Schools’ pandemic spending boosted tech companies. Did it help US students?
WASHINGTON (AP) — As soon as the federal pandemic relief started arriving at America’s schools, so did the relentless calls.Tech companies by the dozens...
Workers at Mack Trucks go on strike after rejecting tentative contract deal
DETROIT (AP) — Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached...
American Airlines pilot union calls for stopping flights to Israel, citing declaration of war
NEW YORK (AP) — The pilots' union for American Airlines has directed its members to refuse to fly to Israel, citing the ongoing war...
From Coke floats to Cronuts, going viral can have a lasting effect on a...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Lexington Candy Shop in New York City has served burgers, fries and shakes to hungry patrons for decades. Last...
A Baltic Sea gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia is shut down over a...
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland and Estonia said Sunday that the undersea Balticconnector gas pipeline running between the two countries across the Baltic Sea was...
A workforce crisis is damaging families’ access to therapies for babies with developmental delays
CHICAGO (AP) — Alexander watches Paw Patrol with fervor, bowls his baby brother over with hugs and does everything with gusto.What the 3-year-old West...
Tourism resumes in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors
HONOLULU (AP) — The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago began welcoming back travelers on Sunday after the...
A Ugandan business turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts
MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its...
Powerball jackpot up to $1.55 billion as lottery losing streak continues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Saturday and...
Sunak plans to raise the legal smoking age in England each year until it...
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday proposed raising the legal age that people in England can buy cigarettes by one...