a new tracking service…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen?
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network…
Continue Reading A growing worry for charities: Tax havens for the rich
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer A spotlight that has been thrown on how many of the rich and powerful shield their wealth is also intensifying…
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How to prepare for 15 types of emergencies
Valley Food Storage consulted the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s list of disasters and emergencies and selected key ways to stay prepared…
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Vista College closes abruptly in El Paso, Las Cruces amid financial woes, stuns students
EL PASO, Texas — Vista College, a private, for-profit trade college with campuses in El Paso and Las Cruces, abruptly closed its doors Friday citing…
Continue Reading IMF board says needs more time to weigh data-rigging details
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive board of the International Monetary Fund says it is seeking more…
Continue Reading Many Indians can’t prove their loved ones died from Covid. And that could be a problem
By Jessie Yeung, Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN As India’s brutal second coronavirus wave ravaged the country this spring, Ankit Srivastava…
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