Author: Associated Press

Auto workers stop expanding strikes against Detroit Three after GM makes battery plant concession

File – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain talks with members picketing near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Fain will update members on bargaining with Detroit’s three automakers on Friday afternoon, (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Friday it will not expand its strikes against Detroit’s…

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…

Democratic Gov. Beshear’s budget proposal seeks to improve drinking water, affordable housing, roads

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear responds to a question from the moderator during the Gubernatorial Forum at the 2023 Kentucky Chamber of Commerce annual meeting dinner in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled a portion of his state budget proposal Tuesday that deals with infrastructure, including funding requests for…

McCarthy ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday…

Stellantis recalls nearly 273,000 Ram trucks because rear view camera image may not show on screen

DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling nearly 273,000 trucks in the U.S. because the radio software can stop the rear view camera image from being displayed. The recall announced Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators covers certain Ram 1500 pickup trucks and some Ram 3500 chassis cabs from the 2022 and 2023 model years. Also covered are 2022 through 2024 Ram…

Powerball jackpot nears $1 billion after long drought of winners

FILE – A selection of Powerball tickets are shown at the Route One Wine and Spirits liquor store, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. Another Powerball drawing Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward $1 billion.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Powerball drawing Saturday night, another chance at a jackpot…