The International Energy Agency says Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025. In a forecast released Wednesday, the agency said China's share of global electricity …
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By FRANK JORDANS
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2/8/23
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Transcript of President Joe Biden's second State of the Union address, as prepared for delivery and as provided by the White House:
Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First Lady and Second …
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The Associated Press
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2/7/23
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Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Florida-based CSX announced the deal Tuesday with …
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By JOSH FUNK
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2/7/23
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Bed Bath & Beyond says it will be shuttering 150 more stores as the beleaguered home goods chain to cut costs as it works to stave off a bankruptcy. The news came as the chain has been reducing its …
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2/7/23
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will be in a New York courtroom Thursday for a bail-related hearing despite his lawyers claims that they've settled their differences with prosecutors. Manhattan federal …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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2/7/23
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan’s top prosecutor say they will go after landlords who allow hundreds of illicit shops to operate. It's part of a renewed attempt to snuff out New York …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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2/7/23
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The Internal Revenue Service is recommending that taxpayers hold off on filing their tax returns for 2022 if they received a special tax refund or payment from their state last year. Last year, 19 …
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By ADRIANA MORGA
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2/7/23
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A federal judge in Nevada has ordered the government to revisit part of its environmental review of a proposed lithium mine. But the judge's ruling late Monday denied opponents’ effort to block the …
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By SCOTT SONNER
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2/7/23
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Mat Ishbia says his first major project as owner of the Phoenix Suns will be to listen to employees and figure out what problems they’ve faced. After that, he’ll start fixing. The tenure of …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/7/23
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A fan publication devoted to Bruce Springsteen says it is shutting down after 43 years, with its publisher saying he's been disillusioned by the talk about ticket prices for their hero's current …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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2/7/23
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A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year. Anheuser-Busch has ended its exclusive advertising sponsorship after more than 30 years. The St. Louis, Missouri, beverage giant …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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2/7/23
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Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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2/7/23
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Disney’s government in Florida has been the envy of any private business, with its unprecedented powers in deciding what to build and how to build it at Walt Disney World. Those days are numbered …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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2/7/23
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Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will …
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By DAVID KOENIG
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2/7/23
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At a time when community newspapers across the United States are dying at alarming rates, longtime activist Ralph Nader is giving birth to one. He's bankrolling the start of the Winsted Citizen, …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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2/7/23
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Extremist rebels in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province have killed a worker for the international charity Doctors Without Borders, shortly after a former vice president of the organization …
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Associated Press
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2/7/23
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Tickets for the first concert of Beyoncé’s upcoming “Renaissance” world tour have sold out. Concert management group Live Nation said a second concert in Stockholm was added because of the …
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2/7/23
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A recent Gallup survey says just 2 in 10 adult U.S. employees say they have someone at work they consider a best friend. The number of workers under 35 who have besties dropped by 3 percentage points …
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By LEANNE ITALIE
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2/7/23
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Philanthropy research organization Candid is leading a coalition of funders and grantees looking to standardize the collection of demographic information to help streamline donations to minority-led …
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By GLENN GAMBOA
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2/7/23
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Ticket prices are predictably high for the Los Angeles Lakers' next two home games, with LeBron James poised to break the NBA scoring record. James is 36 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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2/7/23
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