(Headline USA) In the runup to Tesla Inc.'s 2016 acquisition of a company called SolarCity, Elon Musk hailed the deal as a "no brainer" — a purchase that would combine the leading maker of electric vehicles with a manufacturer of solar panels that can recharge EVs.
It didn't exactly work...
(Associated Press) A Wisconsin bishop has taken the unusual step of removing a priest from the ministry after he made a series of divisive remarks about politics and the pandemic.
The Diocese of La Crosse said in a statement Friday that Bishop William Patrick Callahan has issued a decree immediately removing...
(Associated Press) Vaccinated teachers and students don't need to wear masks inside school buildings, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in relaxing its COVID-19 guidelines.
The changes come amid a national vaccination campaign in which children as young as 12 are eligible to get shots, as well as...
(Headline USA) Toyota has reversed itself and now says its political action committee will no longer contribute to the Republican legislators who voted against certifying Joe Biden's presidential election victory.
The move by the Japanese automaker comes after a social media backlash over the contributions, including threats to stop buying the...
(Headline USA) Five officers have sued the Silicon Valley city of Palo Alto, saying it allowed the creation of a Black Lives Matter mural with anti-police images that constituted harassment and discrimination against law enforcement.
The mural was painted last June in the street across from City Hall following the death...
(Associated Press) Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing text messages have each filed $5 million claims against the city, saying they faced retaliation and felt compelled to resign.
Records officer Stacy Irwin, with support from colleague Kimberly Ferreiro, reported to the Seattle...
(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday asked people and businesses in the nation's most populous state to voluntarily cut how much water they use by 15% as the Western United States weathers a drought that is rapidly emptying reservoirs relied on for agriculture, drinking water and fish...
(Headline USA) Pfizer is about to seek U.S. authorization for a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine, claiming Thursday that another shot within 12 months could dramatically boost immunity and maybe help ward off the latest worrisome coronavirus boogeyman: the delta variant.
Research from multiple countries shows the Pfizer shot...
(Headline USA) Major business and union groups have formed a new coalition designed to add momentum for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that the Senate is expected to take up this month.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO, along with trade groups representing manufacturers and retailers, announced the...
(Headline USA) On a sweaty recent Thursday afternoon, Alex Berrios is instructing his team on how to get people to register to vote.
Extend your hand, he says; it makes folks more likely to stop. Smile a lot, that works, too. But immediately take no for an answer so you...
(Headline USA) Immigrant activists say they have reached a settlement with the U.S. government so they can keep operating a free hotline that lets detained immigrants report concerns about custody conditions.
Freedom for Immigrants said Thursday that a settlement was reached last week and approved by a federal court in...
(Associated Press) President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.
“We did not go to Afghanistan to nation build,” Biden said in a speech to update his...