Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South
Global news: LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than...
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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office
Global news: CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get...
Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
Global news: Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek...
Stock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one
Global news: NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s...
Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
Global news: Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the...
Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
Global news: Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs...
Ireland embraced data centers that the AI boom needs. Now they’re consuming too much of its energy
Global news: CLONDALKIN, Ireland (AP) — Dozens of massive data centers humming at the outskirts of Dublin are consuming more...
Starbucks workers begin strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
Global news: Workers at Starbucks stores began a five-day strike Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with...
Americans end 2024 with grim economic outlook, but Republicans are optimistic for 2025: AP-NORC poll
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate is healthy and the stock market is up, but Democrats are feeling...
Retail sales rose at healthy pace last month in latest sign of US economy’s health
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers stepped up their spending at retail stores last month, providing a boost to the...
