August 5, 2020

Samsung's new phones test consumer demand for pricey gadgets

Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic […]
August 5, 2020

Judge upholds corruption convictions of Lindberg, consultant

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge has upheld the convictions of two men found to be trying to bribe North Carolina’s top insurance regulator with […]
August 5, 2020

Inside Big Tech: Pulling back the curtain with 'hot' email

WASHINGTON — The House Judiciary chairman was closing in on his Perry Mason moment with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Fortified with “hot” internal company documents, […]
August 5, 2020

Facebook launches a new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels

NEW YORK — Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels. Instagram Reels will let users record […]
August 5, 2020

Virginia first state to try pandemic app from Apple, Google

Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state […]
August 5, 2020

Opponents of utility projects allege bias by ex-regulator

MADISON, Wis. — A former state regulator applied to become CEO of one of Wisconsin’s largest utility companies just months after voting to approve two […]
August 5, 2020

Alaska Airlines says 331 Anchorage employees face job cuts

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Airlines said 331 employees among the company’s workforce in Anchorage may lose their jobs on Oct. 1. The company said the […]
August 5, 2020

Dilly beans

× With a line of dilly beans in the foreground, Leslie Arnold chooses her vegetables from the Lupine Farm stand Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the […]
August 5, 2020

US trade deficit drops in June on record rise in exports

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in June for the first time since February as exports posted a record increase, rising twice as fast […]
August 5, 2020

Survey: US companies cut back sharply on hiring in July

U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring last month suggesting that the resurgent viral outbreak this summer slowed the economic recovery as many states closed parts of […]