October 30, 2020

Ohio utility at center of $60 million bribery case fires CEO

TOLEDO, Ohio — A power company under investigation for its role in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme involving one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians […]
October 30, 2020

Apple, Twitter fall; Alphabet, Colgate-Palmolive rise

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: Apple Inc., down $6.46 to $108.86. Even though the company’s profits beat forecasts, investors […]
October 30, 2020

Trump's election night party up in air due to DC virus rules

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he’s not sure where he’ll mark election night after District of Columbia officials signaled that a party planned […]
October 30, 2020

Biden takes case against Trump to COVID ground zero in Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa — Joe Biden is bringing his case against President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus to one of the states hit hardest […]
October 30, 2020

GM hires new chief financial officer from Delta Airlines

DETROIT — General Motors has hired away Delta Airlines’ CFO to fill the automaker’s top financial job. The Detroit-based company said on Friday that Paul […]
October 30, 2020

Amazon facility could bring more than 500 jobs to Fargo area

Officials provided details about the business development, called “Project Force,” at a virtual gathering Friday attended by Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, Gov. Doug Burgum, U.S. […]
October 30, 2020

State leaders facing 2nd wave resist steps to curb virus

DES MOINES, Iowa — Even as a long-feared second wave of coronavirus strains hospitals, officials in many hard-hit states are resisting taking stronger action to […]
October 30, 2020

McDonald's cult classic, the McRib, is coming back

NEW YORK — McRib, the fast food sandwich that went viral before viral was a thing, is back. McDonald’s announced Friday that for the first […]
October 30, 2020

Study: 1 to 2 million tons of US plastic trash go astray

More than a million tons a year of America’s plastic trash isn’t ending up where it should. The equivalent of as many as 1,300 plastic […]
October 30, 2020

AP: Use of slurs not 'isolated' at Louisiana State Police

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Black trooper with the Louisiana State Police was on a break when his cellphone buzzed with an unusual voice message. […]