Japan’s economy contracts as energy prices soar
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy contracted at a worse than expected annual rate of 1% in the last quarter, as…
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Nielsen list illustrates power of franchises for networks
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast television networks, inundated with competition from cable and streaming services, have…
Continue Reading Search ends for woman who fell from cruise ship in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a 40-year-old woman who fell overboard off a cruise ship in southeast…
Continue Reading Ratepayer advocates seek protections in offshore wind case
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State regulators considering whether to approve Dominion Energy Virginia’s plans for a…
Continue Reading Judge: Regulators wrong to ban beer label that had naked man
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge says North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label that featured a silhouette of a naked…
Continue Reading Environmentalists oppose more life for California nuke plant
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dozens of environmental and anti-nuclear organizations are opposing any attempt to extend…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks rose steadily throughout the day and ended with broad gains as traders got back to buying again after a mostly miserable…
Continue Reading United Airlines, Abbott rise; Walmart, Fluor fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: United Airlines, Abbott rise; Walmart, Fluor…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed to keep hiking rates until it controls inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell has underscored the Federal Reserve’s determination to keep…
Continue Reading Flight attendants’ union supports Frontier-Spirit merger
WASHINGTON (AP) — The biggest U.S. union for flight attendants is backing Frontier Airlines’ bid to buy Spirit Airlines. The Association of…
Continue Reading Argo touts driverless operations in Miami and Austin, Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — An autonomous vehicle technology company that partners with Ford and Volkswagen says it has started driverless operations in two of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What we know about shuttered baby formula plant
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Many questions remain about the shuttered Abbott baby formula plant at the center of a…
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 New Iowa law requires more ethanol in state’s gasoline
By DAVID PITT Associated Press PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is the first state in the nation to require most gas stations to sell fuel with at…
Continue Reading FAA to let United use jets grounded after engine failure
By The Associated Press Federal safety officials are moving to let United Airlines resume using about 50 planes that have been grounded since the…
Continue Reading Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says
By TOM KRISHER and HOPE YEN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year. That’s the highest…
Continue Reading US to ease a few economic sanctions against Venezuela
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on…
Continue Reading House Dems propose $28 million to address formula shortage
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a $28 million emergency spending bill to address the shortage of…
Continue Reading Ohio principals reject endorsement deals for prep athletes
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — High school principals in Ohio have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to allow prep athletes…
Continue Reading Prosecutors: NYC investment adviser blamed in $5B fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say bus drivers and charitable groups were among victims who lost $5…
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