Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil
Aug 20, 2020
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie…
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Apple is 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion
Aug 19, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is the first U.S. company to boast a market value of $2 trillion, just two years after it became the first to reach $1 trillion. Apple shares have gained nearly…
Postal Service halts some changes amid outcry, lawsuits
Aug 18, 2020
By LISA MASCARO and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing mounting public pressure and a crush of state lawsuits, President Donald Trump’s new postmaster general announced Tuesday he is halting some operational changes to mail…
300 Pizza Huts, mostly dine-in locations, to close
Aug 17, 2020
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP - Up to 300 Pizza Hut restaurants will be closed, most of them dine-in locations not well suited for carryout and delivery at a time when millions of people are sheltering…
Palestinians say UAE deal hinders quest for Mideast peace
Aug 14, 2020
By JOSEPH KRAUSS JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestinians say it puts a just…
Iowa farmers assess losses after storm flattened cornfields
Aug 13, 2020
By DAVID PITT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare wind storm that turned what was looking like a record corn…
Hundreds of thousands without power days after Midwest storm
Aug 12, 2020
By RYAN J. FOLEY IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of households in Iowa and Illinois remained without electricity Wednesday, two days after a rare wind storm that hit the Midwest devastated parts…
Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
Aug 11, 2020
By NICOLE WINFIELD, ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARK STEVENSON ROME (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia…
More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting
Aug 10, 2020
By DON BABWIN CHICAGO (AP) — More than 100 people were arrested Monday following a night of looting and unrest that left 13 officers injured and caused damage in the city’s upscale Magnificent Mile shopping…
Virus aid talks on brink of collapse; sides ‘very far apart’
Aug 07, 2020
By ANDREW TAYLOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol generated lots of recriminations but little progress on…