Miami Herald president named Houston Chronicle publisher
HOUSTON (AP) — Miami Herald President Nancy Meyer has been hired as the new publisher of the Houston Chronicle. New York-based Hearst Corp.…
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Biden’s highway safety pick vows to reduce US traffic deaths
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to run the nation’s highway safety agency is pledging…
Continue Reading Liquor distribution exec sentenced to prison in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — The chief executive of a California liquor distribution company who authorities say paid $500,000 to get her son into college as a…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading New Year’s fireworks returning to Vegas after 2020 hiatus
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New Year’s Eve fireworks that were called off last year on the Las Vegas Strip due to the…
Continue Reading Awash in illegal pot farms, Oregon plans millions for relief
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Legislature has dedicated $25 million to combatting the proliferation of illegal…
Continue Reading Intel to invest $7.1B in Malaysia chipmaking expansion
Associated Press Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Intel is expanding its manufacturing operation in Malaysia as chipmakers work to…
Continue Reading CDC recommends Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 shots over J&J’s
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health officials say most Americans should get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines instead of…
Continue Reading Biden signs bill hiking US borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a bill raising the nation’s borrowing limit by $2.5 trillion, avoiding a potentially…
Continue Reading Solid demand, backlog of home orders favors builders in ’22
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the…
Continue Reading EU drug agency gives advice on use of Pfizer COVID-19 pill
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union drug regulator has issued advice on the use of Pfizer’s…
Continue Reading ‘We want to give people hope’: Americans aid tornado victims
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Americans across the country are pitching in to help after last week’s tornadoes ravaged the South and Midwest,…
Continue Reading Alden sues Lee after news publisher rejects its takeover bid
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer The Alden Global Capital hedge fund stepped up its efforts to buy Lee Enterprises this week by filing a lawsuit…
Continue Reading Germany getting more vaccines for ‘offensive’ booster drive
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is scrambling to procure more vaccines to fuel what the new health minister calls a “very…
Continue Reading Northern California highway shut down by snow now reopen
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major interstate highway in Northern California has reopened after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by…
Continue Reading Tornado-hit factory sued; workers said they couldn’t leave
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Survivors of a tornado that leveled a Kentucky candle factory have filed a lawsuit against…
Continue Reading Cyprus sees full tourism sector rebound by 2024
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The government of Cyprus expects tourism to start fully rebounding in 2022 after arrivals this year increased a healthy 175%…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates up slightly this week to a still-low 3.12%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average interest rate on a long-term mortgage in the U.S. ticked up slightly this week…
Continue Reading Meals from a box hold a helping of nostalgia, too
By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press Boxed convenience foods aren’t just dinner. For many people born in the latter half of the 20th century,…
Continue Reading Industrial production increases 0.5% in November
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — US industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation’s…
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