Jul 17 Watch 7:53 British housing crisis creates new conflicts as developers seek to build homes By Malcolm Brabant, Morgan Till Experts in Britain are warning that a generation of young people may never be able to own their own homes because of a grave housing crisis. There is a shortfall of over four million homes and it is now a… Continue watching
Jul 17 Strikes rock Hollywood hit by streaming revolution, pandemic standstill By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Tens of thousands of actors have now joined screenwriters on picket lines outside studios and streaming services' headquarters, seeking better pay and more details about streaming audiences. Continue reading
Jul 17 Ford substantially cuts cost of F-150 Lightning electric pickup By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker. Continue reading
Jul 16 Tesla announces its 1st electric pickup truck has rolled off the assembly line By Associated Press Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. Continue reading
Jul 16 Yellen visits India again to deepen ties and tackle global economic issues By Ajit Solanki, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press On the heels of a trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is back in India for the third time in nine months, this time to meet finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations about global economic challenges… Continue reading
Jul 15 Analysis: Here's what it would take to turn empty office buildings into residential housing By Jenny Baker, Leah Mo, The Conversation With many employers switching to remote work, two engineering experts explain the feasibility of converting office buildings to residential spaces. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Phoenix faces 15th straight day of temperatures at 110 or higher In our news wrap Friday, Phoenix faced a 15th straight day of temperatures at 110 degrees or higher as a heat wave grips the Southwest, the Department of Education announced it's canceling $39 billion of student loan debt for 800,000… Continue watching
Jul 14 Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy Activision Blizzard By Associated Press The Competition and Markets Authority had rejected the deal, set to be the biggest in tech history. They feared it would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market. Continue reading
Jul 14 'We're barely making it.' Why more New Orleans families are without stable housing By Roby Chavez The most recent Point-in-Time count shows the New Orleans area is losing ground quickly on homelessness. Continue reading
Jul 14 Movie and TV stars join writers on the picket line in fight over the future of Hollywood By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudekis, Rosario Dawson and other top movie and TV actors joined picket lines alongside screenwriters Friday on the first full day of a walkout that has become Hollywood’s biggest labor fight in decades. Continue reading