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Updated 5 days, 21 hours ago

‘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…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Pezen, Carlo Licata and Nimesh Patel are among millions of people who have been tagged in Facebook photos at some point in the past decade, sometimes at the suggestion of an automated tagging fe…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street for the first time this week Friday, but still notched their best weekly gain since June.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
US employers add 225,000 jobs, unemployment rate rises to 3.6% as Americans flood job market

WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers add 225,000 jobs, unemployment rate rises to 3.6% as Americans flood job market.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
This Week: Job openings, PepsiCo earns, US retail sales

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week:

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
British Airways flight crosses Atlantic in less than 5 hours

For the first time in years, a commercial passenger plane has flown across the Atlantic in less than five hours.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Pope to Web companies: guard against human traffickers' bait

VATICAN CITY (AP) —

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Cyprus president: Gas drilling won't stop for Turkey dispute

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus won't put its exploratory gas drilling plans on hold despite Turkey's attempt to force the east Mediterranean island nation to halt its activities by conducting its own gas search in C…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Gas prices down 7 cents per gallon to $2.53 in past 2 weeks

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 7 cents per gallon to $2.53 over the past two weeks.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal

CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Pezen, Carlo Licata and Nimesh Patel are among millions of people who have been tagged in Facebook photos at some point in the past decade, sometimes at the suggestion of an automated tagging fe…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Virus impact: Panic-buying of essentials in Hong Kong

HONG KONG (AP) — Barren supermarket shelves and signs reading “out of stock.”

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
UN expert says Spain fails badly in tackling poverty

MADRID (AP) — A U.N. human rights expert on Friday lambasted Spain for its treatment of its poor, saying the country's post-crisis economic policies have benefited businesses and the wealthy, but have left many ord…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
FDA crackdown on vaping flavors has blind spot: disposables

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Hyundai recalls cars for problem that can cause engine fires

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling nearly 430,000 small cars because water can get into the antilock brake computer, cause an electrical short and possibly an engine fire.

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
Court rules fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Daily fantasy contests like those operated by FanDuel and DraftKings face an uncertain future in New York after an appellate court ruled Thursday that a 2016 law legalizing such games violated a…

Updated 6 years, 6 months ago
A rapid descent leads to screams on severed Turkish plane

ISTANBUL (AP) — As their flight abruptly descended into Istanbul and hit the ground with a rumble, a Turkish couple tensed up. They soon relaxed when they heard a routine announcement telling passengers they could …