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Stock market today: Wall Street opens lower, adding to September's losses

NEW YORK (AP) — More losses for stocks have September on track to be the worst month of the year for Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower early Monday, coming off its worst week in six months.

Sep 25, 2023 7:38 AM Read more >

After summer's extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows

Kathleen Maxwell has lived in Phoenix for more than 20 years, but this summer was the first time she felt fear, as daily high temperatures soared to 110 degrees or hotter and kept it up for a record-shattering 31 consecutive days.

Sep 25, 2023 6:10 AM Read more >

Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the global fight against inflation and feeds Russia's war chest.

Sep 25, 2023 3:21 AM Read more >

Ford workers in Canada ratify agreement, set precedent for other automakers

TORONTO — The union that represents 5,600 workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada confirmed Sunday its members had ratified a three-year contract with the automaker, setting the pattern for upcoming talks with General Motors and Stellantis.

Sep 24, 2023 2:40 PM Read more >

Canadian autoworkers ratify new labor agreement with Ford

Canadian autoworkers ratified a new labor agreement with Ford Motor Co. on Sunday, averting a threatened strike and potentially setting a precedent that could play out in the United Auto Workers' strike at automaker facilities in the U.S.

Sep 24, 2023 2:04 PM Read more >

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EDT

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government WASHINGTON (AP) — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday

Sep 24, 2023 4:04 AM Read more >

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

With House Republicans in turmoil, colleagues implore GOP holdouts not to shut down government WASHINGTON (AP) — Working furiously to take control of a House in disarray, allies of Speaker Kevin McCarthy implored their Republican colleagues Saturday

Sep 23, 2023 9:05 PM Read more >

California bill to have human drivers ride in autonomous trucks is vetoed by governor

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill to require human drivers on board self-driving trucks , a measure that union leaders and truck drivers said would save hundreds of thousands of jobs in the state.

Sep 23, 2023 8:02 PM Read more >

Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone

HONOLULU (AP) — Soon after one of Maui's Japanese Buddhist temples, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, burned in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, its resident minister was desperate to go back and see what remained.

Sep 23, 2023 7:45 PM Read more >

Auto workers still have room to expand their strike against car makers. But they also face risks

Even after escalating its strike against Detroit automakers on Friday, the United Auto Workers union still has plenty of leverage in its effort to force the companies to agree to significant increases in pay and benefits.

Sep 23, 2023 6:33 PM Read more >