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‘Most big repairs start out as small repairs’
MOSES LAKE — When Uziel Ortega launched Steadfast Home Services earlier this year, he wasn't sure whether the phon…
American Airlines plans $550 million boost to Oklahoma base
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — American Airlines said Friday it will invest $550 million in a seven-year overhaul of its largest maintenance base, including a new hangar to service the airline’s biggest planes.
Census hiccups in Alaska may offer preview for rest of US
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More than a month into the start of the 2020 census in rural Alaska, some workers going door to door have grown frustrated by not knowing when they will get their next assignments. Others h…
Carnage on Wall Street, but some companies thrive or recover
U.S. markets are heading for their worst week since the financial crisis with the final tally of economic damage from a spreading virus still unknown.
German unemployment steady at 5% in February
BERLIN (AP) — Unemployment remained steady in February in Germany, despite overall weakness in Europe's largest economy, the Federal Labor Agency said Friday.
US officials cite 'balance' as goal for Chaco oil plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N .M. (AP) — U.S. land managers on Friday made public a list of possible alternatives for managing development in one of the nation's oldest oil and gas basins, but environmentalists and others say the…
China uses dairy factory to show it's getting back to work
BEIJING (AP) — As milk bottles and yogurt six-packs zipped past on a conveyor belt at a state-owned dairy, reporters heard a sales pitch from a Communist Party official: China Inc. has reopened for business.
Virus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
TOKYO (AP) — Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking e…
US reports first drug shortage tied to virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials reported the first U.S. drug shortage tied to the viral outbreak that is disrupting production in China, but they declined to identify the manufacturer or the product.
Anger flares anew over France's divisive pension reforms
PARIS (AP) — France's government invoked a sparingly used special power Saturday to push
Oklahoma governor's tribal fight raises ancestry questions
When Republican Kevin Stitt was elected Oklahoma governor in 2018, many Cherokee Nation members felt proud that one of their own had accomplished such a feat, even if their politics didn't necessarily align with hi…
NH-based bus company stops warrantless immigration checks
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Concord Coach Lines is the latest company to announce it will no longer allow immigration officers onto buses unless they have a warrant.
Japan's leader announces $2.5B package to help fight virus
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday announced a 270 billion yen ($2.5 billion) emergency economic package to help fight the coronavirus as he sought the public's support for his government's…
Developer to open hub to grow U.S. offshore wind industry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An offshore wind developer is opening a hub in Providence that its executives hope will help accelerate the takeoff of the industry in the United States.
Oil prices fall as coronavirus spreads outside China
NEW YORK (AP) — With the viral outbreak spreading to more countries, the price of oil has dropped precipitously as global demand weakens even further.
Stock market jitters? Try some patience and perspective
To state the obvious, the stock market is a little scary these days.