Chevron reaches $5 million wrongful death settlement
PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Chevron agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a contract worker killed last …
California beaches reopen after goo cleanup
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) _ Seven miles of Southern California beach shut down for three days by an invasion of oily goo …
Alabama teachers who smoke to pay more for health insurance
By MARTIN SWANT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A state board on Thursday approved a number of changes to state education employee benefit plans to help …
Woman wins $100 million in transvaginal mesh case
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ A Delaware jury has ordered a medical device manufacturer to pay $100 million to a woman who, despite two surgeries, still …
National Spelling Bee ends in tie for 2nd year in a row
By BEN NUCKOLS OXON HILL, Md. (AP) _ They couldn’t be rattled. They couldn’t be denied. Gokul Venkatachalam and Vanya Shivashankar had worked too hard …
CDC investigating error that caused live anthrax shipments
By ROBERT BURNS and BRADY McCOMBS WASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. Army’s top general said Thursday that human error probably was not a factor in …
IMAX plans Hong Kong IPO for China unit
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) _ IMAX plans to sell shares of its China unit in Hong Kong as it seeks …
After security scandal, a tech firm says it’s changing focus
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ A Silicon Valley startup says it’s shutting down operations and shifting to a new business …
JPMorgan to lay off 5,000 employees across firm: WSJ
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ JPMorgan Chase & Co. will cut about 5,000 jobs over the next year, as the …
Washington farmers are dumping unprofitable apples
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) _ A record crop of apples, coupled with the West Coast port slowdown earlier this year, is taking …