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FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2023. Newsom signed hundreds of new laws in 2023 that will take effect in California on Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan,File)
A tax increase, LGBTQ+ youth protections and more sick leave highlight California's new laws in 2024
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A new year brings new laws in California. Most of the new laws Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in 2023 take effect on Jan. 1, 2024. But some don't because lawmakers delayed their effective dates … more
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Deutsche Bank pledges nearly $5 million to help combat human trafficking in New Mexico
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Deutsche Bank has pledged nearly $5 million in funding to help combat human trafficking in New Mexico. The bank made the announcement Thursday in a joint statement with state Attorney General Raúl … more
FILE - EPA Administrator Michael Regan, center, talks with Brenda Bryant, left, and other members of the group Rise St. James, as he tours a neighborhood next to the Nu Star Energy oil storage tanks, in St. James Parish, La., Nov. 16, 2021. The Biden administration is granting Louisiana's request to administer its own permit program for wells that store carbon dioxide. It will be just the third state to take over that job from the EPA. The EPA said the Louisiana agreement includes safeguards to protect poorer, often majority-Black communities that live near those facilities. Regan said Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, "It can be done in a way that builds in environmental justice principles that allow for the community to participate in the process and ensures that these communities are safe." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Biden administration grants Louisiana power to approve carbon capture wells
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The Biden administration is granting Louisiana's request to administer its own permit program for wells that store carbon dioxide. It will be just the third state to take over that job from the … more
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FILE - A sign advertises for help The Goldenrod, a popular restaurant and candy shop, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in York Beach, Maine. Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 . (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Workers in New England states looking forward to a bump up in minimum wages in 2024
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Workers in several New England states are looking forward to a bump up in the minimum wage in 2024 while advocates in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot question aimed at phasing out the state’s … more
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FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The signs of life shown by the IPO market, especially in the second half of the year, are giving analysts hope that more companies will be enticed to go public in 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Companies grew more confident about initial public offerings in 2023, raising recovery hopes
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The IPO market limped ahead in 2023 and analysts expect a steadier recovery ahead. Overall, 108 initial public offerings raised proceeds of about $19.4 billion in 2023, according to Renaissance … more
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FILE- The U.S. Treasury Department building is shown at dusk in Washington on June 6, 2019. The U.S. has imposed new sanctions on alleged violators of the price cap on Russian oil and tightened compliance rules for insurance firms and shippers that move Russian oil. Firms from the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong have been identified for economic sanctions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
US sanctions money network tied to the Yemen Houthi rebels blamed for shipping vessel attacks
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The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a group of money exchange services from Yemen to Turkey alleged to be providing funds to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels who have been launching attacks on commercial … more
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FILE - The U.S. Medicare Handbook is photographed in Washington, Nov. 8, 2018. Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound that are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds will stay out of reach for America's older adults. A decades-old law on the books bans Medicare from paying for weight loss drugs. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
New weight loss drugs are out of reach for millions of older Americans because Medicare won't pay
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Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds. But those drugs remain out of reach for millions of … more
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FILE - A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's stocks' prices at a securities firm in Tokyo, Dec. 21, 2023. Asian shares powered higher on Thursday, Dec. 28 with Chinese benchmarks up more than 1%, after Wall Street logged modest gains in this holiday-shortened week. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Stock market today: Asian shares power higher following slight gains on Wall Street
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Asian shares have powered higher after Wall Street logged modest gains in this holiday-shortened week. Hong Kong led gains, jumping 2.7% on heavy buying of technology-related shares. On Wednesday, … more
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A patron of The Rivers Casino in Portsmouth, Va., plays on one of the several varieties of games during the casino's grand opening, Jan. 23, 2023. With casinos popping up on Virginia's southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. (Billy Schuerman/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Gaming proponents size up the odds of a northern Virginia casino
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As casinos start to pop up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers are ready to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Senator David Marsden is planning … more
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Shoppers walk by a Starbucks cafe at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. It was tumultuous 2023 for the Chinese economy. Some of the world's biggest brands said they were weighing, or already have decided, to shift manufacturing away from China amid unease about security controls, government protection of their Chinese rivals and Beijing's wobbly relations with Washington. But there was at least one bright spot for Beijing amid all the tough news about declining foreign investment: American fast food companies have announced a surge of investment in a market of 1.4 billion people. KFC, McDonald's and Starbucks are among companies in recent months that have announced plans for major investment in China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers, lattes
