Electric battery maker to locate factory in northern WVa
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ says it will locate an electric battery factory in northern West…
Continue ReadingAP National Business
Groundbreaking advances emerging vehicle battery production
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Kentucky has reached another stage in developing an electric vehicle battery sector. State and local officials…
Continue ReadingIn quiet TV week, ’60 Minutes’ lead the Nielsen ratings
NEW YORK (AP) — “60 Minutes” leads for Aug. 22-28 in television’s prime-time ratings as measured by the Nielsen company, in another quiet…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 8/30/2022
The Associated Press Stocks fell again on Wall Street, posting their third loss in a row as traders worry that high interest rates are here to stay…
Continue ReadingBuilding collapses in Nigeria; 8 people pulled from rubble
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A three-story building under construction has collapsed in Nigeria’s northwestern…
Continue ReadingPhotronics, Conn’s fall; Best Buy, Big Lots rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Photronics, Conn’s fall; Best Buy, Big Lots…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $5.37 to $91.64 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell $5.78…
Continue ReadingNYC announces debt relief plan for struggling taxi drivers
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to…
Continue ReadingAngolan opposition UNITA rejects ruling party’s election win
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Angola’s opposition party has filed a complaint against the election victory of the ruling MPLA party in…
Continue ReadingMaine supreme court breathes new life into power project
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s highest court is breathing new life into a $1 billion transmission line project…
Continue ReadingFDA chief says long-awaited opioid review still in the works
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a government review of prescription opioid…
Continue ReadingSale of Warren Buffett portrait can’t match $19M lunch bid
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The auction of a high-tech portrait of Warren Buffett couldn’t come close to matching the…
Continue ReadingFormer Westwood College students get federal debt canceled
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it will cancel any federal student loans used to attend the…
Continue ReadingUS asks farmers: Can you plant 2 crops instead of 1?
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There is only so much farmland in the United States, so when Russia’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingJob vacancies rose in July, dashing Fed hopes for cooling
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of open jobs in the United States rose in July after three months of…
Continue ReadingUS consumers more confident in August as gas prices dip
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Following three straight monthly declines, U.S. consumer confidence rebounded in August as…
Continue ReadingGoogle becoming FIBA’s 1st women’s-only hoops global partner
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Google is becoming the first women’s-only basketball global partner with FIBA. The internet company…
Continue ReadingOn Mexico’s Caribbean coast, mountains of seaweed grow
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Scraping the smelly sargassum seaweed off some beaches on Mexico’s resort-studded…
Continue ReadingDanube drought reveals parts of hidden World War II history
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PRAHOVO, Serbia (AP) — The worst drought in Europe in decades hasn’t only scorched farmland and hampered…
Continue ReadingYankees, LeBron James to invest in AC Milan soccer team
By RONALD BLUM and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are becoming a minority investor in Italian champion AC…
Continue Reading