October 18, 2020

Report: Damage from August wind storm in Midwest at $7.5B

DES MOINES, Iowa — Damage estimates from a rare wind storm that slammed Iowa and some other parts of the Midwest in August are growing, […]
October 18, 2020

November Gulf oil lease sale changing length at some depths

NEW ORLEANS — A federal oil lease sale in November will be the first in a decade to offer 10-year leases at some depths. Since […]
October 18, 2020

Millions more virus rapid tests, but are results reported?

WASHINGTON — After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid […]
October 18, 2020

AP Exclusive: Utility lacked basic training before blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO — When Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to large swaths of wildfire-prone Northern California last fall, few of the emergency personnel managing […]
October 18, 2020

Cresco Labs CEO talks legal marijuana industry challenges

LOS ANGELES — Demand for marijuana products in U.S. states where they are legal in some form has been resilient this year, despite the pandemic. […]
October 18, 2020

Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt […]
October 18, 2020

Despite past Democratic wins, Trump making a play for Nevada

LAS VEGAS — Democrats have kept Nevada in their column in every presidential election since 2004. In the 2018 midterm election, Democrats delivered a “blue […]
October 18, 2020

New grocery store to bring fresh food, union jobs to Aurora

The Aurora Market will bring fresh produce and meat, including the owners’ famous porketta roast, and around 15-20 jobs to the community of about 1,600 […]
October 18, 2020

Buyer of Japan's Takata looks at possible seatbelt faults

DETROIT — The company that took over Japan’s Takata Corp. following a scandal over faulty airbags is looking into whether the company failed to provide […]
October 18, 2020

Facebook's long and halting fight against misinformation

Facebook is facing its toughest challenge yet: an election complicated by a pandemic, a deeply divided nation lured by conspiracy theories and alternate versions of […]