Census: US inequality grew, including in heartland states
Sep 26, 2019
By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year to its highest level in more than 50 years of tracking income inequality, according…
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Juul to end product advertising and replace CEO
Sep 25, 2019
By MATTHEW PERRONE and MICHELLE CHAPMAN Juul Labs will no longer promote its e-cigarettes in print, digital and TV advertisements and is replacing its CEO amid an escalating backlash against vaping nationwide. The nation’s largest…
‘You are failing us’: Plans, frustration at UN climate talks
Sep 24, 2019
By SETH BORENSTEIN UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scolded for doing little, leader after leader promised the United Nations on Monday to do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels. As…
Pacific heat wave threatens Hawaii’s iconic coral reefs
Sep 23, 2019
By CALEB JONES CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii (AP) — At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on…
Young people lead global climate change protests
Sep 20, 2019
By ROD McGUIRK and FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — In Canberra and Kabul, Cape Town and Berlin, and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle…
Nevada desert towns prep for possible ‘Storm Area 51’ influx
Sep 19, 2019
By KEN RITTER LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors descending on the remote Nevada desert for “Storm Area 51” are from Earth, not outer space. No one knows what to expect, but the two tiny towns…
Dillinger family members apply again to exhume his grave
Sep 18, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger have submitted a new application to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite. The Indiana State Department of Health said it received the latest application Tuesday. Dillinger’s family…
Purdue Pharma begins Chapter 11 bankruptcy journey
Sep 17, 2019
By TOM MURPHY and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Purdue Pharma gets its day in court Tuesday after the OxyContin maker filed for bankruptcy and negotiated a potential multi-billion dollar settlement to resolve thousands…
No Deal: Auto workers strike against GM in contract dispute
Sep 16, 2019
By TOM KRISHER and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER DETROIT (AP) — More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with…
PG&E reaches $11B deal with California wildfire insurers
Sep 13, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric and a group of insurers announced Friday they reached an $11 billion settlement to cover most of the claims from wildfires in California in 2017 and 2018.…