Extended drought parches Sicily, and farmers worry about being forced to sell off animals
CAMMARATA, Italy (AP) — On a scorching July afternoon, a municipal water truck rolls up in a cloud of dust on Liborio Mangiapane's farm...
Senate Democrats tee up vote on child tax credit in election-year pitch to families
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer is daring Republicans to vote against a bipartisan tax cut package aimed at expanding the child...
Hollywood’s video game performers head to the picket line over AI protections
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood's video game performers are heading to the Warner Bros. Studios lot Thursday to picket against what they call an...
US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using...
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was...
Lawyers for families of passengers killed in 737 Max crashes ask court to block...
DALLAS (AP) — Lawyers for relatives of some of the people killed in Boeing Max jetliner crashes asked a federal judge on Wednesday to...
Facebook parent Meta posts stronger-than-expected Q2 results, sending shares higher after hours
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Investments in artificial intelligence will account for a significant increase in Facebook parent company Meta's expenses in the coming year,...
UAW endorses Harris, giving her blue-collar firepower in industrial states
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, giving her union firepower for the likely contest...
US stands by decision that 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, steps closer...
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and...
Online misinformation is fueling tensions over the Southport stabbing attack that killed 3 children
LONDON (AP) — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false...
Paychecks grew more slowly this spring, a sign inflation may keep cooling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three months of the...