By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion a year, a private watchdog says. In a report out Monday, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property says the annual […]
National Business
By Astrid Galvan. The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas — Mexican and U.S. business leaders attending a large trade conference in the border town of El Paso said Thursday that their sectors will survive despite threats by President Donald Trump to dismantle or renegotiate the North American Free Trade Act […]
By Errin Haines Whack The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The heart of Philadelphia’s Italian Market was uncommonly quiet. Fine restaurants in New York, San Francisco and the nation’s capital closed for the day. Grocery stores, food trucks, coffee shops, diners and taco joints in places like Chicago, Los Angeles and […]
By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Natural gas for at least 10 days has leaked from an underwater natural gas pipeline in Alaska’s Cook Inlet and floating ice has prevented divers from reaching the site. The gas is bubbling from an 8-inch pipeline in 80 feet of […]
The Associated PressMichael Liedtke SAN FRANCISCO–Naked women are back in Playboy magazine–ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous. Playboy celebrated the reversal on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal. The about-face came yesterday with the release of Playboy’s March-April issue. The 63-year-old magazine had […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Naked women are back in Playboy magazine, ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made the magazine famous. Playboy celebrated the reversal on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NakedIsNormal. The about-face came Monday with the release of Playboy’s March-April […]
The Associated PressCarolyn Thompson WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.–Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news–and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news […]
By Bruce Schreiner The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Bourbon’s economic potency is getting stronger with age, increasing its impact on Kentucky by $1 billion in the past two years as global demand for American whiskeys continues to grow. Other whiskeys are sharing in the good times, too. And pricier […]
The Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. — First lady Melania Trump has re-filed a libel lawsuit against the corporation that publishes the Daily Mail’s website, this time in New York, for reporting rumours that she worked as an escort. In the new filing Monday, the first lady’s attorneys argue the report […]
By Terry Spencer The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — Since President Donald Trump opened the gold-infused ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort almost 12 years ago, it has been a popular rental for the American Red Cross, hospitals, medical researchers and other charities for fundraising galas where the wealthiest donors […]
By Mae Anderson The Associated Press NEW YORK — Messages about America, inclusiveness ‚Äî and, yes, even “four years of awful hair” ‚Äî kept bubbling up in Super Bowl 51 ads from Airbnb, the NFL and a line of personal care products. But there was still plenty of escapism and […]
By Chris Grygiel The Associated Press SEATTLE — Dozens of tech companies, including behemoths like Apple, Google, and Facebook, are siding with Washington state and Minnesota as they fight President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The companies filed […]
