SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Crews were preparing Wednesday to shut down generators that have powered an island off Puerto Rico’s coast — the last customers to be reconnected to the U.S. territory’s main power system...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve signals no interest rate hike in 2019.
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of a union representing research and technical workers walked picket lines Wednesday at University of California campuses and hospitals in a one-day strike amid a lengthening stretch of unsuccessful...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ride-hailing giant Uber is expanding its freight business into Europe. The service connects trucking companies with shippers who have loads to haul. Uber said Wednesday it would launch freight operations in...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says if the U.S. gets a trade deal with China, tariffs could stay in place for some time to ensure Beijing “lives by the deal.” Trump said Wednesday the White House was...
Read MoreBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A judge has blocked oil and gas drilling on almost 500 square miles (1,295 sq. kilometers) in Wyoming and says the government must consider the cumulative climate change impact of leasing public lands...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — A Lithuanian man who duped Google and Facebook into transferring over $100 million into accounts he controlled has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Evaldas Rimasauskas (eh-VAHL’-dahs ree-muh-SOWS’-kuhs)...
Read MoreTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge is siding with the makers of Dum Dums lollipops in its lawsuit against a rival candy maker. Ohio-based Spangler Candy Co. is suing Tootsie Roll Industries because it says the Chicago-based...
Read MoreRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The company that operates a nuclear plant in Brazil says that gunmen fired on a convoy carrying uranium fuel, but says they weren’t targeting the radioactive material. Gunmen shot at police cars...
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Drugmakers are trying to persuade Oklahoma’s top court to postpone the trial in the state’s lawsuit accusing them of fueling the opioid epidemic. The Oklahoma Supreme Court is hearing arguments...
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