Month: June 2023

By MICHAEL BALSAMO and DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The inquiry is in its early stages, and it

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Enough Republican members showed up in the Oregon Senate on Thursday to end a six-week walkout that halted the work of the Legislature and blocked hundreds of bills, including some on abortion, transgender health care and gun safety. The boycott, which prevented the Senate from reaching

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will start a months-long approval process for Oakland Athletics’ proposed move to Las Vegas, which appears set to become the second shift of a franchise in the last half-century. A day after the Nevada Legislature approved $380 million in public financing for

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — Nine survivors of a migrant boating sinking were arrested on suspicion of smuggling as hope faded for hundreds of other passengers who were missing and attention turned to Greece’s failure to act before the overcrowded ship capsized. The overloaded trawler may have carried

By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rallying Thursday, and its long winning streak kicked into a higher gear following a mixed set of reports on the economy. The S&P 500 was 1.4% higher in late trading, touching its highest level since April 2022. The

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has pressed ahead with another interest rate hike and is making clear more are on the way. The quarter-percentage point increase Thursday aims to crush inflation that’s driving up the cost of groceries, utility bills and summer vacations. It comes a

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has highlighted progress in chipping away at so-called junk fees as a “win for consumers” while meeting at the White House with executives from Live Nation, Airbnb and other companies that have taken steps to embrace more transparent pricing. Biden prioritized the effort to combat surprise or undisclosed fees

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia’s plan to wait until after next year’s presidential election to install a software update to address security flaws on the state’s voting equipment called that irresponsible. They say that leaves the machines open to attack. The vulnerabilities in the Dominion Voting Systems machines were

By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Perfetti says the theater is “home” for him, so it’s no surprise he’s been in his element for “King James,” the Manhattan Theater Club production that closes Sunday. The two-man stage play written by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph revolves around a friendship born from

LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man is facing firearm charges after he told officers he accidentally shot himself in the leg while dreaming that an intruder was breaking into his home, police said. The Lake Barrington man was charged about two months after Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to his home