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In Mexico resort, squatters make a stand against developers
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - TULUM, Mexico (AP) - Unchecked development has hit this once laid back beach town on Mexico's Caribbean coast so hard that developers are now eager - even desperate - to...
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Hurricane winds, fierce storms leave 8 dead in France, Italy
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds left at least eight dead Thursday in France and Italy, uprooting trees in Tuscany and on the French island o...
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Gas-powered muscle cars drive into the sunset, turn electric
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - Thundering gas-powered muscle cars, for decades a fixture of American culture, will be closing in on their final Saturday-night cruises in the comi...
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Grains mostly lower, Livestock lower
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for Sep. declined 31.75 cents at $7.3150 a bushel; Sep. corn rose 4.75 cents at $6.1975 a bushel, Sep. oats fell 19 cents at $4.1275 a bushel; while Sep. soybeans ...
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Cisco, BJ's Wholesale rise; Kohl's, Amcor fall
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Cisco Systems Inc., up $2.71 to $49.37. The seller of routers, switches and software reported stro...
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Norway's central bank enacts big rate hike to tame inflation
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Norway's central bank raised its key policy interest rate by half a percentage point Thursday, saying 'œinflation has been considerably higher...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery rose $2.39 to $90.50 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $2.94 to $96.59 a barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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Judge retains jurisdiction in lawsuit over Enbridge pipeline
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A federal judge Thursday kept jurisdiction over a lawsuit seeking to close an oil pipeline crossing a section of the Great Lakes, rejecting M...
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Starbucks must reinstate fired workers, federal judge rules
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge is ordering Starbucks to reinstate seven employees in Memphis who were fired earlier this year after leading an effort to unionize ...
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Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
Aug 18, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to stand out as one of the strongest segments of the U...