January 2023

Child welfare algorithm faces Justice Department scrutiny

January 31, 2023 5:13 am Associated Press

By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Justice Department has been scrutinizing a controversial artificial…

UK police chiefs apologize to Hillsborough disaster families

January 31, 2023 5:13 am Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s police chiefs have promised a “cultural change” as they apologized to families of the victims in the 1989…

American Express launches products for small businesses

January 31, 2023 5:05 am Associated Press

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — American Express is launching a suite of financial service products for small businesses as it…

Mpox is almost gone in the US, leaving lessons and mysteries in its wake

January 31, 2023 5:04 am CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US public health emergency declaration for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ends Tuesday. The outbreak, which once…

Alaska gold, copper mine blocked over environmental worries

January 31, 2023 5:04 am Associated Press

By BECKY BOHRER and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step…

Alaska gold, copper mine blocked over environmental worries

January 31, 2023 5:04 am Associated Press

By BECKY BOHRER and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step…

New luxury resort celebrates Thailand’s railway history

January 31, 2023 5:02 am CNN Newsource

By Karla Cripps, CNN Railways have long been a source of fascination for travelers, allowing us to experience journeys at a slower pace and revisit a…

Stocks sizzled in January as rate hike and inflation fears ebbed

January 31, 2023 4:56 am CNN

CNN, POOL, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB By Paul R. La Monica, CNN New year, new attitude on Wall Street. Stocks are off to a…

‘Run, hide, fight’ tactic in active shootings may be outdated, security experts say

January 31, 2023 4:46 am CNN

CNN, KUSA, WSYX, WUSA, KDVR, WSMV By Brynn Gingras, Bonney Kapp and Laura Ly, CNN You’ve probably heard these three words — run, hide,…

Trabajadores salen a las calles en Francia en la segunda huelga masiva contra la reforma de las pensiones

January 31, 2023 4:41 am CNN Newsource

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Manifestantes en toda Francia iniciaron huelgas este martes contra los controvertidos planes de reforma de pensiones…

Is this the beginning of the end for Big Oil’s windfall?

January 31, 2023 4:41 am CNN Newsource

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Oil and gas companies have had two years of skyrocketing growth, but this earnings season could mark the beginning of their…

As mass layoffs spread, tech workers are flocking to this app

January 31, 2023 4:39 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In the week before Microsoft publicly announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs, thousands of workers at the tech giant who were…

‘Run, hide, fight’ tactic in active shootings may be outdated, security experts say

January 31, 2023 4:31 am CNN Newsource

By Brynn Gingras, Bonney Kapp and Laura Ly, CNN You’ve probably heard these three words — run, hide, fight. The tactics from the FBI,…

Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia do little to solve waste problem

January 31, 2023 4:12 am Associated Press

PRIBOJ, Serbia (AP) — In southwest Serbia, construction machines are being repurposed to clear tons of waste clogging the Potpec lake. Year after…

Drugmaker Pfizer starts low with 2023 earnings forecast

January 31, 2023 4:12 am Associated Press

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer surprised Wall Street on Tuesday by predicting bigger-than-expected sales drops this year for two key products:…

Adult Happy Meals, McRib, feed McDonald’s sales in Q4

January 31, 2023 4:08 am Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Adult Happy Meals and other limited-time promotions boosted traffic at McDonald’s restaurants during the…

GM shares surge after record earnings and new stake in lithium company

January 31, 2023 4:07 am CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN General Motors reported a much stronger than expected fourth-quarter profit, lifting full-year results to record levels for the…

Unprecedented profit for Exxon as travel, and war, heated up

January 31, 2023 4:06 am Associated Press

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil posted record annual profits in 2022 as consumers globally struggled with high…

UPS reports record profit but forecasts a slower 2023

January 31, 2023 4:02 am CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN UPS reported a record profit for 2022 as its revenue reached $100 billion for the first time since its founding in 1907. The…

China lobbies Dutch to defend trade after chip curbs

January 31, 2023 4:01 am Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has appealed to his Dutch counterpart to defend free trade after the Netherlands and Japan agreed to…

Month: January 2023