By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Insurance companies that have long said they’ll cover anything, at the right price, are increasingly ruling out fossil fuel projects because of climate change — to cheers from environmental campaigners. More than a dozen groups that track what policies insurers have on high-emissions activities say the industry
Continue ReadingBRIGHTON, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest collected a hard-fought point from a 0-0 draw at Brighton to climb off the bottom of the Premier League. Brighton dominated the game at the Amex Stadium but again lacked a cutting edge. It came closest when Leandro Trossard struck a powerful shot against the crossbar in the first
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix reversed its recent subscriber losses with a summertime gain that management is hoping to build upon with the upcoming launch of a cheaper version of the video streaming service that will include ads for the first time. The Los Gatos, California, company disclosed Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament has approved amendments to a banking secrecy law, a key demand of the International Monetary Fund before agreeing to a bailout program. Lebanese legislators late Tuesday approved the reiterated law with some slight changes, which legal and advocacy groups have critiqued as
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker, two Big Ten running backs and Alabama pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. highlight The Associated Press midseason All-America team presented by Regions Bank, selected by AP Top 25 voters and released Tuesday. Hooker is second in the country in passer efficiency rating at 187.7 and has accounted for
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government wants to expand all-hours mental health and substance abuse care in communities around the country. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday that the government will award millions of dollars for states to plan how clinics can offer more on-demand help for
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks rose on Wall Street, adding to weekly gains for major indexes that have been mired in a broad slump amid inflation and recession concerns. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq also rose. The gains tempered from an earlier jump that sent almost all
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., up $7.14 to $313.85. The investment bank’s third-quarter profit and revenue beat analysts’ forecasts. Marten Transport Ltd., down $1.48 to $18.52. The trucking company’s third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street forecasts. Aveo Pharmaceuticals Inc., up $4.44
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Pres COLUMBIA S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have again rejected a proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state. But they left open a small chance Tuesday some compromise could be reached. The stalemate in the Republican-dominated Legislature hasn’t changed for weeks. The Senate voted 26-17 Tuesday to insist
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis warehouse by a former employee of the shipping giant. U.S. District Judge James Sweeney on Monday granted a FedEx Corp. motion to dismiss it and
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis warehouse by a former employee of the shipping giant. U.S. District Judge James Sweeney on Monday granted a FedEx Corp. motion to dismiss it and
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Ralph Macchio has written a book called “Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me” about his experience making “Karate Kid” and how time helped him embrace the character of Daniel LaRusso. He revived the character in 2018 with “Cobra Kai,” a continuation series also starring William Zabka, who played his
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN An increase in infections with a rare flesh-eating bacteria was reported in Florida in the days after Hurricane Ian due to catastrophic flooding from the storm. There have been 65 cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection and 11 deaths in the state this year as of Friday, according to the Florida Department
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy warns that Republicans will not write a “blank check” for Ukraine if they win back the House majority. The comments made in an interview with Punchbowl News reflect his party’s growing skepticism about financial support for Kyiv as it
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state audit says the North Dakota Health Department stored thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses at incorrect temperatures or without temperature data over the past two years — and that some of the vaccine was administered to patients. The health department disputed the audit released Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Michael Conte and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The son of an American citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for criticizing the Saudi government said Tuesday evening that his father is “nowhere near being a dissident.” “My father is a senior American citizen who just wants to live freely and happy in the United States
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Cuando se trata de ascender a puestos directivos, los hombres siguen teniendo ventaja. Y las mujeres que ascienden a puestos de dirección tienen más probabilidades —que sus homólogos masculinos— de ver socavada su autoridad y que algunos de sus esfuerzos pasen desapercibidos. Ahora, a raíz de la pandemia, también son
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Take note: The Utah Jazz evidently need a new hashtag. The team’s long-used hashtag — #TakeNote — was used by Apple CEO Tim Cook in a tweet on Tuesday, accompanied by an Apple logo emoji. It raises questions about how the phrase will be used in the team’s marketing plans
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican running for governor in Wisconsin suggested Tuesday that he did not support enforcing the swing state’s near-total ban on abortions, saying “I will never arrest a doctor” before his campaign walked back his comment. Tim Michels is locked in a tight race with Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A World War II shipwreck is still leaking explosives and other toxic elements into the ocean floor of the North Sea more than 80 years after it was sunk. The wreck’s hazardous pollutants continue to impact nearby marine microbiology, as well as the geochemistry of the seafloor, according to new research
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