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California keeps lights on after day of grid-straining heat
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat Wednesday, as operators of the state's electricity grid continued to warn that unprecedented de...
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Powell: Higher rates unlikely to cause deep US recession
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The last time the Federal Reserve faced inflation as high as it is now, in the early 1980s, it jacked up interest rates to double-digit levels - and in...
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Magnitude 5.4 quake off Greek islands; no damage reported
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has struck off the western islands of Zakynthos and Cephalonia, but no dama...
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European cab drivers protest practices, spread of Uber
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - Hundreds of cab drivers clogged traffic in Brussels in an international demonstration against the online ride company Uber, which is seen as unfairly dis...
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United makes 'conditional' order for electric air taxis
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - United Airlines thinks that in a few years, plenty of big-city customers will pay $100 or more for a one-way ride to the airport in a four-seat, electric-p...
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Bankruptcy stay for Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm extended
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - A Swiss court has granted the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to bring Russian gas to Germany but put on ice...
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Jeep unveils its 1st electric SUVs for North America, Europe
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years. The new EVs, Jeep's first, are part of...
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Asian shares rise after Wall Street rise, Fed Chair comments
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Asian benchmarks rose Friday, cheered by gains on Wall Street as comments from the Federal Reserve chairman assured markets on the expected rate rise. Japa...
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Ricky Martin sues nephew, alleges million-dollar losses
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his nephew that accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse...
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Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector
Sep 08, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that efforts to tackle climate change are having on the globa...