Delta soars on cheap fuel, but hints of a decline in fares
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) _ Delta Air Lines’ second-quarter profit nearly doubled to $1.5 billion as huge savings on fuel offset …
FIFA urged to let public figures lead change after scandals
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) _ FIFA should let “eminent public figures” lead truly independent reform of the scandal-hit governing body, according …
In a social media society, who has the rights to your face?
By RICH LORD Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH (AP) _ Facebook’s handling of your headshot is now the subject of class action lawsuits that pose the question: …
Avon recalls 27,000 nut choppers due to metal fragment risk
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal safety officials are warning consumers not to use a nut chopper sold by Avon after reports that metal fragments from the …
Starboard Value suggests real estate transactions for Macy’s
NEW YORK (AP) _ Activist investment firm Starboard Value says retailer Macy’s could boost its share price by spinning off its real estate into a …
Washington officials warn about marijuana exposure to kids
SEATTLE (AP) _ Public health officials in Washington say they’re increasingly concerned about children accidentally ingesting marijuana. The Washington Poison Center says that in the …
Officials say the Ohio DOE threw F grades out of evaluation
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ State school board members accused the Ohio Department of Education on Tuesday of breaking the law by throwing online schools’ failing …
Lawsuit: DirecTV’s ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ is illegal monopoly
By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ DirecTV’s exclusive right to broadcast certain NFL games is an illegal monopoly that raises costs for bars and …
300 students to enroll after tumult at Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) _ Saved from the brink of closure, Sweet Briar College said Wednesday that nearly 300 students are scheduled to enroll for …
Dairy farm in northwest Connecticut to milk cows with robots
By CARRIE GRACE HENDERSON (Waterbury) Republican-American CANAAN, Conn. (AP) _ The cows on Freund’s Farm are about to trade in their cowbells for transponders, and …