Aug 23 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Michigan jury convicts 2 men for plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer In our news wrap Tuesday, a Michigan jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a former Kentucky detective pleaded guilty to falsifying the warrant used in the deadly raid at Breonna Taylor's apartment, ceremonies… Continue watching
Aug 23 Amazon plans to expand into health care, smart homes By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers. Continue reading
Aug 23 What does it mean that the euro has fallen below parity with the dollar? By Associated Press The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency. Continue reading
Aug 22 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan… Continue watching
Aug 22 Ohio searching for 7,000 construction workers to build Intel chip plants By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Ohio's largest-ever economic development project is coming with a big employment challenge. Continue reading
Aug 19 Russia's Gazprom to shut down natural gas pipeline to Europe for 3 days By Associated Press Russia's state-owned energy company Gazprom says a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo "routine maintenance."… Continue reading
Aug 19 Prince William environmental charity keeps investments in a bank tied to fossil fuels By Ed Davey, Associated Press The conservation charity founded by Prince William, second in line to the British throne and a well-known environmentalist, keeps its investments in a bank that is one of the world's biggest backers of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Aug 19 Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Walmart, the nation's largest employer, is expanding its abortion coverage for employees after staying largely mum on the issue for months following the Supreme Court ruling that scrapped a nationwide right to abortion. Continue reading
Aug 18 Biden's climate change measure promises future land leases for oil companies By Matthew Brown, Michael Phillis, Associated Press The legislation mandates several oil and gas lease sales. It also locks renewables and fossil fuel together for 10 years. So if the Biden administration wants solar and wind, it must first offer new oil and gas leases. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 7:58 American cities, states can't find enough workers despite an influx of federal funding By Catherine Rampell, Diane Lincoln Estes The number of Americans filing for unemployment fell to 250,000 last week, dipping for the first time in three weeks. But as students across the country return to school, many districts are facing staff shortages. State and local governments are… Continue watching