Airbnb removes Mississippi ‘slave cabin’ from listings
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) — An Airbnb listing in Mississippi advertised as a “slave cabin” has been removed from the site following backlash on…
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Florida death could be 20th in US caused by Takata air bags
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A Florida man who was killed in a traffic crash last month could be the 20th death in the U.S. caused…
Continue ReadingFlorida woman’s lawsuit says Equifax error made loan pricier
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point…
Continue ReadingAnger, clashes in South Africa following gang rape arrests
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press KRUGERSDORP, South Africa (AP) — Community members in the South African city of Krugersdorp have beaten…
Continue ReadingUS firm: Likely Iranian threat actor in Albania cyberattack
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A U.S. security firm says a cyberattack that temporarily shut down some Albanian…
Continue ReadingAmazon workers at UK warehouse stop work to protest pay
LONDON (AP) — More than 700 Amazon warehouse workers in England staged a protest Thursday in a dispute over pay, in the latest sign of workplace…
Continue ReadingEPL sets high bar in European soccer, finances and glamor
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The world’s richest soccer league starts a new season in England on Friday as the rest of Europe…
Continue ReadingEmployment market shows signs of cooling amid rate hikes
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The employment market appears to have lost some of its sizzle, a development that could…
Continue ReadingLong-term mortgage rates under 5% for 1st time in 4 months
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months this…
Continue ReadingDirty tricks in Kansas via text: Does yes actually mean no?
By DAVID KLEPPER and SOPHIA TULP Associated Press In the thick of Kansas’ contentious debate over abortion rights, the anonymous text messages…
Continue ReadingAlibaba revenue beats expectations despite contraction
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday beat market expectations for revenue in…
Continue ReadingApplications for US jobless claims up again last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week as the number of unemployed continues to…
Continue ReadingAustralia to protect Barrier Reef by banning coal mine
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government announced on Thursday it plans to prevent development of a…
Continue ReadingRussians shell city near Europe’s largest nuclear plant
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces shelled a Ukrainian city close to Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant…
Continue ReadingTaiwan cancels flights as China holds military drills
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan has canceled airline flights as China fired missiles near the island in retaliation for a…
Continue ReadingBank of England predicts recession at the end of the year
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in 27 years. The central bank…
Continue ReadingAsian stock markets rise ahead of US jobs data
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday ahead of an update on the health of the U.S. jobs market while…
Continue ReadingRights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency…
Continue ReadingToyota profit down as chips shortage keeps customers waiting
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit fell nearly 18% from a year earlier in the April-June quarter as a semiconductor…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands takes tighter control over state broadcaster
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The government of the Solomon Islands is tightening its control over the nation’s…
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