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TeaLula in Park Ridge Expands Tea RoomOct 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Tea Merchant Sheila Duda announces that TeaLula is expanding its tea room to offer weekend afternoon teas and accommodate more visitors. TeaLula will also add a light lu...
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Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education ...
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Germany to massively expand electric car charging network
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany wants to massively expand the country's charging network for electric cars, spending 6.3 billion euros ($6.17 billion) over the next three years as...
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Buffett's conglomerate closes $11.6B Alleghany insurance buy
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Warren Buffett's company completed its largest acquisition in years Wednesday with its $11.6 billion purchase of the Alleghany insurance conglomerate....
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Grains mostly lower, Livestock higher
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - Wheat for Dec. fell 8.25 cents at $8.4125 a bushel; Dec. corn was off 2.75 cents at $6.7825 a bushel, Dec. oats lost 12.50 cents at $3.7475 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans...
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Fight over slain reporter's files going to Nevada high court
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - A judge blocked Las Vegas police, prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday from accessing a slain investigative journalist's cellphone and electronic...
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Poor, less white US neighborhoods get worst internet deals
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - A couple of years into the pandemic, Shirley Neville had finally had enough of her shoddy internet service. 'œIt was just a headache,'ť said Neville, who lives in a mid...
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Union members approve new contract with UPS
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Aircraft maintenance workers at Georgia-based UPS approved a three-year contract that provides raises and pension improvements for more than 1,600 union m...
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Asia stocks mixed after Wall St rises on corporate profits
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street rose on strong corporate profit reports. Tokyo advanced while Shanghai and Hong Kong declined. ...
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Oct 19, 2022 7:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $2.73 to $85.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery rose $2.38 to $92.41 a barrel. Wholesale gasoli...