AP National Business

By AMANDA SEITZ and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly all Americans agree that the rampant spread of misinformation is a problem. Most also think individual users, along with social media companies, bear a good deal of blame for the situation. But relatively few are very concerned that they themselves might be responsible.

BEIJING (AP) — China saw a major dip in travel over the past week’s National Day vacation. People staying home appeared to have chosen the cinema instead, with a patriotic Korean War film taking in more than $535 million at the box office. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that over the seven-day holiday beginning

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An energy crisis is looming over India as coal stockpiles grow perilously low, adding to challenges for a recovery in Asia’s third largest economy from the pandemic. Supplies at the majority of coal-fired power plants in India have dwindled to just days worth of stock. That

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In his first policy speech, new Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has promised to strengthen the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in case of another resurgence and revive its battered economy while bolstering defenses against threats from China and North Korea. Kishida says he also spoke

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed as investors wait for U.S. jobs data that might influence a Federal Reserve decision on when to roll back stimulus. That comes after legislators in Washington averted a possible government debt default. Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong and Seoul retreated.

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former Australian prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed enthusiastic support for Taiwan while visiting the democratically ruled island. Tony Abbott called for solidarity to help preserve Taiwan’s self-determination. He said, “Nothing is more pressing right now than solidarity with Taiwan.”

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week since a leak in an underwater pipeline from an offshore platform sent tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude into the ocean waters. The spill fouled the sands of famed Huntington

By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — What caused a 13-inch crack in an oil pipeline off the Southern California coast that fouled famed surfing beaches? For now, that question continues to elude investigators. Two Coast Guard videos of the damaged pipeline that spilled tens of thousands

By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars. The bill, likely to be approved by the House as well, should temporarily avert an unprecedented U.S. default

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers may have stepped up their hiring last month after a slowdown in August. But COVID-19′s fingerprints will likely still be found on the September jobs report being released Friday. Economists have forecast that employers added 488,000 jobs last month, according to data provider FactSet.

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher after U.S. lawmakers temporarily averted a possible government debt default while investors waited for American jobs numbers. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Congress has temporarily set aside a dispute over debt to extend the

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand has become an unlikely dining hotspot after fun-loving foodies began flocking to its waterlogged deck to eat amid the lapping tide. Now, instead of empty chairs and vacant tables, the Chaopraya Antique Café is as full as ever, offering an

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Australia’s former prime minister has accused China of being a bully and expressed enthusiastic support for Taiwan while visiting the democratically ruled island. Speaking at a conference Friday, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott called for solidarity to help preserve Taiwan’s self-determination. He said, “Nothing is more

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has blocked portions of the largest proposed residential housing development in San Diego County’s history. He acted Thursday after the state attorney general and others objected that it would be too prone to wildfires. That and a similar recent challenge in Northern California

By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has dodged a U.S. debt disaster by approving legislation to lift the federal limit on new borrowing by nearly a half-trillion dollars. The bill, likely to be approved by the House as well, should temporarily avert an unprecedented U.S. default

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A TV adaptation of the late Sue Grafton’s million-selling Kinsey Millhone mystery novels, a prospect the author once swore she would return from the dead to prevent, is now the works. A+E Studios announced this week that it had acquired rights to Grafton’s famed alphabet

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car maker will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas. Musk says, though, that the company will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State. Musk gave no timeline for the move late Thursday when he addressed the

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah, reversing a decision by President Donald Trump that had opened some of lands for mining and development. Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante monuments encompass more than 3.2 million acres. They include red-rock lands sacred to Native

By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada-based technology company that had lobbied state lawmakers to let it form a semi-autonomous smart city in the rural desert has withdrawn its proposal. Blockchains said on Thursday that it no longer planned to construct a smart city that revolved around

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says President Joe Biden has decided to restore two sprawling national monuments in his state that were significantly downsized under President Donald Trump. Gov. Spencer Cox released a statement Thursday expressing disappointment in the Biden administration’s decision to restore Bears