Plane veers off runway in China and catches fire; 36 injured
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese passenger jet has veered off the runway during takeoff and caught fire, sending black smoke billowing into the air and…
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Vegas Strip resort surprises 5,400 workers with $5K bonuses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Joyous bedlam erupted at an employee appreciation and awards buffet at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas when the resort chief…
Continue Reading North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has imposed a nationwide lockdown to control its first…
Continue Reading Jury clears American in alleged assault of flight attendant
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas has cleared American Airlines of responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity chef it hired…
Continue Reading Senate confirms Black economist to Federal Reserve Board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Jefferson is the latest…
Continue Reading Trump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The lease to the Washington hotel run by Donald Trump’s family company while he was…
Continue Reading Fed utility weighs coal plant switch options, climate impact
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The nation’s largest public utility plans to shut down a massive coal-fired power…
Continue Reading French fiberglass maker hiring 400 in $28M Georgia expansion
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — A French manufacturer says it will restart the fiberglass furnace at a Georgia plant it purchased in 2019. Saint-Gobain says it…
Continue Reading Raimondo: Inquiry on solar imports follows the law
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo pushed back forcefully Wednesday against critics — including…
Continue Reading Beyond Meat shares tumble on disappointing Q1
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat reported lower-than-expected revenue in the first quarter as it slashed…
Continue Reading Walt Disney Co. Q2 results fall short but subscribers grow
By The Associated Press BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. missed Wall Street’s expectations for its fiscal second quarter, dinged by…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street Wednesday, led by more drops in technology companies, after a report on inflation came in worse than…
Continue Reading Google adopts an Apple-like approach for its Pixel products
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Coinbase loses half its value in a week as crypto slumps
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase has lost half its value in the past week. That…
Continue Reading NYC mayor calls on ATF to yank ghost gun kit maker’s license
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells…
Continue Reading Democrats seek criminal charges against Trump Interior head
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee have asked the Justice Department to…
Continue Reading Judge: Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says he will lift his contempt of court order issued against Donald Trump if…
Continue Reading Elon Musk, an erratic visionary, revels in contradiction
Many people are puzzling what a Elon Musk takeover of Twitter would mean for the company and even whether he’ll go through with the deal.  If the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk, an erratic visionary, revels in contradiction
By TOM KRISHER, MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ADAM GELLER Associated Press Many people are puzzling what a Elon Musk takeover of Twitter would mean for the…
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