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Local gas prices fall as summer driving season continues
MOSES LAKE — Drivers in Grant and Adams counties are seeing some relief at the pump after months of steadily risin…
Hacked software provider won't say if ransomware involved
DALLAS (AP) — A day after informing customers that it had been hacked by an unknown intruder, a major U.S. provider of software services to state and local governments —including posting election data online— said …
The Latest: Online teaching for 3 top Michigan universities
LANSING, Mich. — Leaders of Michigan’s three biggest research universities say online teaching will likely last for the entire academic year, keeping many students out of classrooms until next fall.
Innocent Madoff investors must pay back profits, court rules
NEW YORK (AP) — Investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme even though they knew nothing of it must still pay back their profits, an appeals court decided Thursday.
Justice Dept. expected to file antitrust action vs. Google
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt co…
House backs bill to boost 'clean energy,' enhance efficiency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a modest bill to promote “clean energy” and increase energy efficiency while phasing out the use of coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a majo…
BMW fined $18 million for inflating monthly US sales figures
DETROIT (AP) — BMW will pay an $18 million fine to settle allegations that it inflated its U.S. monthly sales numbers for five straight years.
Did I leave the stove on? Amazon's flying camera can check
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon wants to be able to answer the nagging question: Did I leave the stove on?
E.W. Scripps, Darden rise; Accenture, Penn National fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Thursday:
The Latest: US company moves virus vaccine study to UK
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A U.S. biotechnology company is moving its experimental COVID-19 vaccine into final-stage testing in Britain, a different kind of shot than other leading candidates.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
U.S. stocks closed slightly higher Thursday, as volatility continues to be the dominant force in Wall Street’s tumultuous September.
US stocks end higher as market volatility continues
Stocks eked out modest gains Thursday even as volatility continued to be the dominant force in Wall Street's tumultuous September.
Agency: No Cyprus passports for wealthy investors' families
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ top oversight body urged lawmakers on Thursday to rethink new legislation that empowers the government to grant citizenship to family members of wealthy investors under the country’s …
Powerful Vatican Cardinal Becciu resigns amid scandal
ROME (AP) — The powerful head of the Vatican's saint-making office, Cardinal Angelo Becciu, resigned suddenly Thursday from the post and renounced his rights as a cardinal amid a financial scandal that has reported…
Iowa fines beef plant $957 after huge coronavirus outbreak
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa regulators have issued their first citation to a meatpacking plant with a large coronavirus outbreak that sickened its workforce — a $957 fine for a minor record-keeping violation.
Powerful Vatican official Cardinal Becciu resigns as head of saints office, rights as a cardinal amid financial scandal
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Powerful Vatican official Cardinal Becciu resigns as head of saints office, rights as a cardinal amid financial scandal.