Santa Barbara's daily, one of California's oldest, stops publishing after owner declares bankruptcy
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Santa Barbara News-Press, one of California’s oldest newspapers, has ceased publishing after its owner declared the 150-year-old publication bankrupt
2023-07-25 06:47
In 'Barbie,' 'Oppenheimer' smash success, audiences send message to Hollywood: Give us something new
In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners
2023-07-25 05:23
UBS fined nearly $400 million related to Credit Suisse's relationship with failed fund Archegos
Swiss banking giant UBS will pay nearly $400 million in fines to U.S., Swiss and U.K. banking authorities for the management failures of Credit Suisse, which UBS bought in June
2023-07-25 04:18
Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of what's hoped to be the last Fed rate hike in a while
Wall Street is ticking higher to start a week full of updates on where interest rates and profits for the stock market’s most influential companies are heading
2023-07-25 02:24
US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline
The state of West Virginia is appealing a court ruling that temporarily blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline
2023-07-25 01:52
Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year
2023-07-25 00:55
With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors
“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman
2023-07-24 23:53
How David Bowie, long thought ambivalent to country music, became a writer on a Chris Young song
Country star Chris Young’s latest single, “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” is a vivid love letter to summertime weekends, old trucks, and dive bar bands
2023-07-24 23:27
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer
The leader of the United Nations has urged Russia to resume the internationally-brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine's Black Sea ports during the war
2023-07-24 22:22
Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult 'soft landing'?
When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession
2023-07-24 19:50
Iran targets e-commerce giant over photos of female employees without headscarves in new crackdown
Iranian authorities have shut down one of the offices of the country’s biggest e-commerce company and launched judicial procedures over the publication of photos showing female employees not wearing the Islamic headscarf
2023-07-24 15:58
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it will not sell shares in Ant's buyback program
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has said it will not sell any shares in its one-third shareholding in financial technology company Ant Group Co_ because it wants to retain its stake in an “important strategic partner.”
2023-07-24 14:45