Ecuador’s youngest elected president faces a practically impossible taskQUITO, Ecuador -- QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador 's youngest elected president on Monday faced the practically impossible task of reducing a terrifying,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California's leadership on the national stageSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom again seized the national spotlight this year as he signed some of the most ambitious laws...
United Airlines says that it will start boarding passengers in economy class with window seats first starting next week, a move that will speed up boarding times for flightsUnited Airlines will start boarding passengers in economy...
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s long-running legal case against the thrift store chain Savers Value Village turned out to be no bargain, as the state has been ordered to pay the company nearly $4.3 million in legal feesSEATTLE...
Costco says CEO WISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Costco announced Wednesday that CEO W. Craig Jelinek will step down in January. He’ll be succeeded by the company’s president, Ron Vachris, who has been with Costco for more than 40 years.Jelinek...
Interstate 25 in southern Colorado is expected to reopen Thursday, four days after the main north-south route through the state was shut down when a train derailment collapsed a railroad bridge onto the highway and killed a truck driverPUEBLO,...
Tesla has reported that its net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlierLOS ANGELES -- Tesla's net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlier, as price reductions helped drive strong sales growth...
Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customersSAN FRANCISCO --...
Chinese automakers are winning over drivers as they make major inroads into Europe’s electric vehicle marketLONDON -- When Laima Springe-Janssen was looking to replace her French-made gasoline-powered SUV with an electric car, she...
Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveriesAmazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the...
The German government has announced a drive to get more Ukrainian and other refugees into jobs now that many have a usable knowledge of the German languageBERLIN -- The German government on Wednesday announced a drive to get more Ukrainian...
The automotive experts at Edmunds test SUVs of all shapes, sizes and pricesThe automotive experts at Edmunds test SUVs of all shapes, sizes and prices. During these evaluations, certain models rise to the top with qualities such as...
Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years in detention in China for breaking an embargo with a television broadcastCANBERRA, Australia -- Australian journalist Cheng Lei says she spent more than three years...
The leaders of Russia and China have met in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordinationTAIPEI, Taiwan -- The leaders of Russia and China met Wednesday in Beijing and called for close foreign policy coordination, as concerns...
Injuries from e-scooters, e-bikes and hoverboards are on the rise, according to a new report from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Nearly half of all injuries reported from electric bikes in the last six years took place...
Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 6.7% in September as easing food and drink price rises were offset by higher fuel costs for motoristsLONDON -- INFLation in the U.K. held steady at 6.7% in September as easing food and drink price...
"We're sick to our stomachs," one Palestinian-American business owner said.Since war broke out between Israel and Hamas last week, a Palestinian-American apparel store owner in San Diego, California, has received a spate...
The leader of opposition that won Poland’s parliamentary election, Donald Tusk, appealed to the nation’s president Tuesday for “energetic and fast decisions” so that a new government could be formed quicklyWARSAW, Poland --...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has held talks with Vladimir Putin in a rare in-person meeting for the Russian president with a leader of a European Union countryBEIJING -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks on...
California officials are faulting communities in a stretch of the crop-rich San Joaquin Valley for failing to develop a plan to adequately protect groundwaterSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California officials on Thursday faulted communities...
Jet engine maker Rolls-Royce says it’s cutting up to 2,500 jobs globally as part of a corporate overhaul that its new CEO is carrying outJet engine maker Rolls-Royce said Tuesday it's cutting up to 2,500 jobs globally as part...
