New landmark recognizes Chinese contributions to Yosemite
Associated Press YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A century-old building originally used as a laundry by Chinese workers at Yosemite’s…
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Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended…
Continue Reading Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump wants a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended…
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Forklift accident seriously injures Lower Valley trucking company worker
EL PASO, Texas — A trucking company employee was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday following a forklift mishap in the Lower Valley. It…
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What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Rishi Iyengar and Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes concluded its fourth week on Friday, with…
Continue Reading Tesla reports stronger-than-expected Q3 sales
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla says it delivered 241,300 electric vehicles in the third quarter even as it wrestled with a global shortage of…
Continue Reading Paris Fashion Week channels humor, animated film for spring
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — As weary fashionistas made it to the final sprint of Paris Fashion Week’s 96 physical and…
Continue Reading Dwindling Alaska salmon leave Yukon River tribes in crisis
By NATHAN HOWARD and GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press STEVENS VILLAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two salmon species have all but disappeared from…
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Is that bear fat or just chonky? Lasers may help scientists find out
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business One mid-September evening in 2018, Joel Cusick found himself pointing a laser scanner at the butt of a bear named Otis.…
Continue Reading US private equity firm wins auction for Britain’s Morrisons
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American private equity group has narrowly won the battle to buy British supermarket chain Morrisons…
Continue Reading Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether…
Continue Reading Party crowds spark effort to turn down volume in South Beach
By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Miami Beach wants to turn down the volume in the city’s South Beach party neighborhood. Officials…
Continue Reading UK extends truck driver visa program as fuel crisis persists
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has extended an emergency visa program for truck drivers as fuel shortages…
Continue Reading Dubai Expo 2020 offers conflicting figures on worker deaths
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s Expo 2020 has offered conflicting figures for how many workers had…
Continue Reading ‘Everybody is frustrated,’ Biden says as his agenda stalls
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is acknowledging frustrations as Democrats strain to rescue…
Continue Reading American, other airlines will require employee vaccinations
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a…
Continue Reading Alaska Air to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees
SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination. The Seattle Times reports there…
Continue Reading Media company Ozy is shutting down as problems mount
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer Ozy is shutting down less than a week after a New York Times column raised questions about the media…
Continue Reading Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes put the reporter who broke the Theranos story on her witness list. His attorneys are calling it a “ruse”
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter John Carreyrou is responsible for breaking open the story of Theranos six…
Continue Reading American, other airlines will require employee vaccinations
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
Continue Reading Helicopter and plane collide midair in Arizona; 2 killed
PAUL DAVENPORT CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Arizona say two people are dead after their helicopter crashed following a mid-air collision…
Continue Reading Pollution charges: Louisiana Firestone plant to pay $4M
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A synthetic rubber manufacturer in southwest Louisiana has agreed to pay $4 million and…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks rebounded on Wall Street Friday but still ended with their worst weekly decline since February. The S&P 500 added…
Continue Reading Merck, IFF rise; Lordstown Motors, PDC Energy fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Merck, IFF rise; Lordstown Motors, PDC Energy…
Continue Reading Scarlett Johansson and Disney agree to end lawsuit
Scarlett Johansson and Disney resolved their dispute over the lawsuit that Johansson filed against the company. She alleged that Disney breached her…
Continue Reading US auto sales slump, stalled by car computer chip shortage
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled about 26% in September as a global shortage of computer chips worsened,…
Continue Reading Blue Origin: Essay alleges sexism, ‘dehumanizing’ culture at Jeff Bezos’ rocket company
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A group of 21 current and former employees at Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, co-signed an…
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…
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