U.S. investigates electrical fires in 2014 Chrysler minivans
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints of fires in a power and charging port in some Chrysler Town and Country…
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Family of 4th dead worker sues Tyson over Waterloo COVID-19 outbreak
WATERLOO, Iowa — The family of a fourth worker who died of coronavirus during an outbreak at Tyson Foods’ largest pork processing plant is suing…
Pandemic wrecks global Class of 2020’s hopes for first job
LONDON — British fashion school graduate Phoebe St. Leger’s dream of landing a job at a design label is on hold. Like many others in…
McDonald’s sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships
McDonald’s says it’s suing Stephen Easterbrook, the CEO it ousted last year over an inappropriate relationship with an employee, alleging today that he covered up…
UPDATE: More than 100 arrests, 13 officers hurt amid Chicago looting
UPDATE CHICAGO — Chicago’s police commissioner says more than 100 people were arrested following a night of looting and unrest that left 13 officers injured…
Fed official defends slow start to Main Street loan program
WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official today defended the central bank’s efforts to launch a Main Street lending program and said the small number…
UK to spend millions to ease Brexit red tape for N Ireland
The British government will spend up 355 million pounds ($465 million) to help businesses in Northern Ireland deal with the red tape caused by Brexit,…
Iowa continuing unemployment claims fall
DES MOINES — More than 6,700 people filed unemployment claims last week in Iowa, and the number of continuing claims is nearly 105,000, a decrease…
US adds 1.8 million jobs in a sign that hiring has slowed
WASHINGTON — The United States added 1.8 million jobs in July, a pullback from the gains of May and June and evidence that the resurgent…
China’s July exports rise despite coronavirus, US tariff war
BEIJING — China’s exports rose by an unexpectedly strong 7.2% in July as the world’s second-largest economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic. Sales to the…