Lawsuit: Paraplegic man’s foot ‘shredded’ on rollercoaster
FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) — A paraplegic man who was injured on a roller coaster is now suing a Utah amusement park, saying his paralyzed leg wasn’t…
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UK Brexit minister warns of ‘cold mistrust’ era with EU
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Brexit minister has warned of a long-term chill in relations between the U.K. and the…
Continue Reading Ford plant caused benzene vapor in Detroit suburb’s sewers
FLAT ROCK, Mich. (AP) — Ford and Michigan environmental officials say one of the automaker’s plants is the source of benzene vapor in sewers that…
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Congresswoman against Texas abortion ban makes personal revelation
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) talks with CNN about her opposition to Texas’ restrictive abortion…
Continue Reading As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Experts call it “warning fatigue,” and no one can be sure what role it might have played…
Continue Reading Legal shield for Purdue Pharma owners is at heart of appeals
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The end of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case has left a bitter taste for those who wanted to see more…
Continue Reading Cattle producers have a beef with 35-year marketing campaign
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — It’s one of the nation’s most iconic marketing slogans, but today the checkoff…
Continue Reading Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
By JEFF AMY Associated Press The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s…
Continue Reading AP Was There: Covering the Battle for Blair Mountain in 1921
By The Associated Press LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — When a mine industry conflict a hundred years ago sparked the largest armed uprising in the United…
Continue Reading Concerns rise over UK flu outbreak amid vaccine delays
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One of the U.K.’s largest suppliers of seasonal influenza vaccines warns there could be delivery…
Continue Reading The Latest: Iran president calls for election in Afghanistan
The Associated Press TEHRAN — Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes…
Continue Reading Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New…
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Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
Continue Reading Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
Continue Reading Congresswomen urge Biden to stop pipeline in Minnesota visit
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and her progressive congressional allies have…
Continue Reading US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies…
Continue Reading MongoDB, PagerDuty, DocuSign rise; Yext falls
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: MongoDB, PagerDuty, DocuSign rise; Yext…
Continue Reading Match Group CEO, Bumble decry Texas law, start aid funds
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized a new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. She is…
Continue Reading Feds probe NY Tesla crash that killed man changing flat tire
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has added another fatality involving a Tesla to the list of…
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 Rocket ‘terminated’ in fiery explosion over Pacific Ocean
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites into orbit exploded in a fireball off…
Continue Reading Rocket built by startup Firefly explodes off California coast
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after launching from California Thursday evening, dashing the hopes…
Continue Reading UAW watchdog getting evidence from feds in corruption probe
By ED WHITE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit put a herd of UAW officials in prison. Now they’re…
Continue Reading Passenger accused of punching Southwest flight attendant faces federal charges
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The passenger accused of punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and breaking three of her teeth on a May flight now…
Continue Reading Kraft, former officials settle SEC charges for $62 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kraft Heinz Co. is agreeing to pay $62 million to settle charges of improper accounting of what it once claimed were cost…
Continue Reading Honduras economic development zones worry residents, experts
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…
Continue Reading Apple walks back plans for new child safety tools after privacy backlash
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple made headlines — and not the good kind — last month when it announced a test of a new tool aimed at combating…
Continue Reading Delta drag: Only 235,000 jobs added back to US economy in August
The US economy added far fewer jobs than expected last month. CNN’s Christine Romans reports on the disappointing jobs…
Continue Reading Growth in services sector slowed in August from record pace
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after setting…
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