Feb 21 Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program, appoints new vice president of quality By Associated Press The shakeup comes weeks after the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Boeing — under pressure from airlines to produce large numbers of planes — is not paying enough attention to safety. Continue reading
Feb 21 IRS to pursue business private jet usage in new round of audits on wealthy taxpayers By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press First, there were trackers on Taylor Swift and other celebrities' private jet usage. Now, there will be more scrutiny on executives' personal use of business aircraft who write it off as a tax expense. Continue reading
Feb 21 Zelenskyy invites Poland’s leaders to border to resolve farmer protest affecting weapon shipments By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the blockade is hampering the shipment of weapons to Ukrainian soldiers. He hopes the border meeting could happen before the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 21 Germany says Europe’s largest economy is in ‘troubled waters’ and cuts growth forecast By David McHugh, Associated Press Germany is recovering slowly from the shock of Russia cutting off most natural gas supplies after its invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Feb 21 Beyond Meat hopes healthier burger ingredients will boost falling U.S. sales By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday its new Beyond Burger patties and Beyond Beef grounds cut saturated fat by 60 percent by switching from canola and coconut oils to avocado oil. Continue reading
Feb 20 Greek farmers drive tractors to parliament to demand financial help By Associated Press The farmers' demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe. The center-right government has expressed sympathy but says budgetary constraints prevent it from meeting all their demands. Continue reading
Feb 20 Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border as they intensify protests against non-EU imports By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Farmers across Europe have been protesting, worried that EU plans to place limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions will result in a reduction in production and income. Continue reading
Feb 19 U.S. awards $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Biden administration says that the government would provide $1.5 billion to the computer chip company GlobalFoundries to expand its domestic production in New York and Vermont. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 4:48 How the Biden administration aims to take down junk fees that hit millions of Americans By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery The Biden administration has proposed new regulations to tackle junk fees, those hidden or misleading charges that boost the cost of things like concert tickets, hotel rooms and even bank accounts by tens of billions of dollars per year. Cora… Continue watching
Feb 16 Americans divided on TikTok ban as Biden campaign joins the app, AP-NORC poll says By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press President Joe Biden's campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the presidential elections, but U.S. adults have mixed views about whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country. Continue reading