Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Environmental groups called on federal regulators Thursday to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power...
New US sanctions target workarounds that let Russia get Western tech for war
The United States said Thursday that it was sanctioning more than 150 businesses and people from Russia to Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and...
Retail sales rise 0.6% in August largely due to a spike in gas prices
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans stepped up retail spending modestly from July to August as the price of gasoline jumped, cutting into budgets as...
Wholesale price inflation accelerated in August from historically slow pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate...
Applications for US jobless benefits tick up slightly
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked up modestly after falling to the lowest level in seven months the week...
Arm Holdings is valued at $54.5 billion in biggest initial public offering since late...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.K. chip designer Arm Holdings is scheduled to start trading on the Nasdaq Thursday, in what is the largest initial...
France sends the army to ensure water to drought-stricken Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
PARIS (AP) — France is sending military forces to distribute water on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, which is facing an unprecedented...
Venice faces possible UNESCO downgrade as it struggles to manage mass tourism
VENICE, Italy (AP) — A scowling gondoliere ferrying sightseers 10 at a time across the mouth of Venice's Grand Canal scolds passengers to sit...
Spain records its third hottest summer since records began as a drought drags on
MADRID (AP) — Spain this year recorded its third hottest summer since official records began 62 years ago, authorities said Thursday, with temperatures peaking...
Offshore wind energy plans advance in New Jersey amid opposition
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey as the owners of one project...