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It was a tumultuous 2023 for the Chinese economy. Some of the world's biggest brands took action or said they were considering shifting manufacturing away from China during a time of unease about … more
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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., arrives to the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Boebert switches congressional districts, avoiding a Democratic opponent who has far outraised her
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Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is shifting congressional districts to a more conservative seat on the opposite side of the state to improve her chances of staying in office. Boebert announced that … more
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This video still image provided by KABC-TV shows workers clearing debris across the entrance to Los Angles International Airport left by protesters on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, near Los Angeles International Airport. Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing some travelers to set off on foot to bypass the jammed roadway. (KABC-TV via AP)
Pro-Palestinian protesters block airport access roads in New York, Los Angeles
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Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly blocked entrance roads to airports in New York and Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing some travelers to set off on foot to bypass the jammed roadway. The pair of … more
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FILE - This combination of photos shows logos of X, formerly known as Twitter, top left; Snapchat, top right; Facebook, bottom left; and TikTok, bottom right. Social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year, according to a study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. (AP Photo, File)
Social media companies made $11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
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A study from Harvard says social media companies collectively made over $11 billion in U.S. advertising revenue from minors last year. The researchers say the findings show a need for government … more
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FILE - Miriam Adelson, wife of Las Vegas Sands Corporation Chief Executive and Republican mega donor Sheldon Adelson, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli American Council National Summit in Hollywood, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019. On Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, the NBA approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
NBA approves sale of Dallas Mavericks to Las Vegas Sands casino company
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The NBA has approved the sale of controlling interest of the Dallas Mavericks from Mark Cuban to the families that run the Las Vegas Sands casino company. The deal was approved just shy of a month … more
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A Zulily logo is shown on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 in New York. Zulily says it is closing down, surprising customers, after efforts to salvage the business failed. The Seattle-based company said in a notice on its website, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, that it had tried to fill all pending orders and expected to manage that within the coming two weeks. (AP Photo/Charles Sheehan)
US online retailer Zulily says it will go into liquidation, surprising customers
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The U.S. ecommerce company Zulily says it is closing down, surprising customers, after efforts to salvage the business failed. The Seattle-based company said in a notice on its website that it had … more
This image released by Disney shows Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in a scene from "The Marvels." (Laura Radford/Disney-Marvel Studios via AP)
Was 2023 a tipping point for movies? 'Barbie' success and Marvel struggles may signal a shift
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For the first time in more than two decades, the top three movies at the box office this year didn't include a sequel or a remake. “Barbie,” “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Oppenheimer" … more
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Workers install solar panels at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited's Renewable Energy Park in the salt desert of Karim Shahi village, near Khavda, Bhuj district near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, in an effort to turn away from fossil fuels to stave off severe Earth warming and its effects. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
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Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn away from fossil fuels and prevent severe warming and its effects. … more
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FILE - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, on July 26, 2023. China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
China sanctions a US research firm and 2 individuals over reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang
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China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to … more
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2016 file photo German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin. Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two decades later, has died on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. He was 81. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Wolfgang Schaeuble, German elder statesman and finance minister during euro debt crisis, dies at 81
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Wolfgang Schaeuble, who helped negotiate German reunification in 1990 and as finance minister was a central figure in the austerity-heavy effort to drag Europe out of its debt crisis more than two … more
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This shows the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata prefecture, northern Japan in April 2021. Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, the operator behind the Fukushima plant that ended in disaster, allowing the company to resume preparations for restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, a separate plant, after a 12-year stoppage. (Kyodo News via AP)
TEPCO's operational ban is lifted, putting it one step closer to restarting reactors in Niigata
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Japanese nuclear safety regulators are lifting an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator behind the Fukushima disaster. The move allows TEPCO to resume … more
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