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Strike paralyzes Lebanon as economic conditions worsen
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - BEIRUT (AP) - Schools, universities and many shops were closed in Lebanon on Thursday as a general strike by public transportation and labor unions paralyzed the crisis-...
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Ohio takes big step by sending body cams to all its prisons
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio will deploy more than 5,000 body cameras in all 28 prisons and its adult parole authority offices by May, the state corrections agency directo...
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Angi, Elastic fall; KB Home, Delta Air Lines rise
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., up $6.96 to $139.19. The chipmaker reported strong fourth-...
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Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says quarterly profit $6 billion
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, reported Thursday its quarterly profit rose 16.4% ove...
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Wholesale prices jumped 9.7% , setting record for 2021
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% for all of 2021, setting an annual record and providing further evidence that inflation is still ...
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Grains lower Livestock mixed
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - Wheat for Mar. was off 11 cents at $7.4675 a bushel; Mar. corn fell 11.50 cents at $5.8750 a bushel, Mar. oats lost 23 cents at $6.23 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans delin...
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Key dates in Costa Concordia shipwreck, trial and cleanup
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - By The Associated Press (AP) - Italy on Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the Tuscan island of Giglio. Here are some key d...
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Mexico's president wants Mexicans to buy Citigroup unit
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he hopes Mexican investors buy the local subsidiary of Citigroup. In a post on social m...
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Asian shares skid, tracking Wall Street retreat
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - BANGKOK (AP) - Asian shares slipped Friday after a retreat on Wall Street that left the Nasdaq composite down 2.5%. Tokyo fell nearly 2% and Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seo...
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Ponzi schemer gets over 17 years, ordered to repay $103M
Jan 13, 2022 6:00 am - ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - A man once dubbed 'œKing Perry'ť was sentenced Thursday to more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running investment sc...