October 26, 2020

El Paso imposes curfew as virus cases overwhelm hospitals

EL PASO, Texas — Residents in the Texas border city of El Paso have been urged to stay home for two weeks as a spike […]
October 26, 2020

Liz Weston: How losing Obamacare could cost you

If the Supreme Court throws out the Affordable Care Act, your finances and your future could pay the price. Retiring early or starting a business […]
October 26, 2020

Sanford Health plans to merge with Utah-based healthcare system

Sanford Health and the Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare system on Monday announced plans to merge.  Sanford Health has headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D. and hundreds of […]
October 26, 2020

2020 Watch: Is Biden remaking the Democratic coalition?

WASHINGTON — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into the final full week of the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 8 ___ […]
October 26, 2020

Stocks tumble as coronavirus cases spike again

United Airlines employees work at ticket counters at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Oct. 14. United and other airline stocks have been hard-hit by the […]
October 26, 2020

Japan pledges to be carbon neutral by 2050

Japan plans to ramp up its use of solar panels, such as these shown in Yufu, Oita prefecture in 2019. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images […]
October 26, 2020

The Latest: Lockdown largely ending in Melbourne, Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s former coronavirus hot spot Melbourne will largely emerge from lockdown after the city on Monday recorded its first day without a […]
October 26, 2020

This Week: Consumer confidence, Ford earns, home sales

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: EYE ON CONSUMERS The Conference Board issues its latest monthly […]
October 26, 2020

Feeding Houston's hungry: 1M pounds of food daily for needy

HOUSTON — In car lines that can stretch half a mile, (0.8 kilometers), workers who lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic and other needy […]
October 26, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump and his familiar falsehoods

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says Mexico is paying for the wall (it isn’t), health care choice for veterans came from him (it didn’t) and […]