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Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - LONGQUAN, China (AP) - Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong's greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mount...
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Homeowning while Black: Couple alleges bias in appraisal
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - How much does it pay to hide the photos of your family at your home, or anything else that shows your race? If you're Black and trying to find out how mu...
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New claims against ex-Miami congressman hired by Venezuela
Aug 20, 2022 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela's socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channe...
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Don't dawdle with latest iPhone update. Here's why and how
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Apple regularly issues updates to the software powering the iPhone, and sometimes it's OK to dawdle when it comes to installing them. But that's not the ...
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Russia's Gazprom to shut gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom said on Friday a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this ...
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Yangtze shrinks as China's drought disrupts industry
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - CHONGQING, China (AP) - Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China's driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its ...
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Bank of Cyprus rejects 3 Lone Star bids for share buyout
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Cyprus' largest bank, Bank of Cyprus, said Friday it has rejected three successive cash bids over the last three months by LSF XI Investments LLC ...
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Tech stocks lead Wall Street lower, breaking winning streak
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading Friday with a broad slide for stocks that left the major indexes in the red for the week. The S&P 500 closed 1.3% lower, bre...
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Foot Locker names former Ulta Beauty chief as CEO
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - The chief executive who oversaw the rapid expansion of Ulta Beauty will take over as CEO of Foot Locker during a period of significant transiti...
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Source: CBS extends Champions League deal for $250M a year
Aug 19, 2022 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - The Champions League is staying on CBS in the United States for an additional six years with parent company Paramount paying $250 million a year to renew i...