Tag: Business

New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on 'botched' trade deal with European Union

LONDON -- LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset relations at home and abroad.During a visit Sunday to...

Shelter-in-place order briefly issued at North Dakota derailment site, officials say

Officials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place...

Kenya's dramatic flooding sweeps away a central part of the economy: Its farms

MACHAKOS, Kenya -- With dismay, Martha Waema and her husband surveyed their farm that was submerged by weeks of relentless rainfall across Kenya....

An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break

JUNEAU, Alaska -- Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska's capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing...

Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it

The scammers are winning.Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get...

Fiery railcars with hazardous material mostly contained after derailment in North Dakota

Enflamed railcars carrying hazardous material were mostly extinguished Saturday, a day after they derailed in a remote area of North Dakota.Officials said Friday...