July 14, 2020

Ponzi scheme convict wants prison release due to pandemic

JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi man sentenced to nearly 20 years only nine months ago for running a $100 million Ponzi scheme is hoping a […]
July 14, 2020

Borgata to reopen July 26, last of Atlantic City's 9 casinos

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Borgata casino will reopen on July 26, the last of Atlantic City’s nine gambling resorts to resume operating amid the […]
July 14, 2020

Spiking cost of gasoline pushes June consumer prices up 0.6%

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices increased 0.6% in June, after three months of declines, with a big jump in gasoline prices accounting for over half […]
July 14, 2020

Wells Fargo loses $2.4 billion in 2Q, first loss since 2008

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wells Fargo lost $2.4 billion in the second quarter, the first quarterly loss for the bank since the real estate crash of […]
July 14, 2020

3M, MIT team up to develop quicker, cheaper COVID-19 test

A collaboration between 3M and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could lead to a faster, cheaper way to detect COVID-19 — one with results measured […]
July 14, 2020

Demand for robot cooks rises as kitchens combat COVID-19

HAYWARD, California — Robots that can cook – from flipping burgers to baking bread – are in growing demand as virus-wary kitchens try to put […]
July 14, 2020

Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying

NEW YORK — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart. The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, […]
July 14, 2020

The Latest: India's virus cases jump by another 28,000

India’s number of coronavirus cases jumped by another 28,000 on Tuesday and are fast approaching 1 million. The 28,498 cases reported in the past 24 […]
July 14, 2020

Sailors fighting to save burning San Diego warship

SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of sailors are fighting to save a Navy warship ravaged by fire while the military prepares for the worst: The USS […]
July 14, 2020

Governor shuts bars, dining as virus hits California hard

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the coronavirus swept California with renewed ferocity, the governor once again closed bars, inside dining and, for much of the state, […]