Business
Stocks end week mostly lower
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies allowed the Nasdaq composite to sneak in another record […]
Month: September 2021
Business
Utilities problems in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Louisiana’s largest electrical utility. Entergy Corp. has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes. […]
Business
Beef promotion under siege
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — It’s one of the nation’s most iconic marketing slogans, but the checkoff program that created the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign is under attack by cattle producers who fund […]
National / International
Navy declares 5 missing sailors dead after helicopter crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy has declared five missing sailors dead nearly a week after a helicopter crashed in the ocean off San Diego. The Navy has shifted the search for them to a […]
National / International
As flood alerts lit up phones, did ‘warning fatigue’ set in?
NEW YORK (AP) — Experts call it “warning fatigue,” and no one can be sure what role it might have played in a tragedy that killed at least 49 people when the remnants of Hurricane […]