By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. The union says in a statement that 6,800 members walked out Monday morning at the Sterling
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Damian Lillard went to Milwaukee, Bradley Beal went to Phoenix, Jrue Holiday ended up in Boston and Chris Paul ended up with Golden State. Victor Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio, Nick Nurse took over in Philadelphia and LeBron James is now the oldest player in the league. As always,
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Monday, continuing a monthslong run where it’s slavishly followed the cue of the bond market. The S&P 500 shook off a weak start and was up 0.3% in midday trading. The benchmark index is coming off its worst week in a
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Senior White House correspondent (CNN) — Jon Donenberg – a key architect of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s signature policy initiatives including her plan to cancel student loan debt – will join President Joe Biden’s National Economic Council as a deputy director, sources told CNN. Donenberg is poised to enter the top ranks of
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification. That brings the Nordic country a step closer to membership in the military alliance. Erdogan had been delaying ratification of Sweden’s membership,
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel ramped up its airstrikes Monday in Gaza, where the death toll was rising rapidly, and the United States advised Israel to delay an expected ground invasion to allow more time to negotiate the release of hostages taken by Hamas
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America Local elections in Democratic strongholds at both ends of Pennsylvania next month could show how voters feel about progressive candidates and issues such as abortion and crime ahead of the 2024 election. Philadelphia will get a new mayor, and Allegheny County — where Pittsburgh is the county seat
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — As the search for a speaker continues, some House Republicans are already casting doubt over the future of the administration’s $105 billion security supplemental request for aid to Ukraine, Israel, the southern border and Taiwan, a major issue that any future speaker will have to contend with. A
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is sinking Monday as pressure from the bond market continues to build. The S&P 500 was 0.7% lower in early trading, coming off its worst week in a month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 181 points, or 0.5%, as of 9:40
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions of Shakespeare’s plays, including one that sells for $1,500. Scholars believe that between 200-300 copies still survive from the late 1623 release of “Mr. William Shakespeares
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch authorities have detained 19 activists who occupied the entrance to the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The activists were denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Israel’s actions during the war with Hamas. Activists from the Extinction Rebellion group took over a bridge in front of the court
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Democrat Gavin Newsom’s visit comes as U.S.-Chinese relations witnessed
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea has ended as planned on Monday. International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since the release began
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee comic book shop is looking to sell a rare copy of the first appearance of Spider-Man. The Journal Sentinel reports that Collector’s Edge has acquired a copy of Amazing Fantasy No. 15. The shop’s owner, Steve Dobrzynski, first posted photos of the book on social media last Tuesday. He says
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Police arrested two people after one of them allegedly fired a shot and the other pepper-sprayed protesters outside a pro-Israel rally in Chicago’s northern suburbs. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the rally took place Sunday evening at a Skokie banquet hall. A group of about 200 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how close two commercial airliners came to colliding at Portland International Airport in Oregon during heavy rain last Monday. Audio of the incident posted online includes an air traffic controller issuing urgent instructions to the crew of an Alaska Airlines
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The yield on the 10-year Treasury has reached 5% for the first time since 2007. That matters for everyone, not just Wall Street. Treasury yields have been climbing rapidly, with the 10-year yield rallying from less than 3.50% during the spring and from just 0.50%
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Bishan Bedi, the India cricket great whose dazzling left-arm spin claimed 266 test wickets, has died. He was 77. The death of Bedi, who underwent multiple surgeries over the last two years that included a knee operation a month ago, was confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa produced a big surprise by finishing first in the opening round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Governor of California Gavin Newsom has assured during his week-long trip to China that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Newsom’s visit Monday comes as U.S.-Chinese relations have witnessed a
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