Bangkok court issues an arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageant
Read full article: Bangkok court issues an arrest warrant for Thai co-owner of Miss Universe pageantA court in Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Jakkaphong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, a co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, in connection with a fraud case.
Bolivia's new president plans to scrap taxes and borrow money to confront economic crisis
Read full article: Bolivia's new president plans to scrap taxes and borrow money to confront economic crisisPresident Rodrigo Paz of Bolivia says he will scrap a ream of taxes in one of his first moves since becoming the nation’s first conservative leader in nearly two decades in a bid to rescue a crisis-stricken economy.
Federal agency boosts size of most single-family loans the government can guarantee to $832,750
Read full article: Federal agency boosts size of most single-family loans the government can guarantee to $832,750The Federal Housing Finance Agency is increasing the size of home loans that the government can guarantee against default as it takes into account rising housing prices.
Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
Read full article: Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollutionThe Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources.
New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Read full article: New limits for a rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up pricesReal estate software company RealPage has agreed to stop sharing nonpublic information between landlords as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice.
ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests show
Read full article: ByHeart baby formula from all lots may be contaminated with botulism bacteria, tests showThe makers of ByHeart infant formula say tests of products tied to a botulism outbreak show that all of the company's products may have been contaminated.
Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs and sluggish job gains
Read full article: Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs and sluggish job gainsU.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown and amid weak hiring and stubborn inflation.
US retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of big gains
Read full article: US retail sales rose slightly in September, adding to months of big gainsSales at U.S. retailers and restaurants rose slightly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer.
The European Union proposes deepening defense industry ties with Ukraine
Read full article: The European Union proposes deepening defense industry ties with UkraineThe European Union’s defense chief has proposed deeper integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.
Britain's unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth
Read full article: Britain's unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growthBritain’s Labour Party government is set to deliver a high-stakes budget aimed at fixing public finances and boosting economic growth.
Lawsuit blames Tesla design flaws for crash that killed Washington state woman injured her husband
Read full article: Lawsuit blames Tesla design flaws for crash that killed Washington state woman injured her husbandA lawsuit claims design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to accelerate uncontrollably before crashing into a utility pole and bursting into flames, killing Wendy Dennis and severely injuring her husband, Jeff.
MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to spark youth philanthropy
Read full article: MrBeast and the Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to spark youth philanthropyBeast Philanthropy, the charitable organization started by MrBeast founder Jimmy Donaldson, and the Rockefeller Foundation are announcing a strategic partnership.
BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump threatened to sue
Read full article: BBC leaders grilled by lawmakers over its standards after Trump threatened to sueThe BBC's chairman acknowledges the broadcaster was too slow in responding to a misleading edit of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.
AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yet
Read full article: AP and Trump administration argue access case before federal appeals court; no ruling yetThe Associated Press and the Trump administration renewed their argument over a president’s ability to limit media access to journalists he disagrees with.
Oceanway Chick-fil-A gets construction permits despite strong community pushback over safety, traffic concerns
Read full article: Oceanway Chick-fil-A gets construction permits despite strong community pushback over safety, traffic concernsA widely opposed plan to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Oceanway community is moving forward after the city issued the permits for construction, according to News4JAX partners at The Jacksonville Daily Record.
Thanksgiving travel forecasts point to typically busy airports, roads and trains
Read full article: Thanksgiving travel forecasts point to typically busy airports, roads and trainsPeople with Thanksgiving travel plans may still feel on edge after the U.S. government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.
Thanksgiving travel forecasts point to typically busy airports, roads and trains
Read full article: Thanksgiving travel forecasts point to typically busy airports, roads and trainsPeople with Thanksgiving travel plans may still feel on edge after the U.S. government shutdown that caused widespread flight cancellations and delays.
Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more
Read full article: Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost moreBird flu and another disease have shrunk the U.S. turkey population to a 40-year low this year.
Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction
Read full article: Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auctionChristmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country in the form of a giant Christmas tree sale.
AP mapping shows France's poorest regions backing Le Pen's party as support for Macron wanes
Read full article: AP mapping shows France's poorest regions backing Le Pen's party as support for Macron wanesPresident Emmanuel Macron's promise to win over far-right voters in France is faltering.
Plan for $20 million firefighter training center near the site of Ohio derailment is revived
Read full article: Plan for $20 million firefighter training center near the site of Ohio derailment is revivedNorfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents say
Read full article: Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents sayAt least five families say their babies were treated for infant botulism after consuming ByHeart formula months before a current outbreak was detected.
IPO market's red-hot year has been cooled by the shutdown and more caution among investors
Read full article: IPO market's red-hot year has been cooled by the shutdown and more caution among investorsA strong year for initial public offerings on Wall Street has fizzled out due to the government shutdown and a cautious turn by investors.
Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff sells 15% stake to CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz
Read full article: Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff sells 15% stake to CrowdStrike CEO George KurtzMercedes team principal Toto Wolff has sold 15% of his Formula 1 team share to George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike.
LA Olympics will keep 'Intuit' on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming deal
Read full article: LA Olympics will keep 'Intuit' on Clippers arena as part of groundbreaking venue-naming dealThe Intuit Dome will be called just that for the Los Angeles Olympics, after organizers struck a deal with the makers of tax and business software as part of a groundbreaking arrangement to sell naming rights for venues at the upcoming Summer Games.
Brazil hails US tariff rollback as ‘significant progress' and seeks more exemptions
Read full article: Brazil hails US tariff rollback as ‘significant progress' and seeks more exemptionsBrazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to remove additional import tariffs on some Brazilian agribusiness products marks significant progress.
At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agriculture
Read full article: At UN climate conference, some activists and scientists want more talk on reforming agricultureMany of the activists, scientists and government leaders at United Nations climate talks underway in Brazil have a beef: They want more to be done to transform the world’s food system.
Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government 'interference'
Read full article: Eurovision plans changes to voting, security after allegations of Israeli government 'interference'Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest say they’re changing the voting system of the popular musical extravaganza to ensure fairness.
France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
Read full article: France moves against Musk’s Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claimsOfficials say France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz and listed Jewish public figures.
Leaders arrive for a first African G20 summit overshadowed by a rift between the host and the US
Read full article: Leaders arrive for a first African G20 summit overshadowed by a rift between the host and the USWorld leaders are arriving for a historic first Group of 20 summit in Africa that aims to put the problems of poor countries at the top of the global agenda.
A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routine
Read full article: A Chicago street vendor couple has a defiant response to immigration arrests: Stick to the routineOfelia Herrera and Rafael Hernandez have refused to alter their routines as street food vendors during an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago that has caused many without legal status to stay home since it began in early September.
Indian fighter jet crashes during a demonstration flight at Dubai Air Show, killing the pilot
Read full article: Indian fighter jet crashes during a demonstration flight at Dubai Air Show, killing the pilotThe pilot of an Indian combat plane has died after a crash during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Air Show.
OpenAI and Taiwan's Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the US
Read full article: OpenAI and Taiwan's Foxconn to partner in AI hardware design and manufacturing in the USOpenAI has announced a partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn to design and make equipment for AI data centers in the U.S. Foxconn, known for making assembling iPhones and other Apple products and making servers for Nvidia, said it will co-design artificial intelligence data center racks with OpenAI under the agreement.
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
Read full article: US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles womenThe U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women.
Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers
Read full article: Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayersThe U.S. Treasury Department plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as "federal public benefits," barring undocumented immigrants and some noncitizens from receiving them.
FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdown
Read full article: FAA gives $10K bonuses only to controllers and technicians with perfect attendance during shutdownThe Federal Aviation Administration says only 776 of the nearly 20,000 air traffic controllers and technicians who had to work without pay during the shutdown will receive bonuses.
Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying off
Read full article: Dramatic photos of doomed UPS plane show the aircraft on fire and its engine flying offFrame by frame, six photos released by federal investigators capture horrifying images of ill-fated Flight 2976 as it turned into a fireball along a Kentucky airport runway.
Ex-top prosecutor who resigned rather than drop Adams case defends her integrity in court testimony
Read full article: Ex-top prosecutor who resigned rather than drop Adams case defends her integrity in court testimonyThe former interim U.S. attorney who quit rather than drop the criminal case against New York Mayor Eric Adams defended her integrity during testimony in Manhattan federal court.
Donations to APFJ allow expansion of program providing resources to local and state newsrooms
Read full article: Donations to APFJ allow expansion of program providing resources to local and state newsroomsThe AP Fund for Journalism says donations of more than $30 million will permit an expansion of a program that provides news stories and photos to dozens of local and state newsrooms.
Senate reversal of Biden policy that blocked Wyoming coal mining heads to Trump
Read full article: Senate reversal of Biden policy that blocked Wyoming coal mining heads to TrumpMining industry access to federally owned coal in northeastern Wyoming will continue under a bill headed to President Donald Trump.
Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida
Read full article: Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and FloridaThe Trump administration is proposing new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades, as President Donald Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production that is already leading the world.
Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promise
Read full article: Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promiseFears about the artificial intelligence boom turning into an overblown bubble have diminished for now, thanks to a stellar earnings report from Nvidia.
US sanctions on big Russian oil firms are having their intended effect, Treasury official says
Read full article: US sanctions on big Russian oil firms are having their intended effect, Treasury official saysThe Trump administration says it's seeing signs that its sanctions on Russian oil producers are working.
Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, killing 14, had cracks in engine mount
Read full article: Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, killing 14, had cracks in engine mountFederal investigators have released photos of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed after an engine flew off, killing14 people in Kentucky two weeks ago.
