NTSB finds 119 deaths while using electric bikes, e-scooters
DETROIT (AP) — At least 119 people died while riding electric scooters or e-bikes from 2017 through 2021. That’s according to a study by the…
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Turbulent Honolulu flight illustrates phenomenon’s risks
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press The latest injuries from airplane turbulence were on flights to Honolulu and Houston, leading to a total of 41 people…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico seeks tougher provisions for US nuclear dump
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State officials on Tuesday released a draft permit that includes tougher…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 12/20/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street, while bond markets around the world felt pain after a surprise move from Japan’s…
Continue ReadingFuelCell, Wells Fargo fall; Steelcase, Blucora rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Blucora Inc., up $2.78 to $25.34. The wealth management…
Continue ReadingRule delay makes big EV tax credit possible early next year
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — People who want to buy an electric vehicle could get a bigger-than-expected tax…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 90 cents to $76.09 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for February delivery rose…
Continue ReadingCheer groups move to dismiss abuse case, racketeering claims
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A series of lawsuits beginning in South Carolina detail the alleged…
Continue ReadingCuban artists blocked from once-promising NFT trading sites
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have offered Cuban artists a lifeline during the pandemic, which…
Continue ReadingSpurred by regulators, 3M to phase out “forever chemicals”
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chemical and consumer products maker 3M will phase out the manufacturing of so-called “forever…
Continue ReadingMat Ishbia agrees to buy Suns, Mercury for $4 billion
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy a majority stake of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix…
Continue ReadingEPA to tighten nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy trucks
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — In a little over four years, new heavy truck makers will have to cut harmful nitrogen oxide pollution…
Continue ReadingMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg takes witness stand in FTC case
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, took the…
Continue ReadingGambling interests gave GOP group behind pro-DeWine PACs $1M
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Associated Press review finds that gambling interests positioning for lucrative…
Continue ReadingEU probes Broadcom’s $61B VMware buy on competition concerns
LONDON (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom’s $61 billion deal to buy cloud technology company VMware faces careful scrutiny from…
Continue ReadingCongress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress…
Continue ReadingLawmakers using spending bill to delay lobster restrictions
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using a federal spending bill to delay new lobster…
Continue ReadingWells Fargo to pay $3.7B over consumer law violations
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed…
Continue ReadingGermany to pay more for child medicines amid supply shortage
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Tuesday that it will allow health insurance companies to pay more for pediatric medications that are in…
Continue ReadingIn a surprise move, Bank of Japan loosens bond yield cap
Associated Press The Bank of Japan broadened caps for a benchmark government bond yield, a surprise move that pushed bond yields higher globally and…
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