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#MeToo protest in Amsterdam after allegations at TV show
Jan 29, 2022 6:00 am - AMSTERDAM (AP) - Hundreds of people protested Saturday in Amsterdam in a #MeToo demonstration sparked by allegations of sexual impropriety linked to a popular Dutch TV t...
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Some Vegas Strip casinos to get new facades, familiar names
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Some shuffling among owners could result in rebranding, demolition, reconstruction and the addition of familiar names at some of the Las Vegas Strip's m...
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Toyota heading to moon with cruiser, robotic arms, dreams
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on a vehicle to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go li...
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Argentina reaches agreement with IMF to refinance debt
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina has reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to refinance more than $40 billion in debt, President Alberto Fern...
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Young humpback whale freed from mooring line, buoy off Maui
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Federal officials say a yearling humpback whale off Hawaii has been freed from a life-threatening entanglement in mooring gear. The National Oceanic and ...
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FAA clears Verizon and AT&T to turn on more 5G cell towers
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - Federal safety regulators say they have cleared the way for Verizon and AT&T to power up more towers for new 5G service without causing radio interference with airplanes...
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Ohio lured Intel's chip plant with $2B incentive package
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio offered Intel Corp. incentives worth roughly $2 billion to secure a new $20 billion chipmaking factory that the company says will help allevia...
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Grains higher, Livestock higher
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. was up 9.25 cents at $7.8625 a bushel; Mar. corn rose 10.75 cents at $6.36 a bushel, Mar. oats gained 20.50 cents at $6.7550 a bushel; while Mar. soybeans...
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A key inflation gauge rose 5.8% in 2021, most in 39 years
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 5.8% last year, the sharpest increase since 1982, as brisk consumer spending co...
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Hong Kong economy grows 6.4% in 2021
Jan 28, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Hong Kong's economy grew by 6.4% last year after activity weakened as anti-coronavirus controls were tightened. Economic output expanded by 4.8% over a ye...