Judge scolds Trump lawyers, denies bid to toss fraud lawsuit
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge on Friday scolded Donald Trump’s lawyers as he denied their bid to dismiss…
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CES 2023: Startups aim to reduce global food waste
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Avocados can be tricky. Their ripeness window is so narrow that a slew of memes poke fun at…
Continue Reading Farms settle suits on using immigrants over Black US workers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two agriculture businesses in the Mississippi Delta and some Black farm workers have…
Continue Reading Macy’s tempers holiday sales outlook
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Macy’s is tempering its sales outlook for the fiscal fourth quarter after shoppers…
Continue Reading NYC hospitals prep for nurse strike amid negotiations
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations to keep about 10,000 nurses from walking off the job are heading into a final…
Continue Reading Costco, WWE rise; Greenbrier, Baxter International fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Costco Wholesale Corp., up $32.68 to $482.87. The warehouse…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 1/6/2023
The Associated Press Wall Street rallied amid hopes inflation may continue to cool and the Federal Reserve may ease up on its interest rate hikes…
Continue Reading Ex-Sen. Burr: SEC probe into trading over with ‘no action’
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina U.S. Sen. Richard Burr says the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into investment…
Continue Reading ‘Don’t Say Gay’ feud advances with new proposed legislation
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers say they will move to increase state control of Walt Disney…
Continue Reading Michael Flynn restored to Twitter on Jan. 6 anniversary
By MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has had his Twitter account reinstated…
Continue Reading Ex-Southern Cal official gets 6 months in college bribe case
BOSTON (AP) — A former University of Southern California athletics department official who accepted bribes from the ringleader of the nationwide…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose 10 cents to $73.77 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for March delivery fell 12…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is ChatGPT and why are schools blocking it?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Ask the new artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to write an essay about the cause of the American Civil…
Continue Reading US approves Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday approved a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug that’s been…
Continue Reading Teslas of the sea? CES showcases electric hydrofoil boats
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Flying cars and self-driving vehicles always get attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, but this…
Continue Reading Twitter leak exposes 235 million email addresses from hack
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to…
Continue Reading WWE’s Vince McMahon is back after misconduct investigation
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Vince McMahon is rejoining the board of WWE several months after he retired from the sports entertainment…
Continue Reading Brother of plane crash victim to aid review of Boeing safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials have named two dozen people to examine safety practices at Boeing, and one of them is a man whose sister died…
Continue Reading Romania seizes more cars in Tate case; court next week
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Four more luxury vehicles have been seized in the investigation into Andrew Tate, a divisive social media personality who…
Continue Reading Warning about aquifer’s decline sets up big fight in Kansas
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas water experts are warning that farmers and ranchers in the state’s western half…
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