Amazon’s Ring, MGM to launch show from viral doorbell videos
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Amazon-owned companies — Ring and Hollywood studio MGM — are teaming to create a TV show in the mold of “America’s…
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Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSH BOAK Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor wants to extend nuclear plant’s life
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to extend the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by at least…
Continue ReadingPipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A pipeline carrying diesel has cracked open and spilled more than 45,000 gallons of fuel…
Continue ReadingCongress OKs Dems’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care…
Continue ReadingBeirut bank standoff exposes desperation of economic crisis
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A judge has ordered a gunman who took up to 10 hostages at a Beirut bank to force the release of his…
Continue ReadingKia/Hyundai seat belt pretensioners under investigation
By The Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has opened an investigation into seat…
Continue ReadingPortugal: EU eyes Iberia-Italy pipeline to get gas to Europe
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s prime minister says European authorities are considering a liquefied natural…
Continue ReadingMigrant search and rescue in third day off Greek islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a search and rescue operation is continuing for a third day for migrants reported missing after…
Continue ReadingTwo years on, foundations stand by issuing bonds in pandemic
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Ford Foundation took the unprecedented step of issuing $1 billion in debt to help stabilize…
Continue ReadingJ&J to end sales of baby powder with talc globally next year
Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid…
Continue ReadingThree Chinese corporate giants leaving NY stock exchange
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Three state-owned Chinese corporate giants say they will remove their shares from the New York…
Continue ReadingAmsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travelers hit by chaos
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation program for travelers who missed their flights because of…
Continue ReadingShip reaches Ukraine to load up with wheat for hungry Africa
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A ship docked in a Ukrainian Black Sea port on Friday to begin loading up with wheat for…
Continue ReadingUK economy shrinks in 2nd quarter, sharpening recession fear
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom’s economy shrank in the three months to June. It’s a smaller-than-expected contraction but adds to…
Continue ReadingGerman ex-leader Schroeder sues to restore official perks
BERLIN (AP) — Former German leader Gerhard Schroeder is suing to restore the perks he enjoyed as ex-chancellor after he was stripped of them by…
Continue ReadingChina’s Huawei says sales down but new ventures growing
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei says its revenue fell in the first half of 2022 but new ventures in…
Continue ReadingSlow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of Kenya’s electoral commission says vote-tallying in the country’s close…
Continue ReadingWall Street extends winning streak to 4th week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with a broad stock market rally Friday, as the…
Continue ReadingDairy farm in Ukraine’s Donbas region struggles to survive
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press DMYTRIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — One of the last working dairy farms on Ukrainian-controlled territory in the eastern…
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