U.S. Business Starts Enjoyed Their Best Year Ever Amid Covid-19 January 22, 2021 By Michael Sasso and Steve Matthews The surge of U.S. business formations in the back half of 2020 has been one of the pandemic’s many surprises.... Read More
West News Deal Offers More Banking Services for California Pot Firms January 22, 2021 By Michael R. Blood LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California cannabis industry group announced Tuesday that it reached an agreement with a state credit... Read More
West News California Winds Easing After Sparking Fires, Power Outages January 22, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A windstorm that fanned brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians without power focused its... Read More
West News Alaska Village Loses Running Water After Fire Destroys Plant January 22, 2021 BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A fire in an Alaska village burned a plant that served as the community’s only source... Read More
West News Protesters Gather, Damage Democratic Headquarters in Oregon January 22, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of protesters carrying signs against President Joe Biden and police marched in Portland on... Read More
Viewpoint: The Case of the Upside-Down MirĂ³ January 22, 2021 By Erin Hollenbank Joan MirĂ³ (Spanish, 1893-1983) was an influential 20th Century, avant-garde Catalan painter who combined abstract art with Surrealist fantasy. His... Read More
Ford to Recall 3M Vehicles for Air Bags at $610 Million Cost January 22, 2021 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it will recall 3 million vehicles for air bag inflators that could rupture, at... Read More
International News ‘Totally Destroyed’ Indonesia Jet Makes Search Almost Impossible January 21, 2021 By Will Davies Bayu Wardoyo tends to skip the 6 a.m. breakfast of Indonesian fried rice served to divers on the ship searching... Read More
International News COVID-19 Vaccine Production Unaffected by Deadly Indian Fire, Company Says January 21, 2021 NEW DELHI — The Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, said on Thursday that production of the... Read More
Insurer Travelers’ Profit Beats Estimates on Investment Gains, Fewer Claims January 21, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Suzanne Barlyn Property and casualty insurer Travelers Cos Inc reported a jump in quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates on Thursday, helped... Read More