Category Archives: Economy
Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials launched a review Thursday of climate damage and other impacts from coal mining on public lands as the Biden administration expands its scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emi...
Record delta wave hits kids, raises fear as US schools open
The day before he was supposed to start fourth grade, Francisco Rosales was admitted to a Dallas hospital with COVID-19, struggling to breathe, with dangerously low oxygen levels and an uncertain outcome.
Nepalese Gurkhas end hunger strike over UK military pensions
LONDON (AP) — A 13-day hunger strike by former Nepalese Gurkha soldiers came to an end Thursday after the British government agreed to enter talks with the Nepalese Embassy over equal pensions for veterans.
Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — "Go West, young man,'' Horace Greeley famously urged. The problem for the northern Colorado town that bears
Hezbollah says Iranian fuel tanker to sail to Lebanon soon
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said Thursday that an Iranian fuel tanker will sail toward Lebanon “within hours,” warning Israel and the United States not to intercept it.
Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium
NEW YORK (AP) — When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income well into his retirement years.
Europeans express ‘grave concern’ over IAEA report on Iran
BERLIN (AP) — The foreign ministries of Germany, France and Britain on Thursday expressed “grave concern” over the latest report by the UN's nuclear watchdog that said Iran continues to produce uranium metal, which can be used in the production
US jobless claims hit a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to
O’Toole takes aim at Trudeau, Singh as inflation numbers shift focus of campaign
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's political opponents took aim at him on the campaign trail Wednesday over the cost of living, facing broadsides from Conservatives for the decade-high pace of price growth and the NDP for high housing prices. The country's head...
US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot partially automated driving system after a series of collisions with parked emergency vehicles.