Lobster boats must keep using tracking devices for government observation, court rules
Read full article: Lobster boats must keep using tracking devices for government observation, court rulesA federal appeals court says the government can continue requiring America’s lobster fishing boats to use electronic tracking devices that report data back to authorities.
Cracker Barrel shareholders vote to keep CEO despite logo debacle
Read full article: Cracker Barrel shareholders vote to keep CEO despite logo debacleCracker Barrel shareholders voted Thursday to keep company CEO Julie Felss Masino in place despite a debacle over the company’s logo that continues to hurt its sales.
Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final days
Read full article: Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final daysFire has disrupted United Nations climate talks, forcing evacuations of several buildings with just two scheduled days left and negotiators yet to announce any major agreements.
US homes sales rose in October as homebuyers seized on declining mortgage rates
Read full article: US homes sales rose in October as homebuyers seized on declining mortgage ratesSales of previously occupied U.S. homes increased last month to the fastest pace since February as lower mortgage rates helped pull more homebuyers into the market.
US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdown
Read full article: US filings for jobless benefits remained in historically healthy range during government shutdownNew U.S. jobless claim applications fell last week, remaining within the healthy range of recent years, according to the government’s first weekly layoffs data since before the government shut down on Oct. 1.
GE Appliances bolsters ties with US suppliers as it moves production from China to Kentucky
Read full article: GE Appliances bolsters ties with US suppliers as it moves production from China to KentuckyGE Appliances says it has awarded more than $150 million in new contracts to U.S. suppliers as a result of its decision to shift production from China to Kentucky.
Prada heir Lorenzo Bertelli will have strategic role at Versace as executive chairman
Read full article: Prada heir Lorenzo Bertelli will have strategic role at Versace as executive chairmanPrada heir Lorenzo Bertelli is set to play a major strategic role as executive chairman of Versace following the Prada Group's 1.25 billion-euro deal to acquire its rival.
Walmart raises profit expectations as more Americans hunt deals in sluggish economy
Read full article: Walmart raises profit expectations as more Americans hunt deals in sluggish economyWalmart delivered another standout quarter, posting strong sales and profits that blew past Wall Street expectations as it wins over more cash-strapped Americans who have grown increasing anxious about the economy.
Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban
Read full article: Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media banMeta has started notifying young Australians to download their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won't have US and Trump
Read full article: Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won't have US and TrumpLeaders and delegates from the world’s richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an event overshadowed by the boycott of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration.
Democratic senator accuses Trump of playing politics with aviation safety during shutdown
Read full article: Democratic senator accuses Trump of playing politics with aviation safety during shutdownDemocratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth suggested during a hearing that the Trump administration was playing politics with the aviation system during the shutdown to force an agreement to reopen the government.
U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report
Read full article: U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed reportU.S. employers added a suprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start new AI research company
Read full article: Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start new AI research companyYann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, has announced he will leave his role as Meta's chief AI scientist at the end of the year.
Nvidia's earnings attest to its leadership in the AI race. By the numbers
Read full article: Nvidia's earnings attest to its leadership in the AI race. By the numbersNvidia reported more eye-catching numbers for its fiscal third quarter Wednesday, with net income jumping 65% and revenue increasing 62% from a year earlier.
Trump's economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince's US visit
Read full article: Trump's economy depends on AI for growth, a reality made clear in Saudi crown prince's US visitPresident Donald Trump is counting on the tech sector and artificial intelligence to drive his economic agenda.
Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitat
Read full article: Trump administration seeks to roll back protections for imperiled species and their habitatPresident Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live.
As infant botulism cases climb to 31, recalled ByHeart baby formula is still on some store shelves
Read full article: As infant botulism cases climb to 31, recalled ByHeart baby formula is still on some store shelvesHealth officials say at least 31 babies in 15 states have been treated for botulism as an outbreak tied to ByHeart formula continues to grow.
Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in December
Read full article: Fed minutes: Most officials supported more rate cuts but not necessarily in DecemberA majority of Federal Reserve policymakers expressed support in late October for further interest rate cuts, though not all committed to making the reduction at their next meeting in December, according to minutes released Wednesday.
Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdown
Read full article: Labor Department won't release full October jobs report, a casualty of the 43-day federal shutdownThe Labor Department said Wednesday that it will not be releasing a full jobs report for October because the 43-day federal government shutdown meant it couldn’t calculate the unemployment rate and some other key numbers.
Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubble
Read full article: Nvidia earnings clear lofty hurdle set by analysts amid fears about an AI bubbleNvidia’s sales of the computing chips powering the artificial intelligence craze surged beyond the lofty bar set by stock market analysts in a performance that may ease recent jitters about a Big Tech boom turning into a bust that topples the world’s most valuable company.
