NEW YORK — Stocks rose in morning trading Monday as Wall Street tries to navigate through the uncertainty of a trade war. The S&P 500 jumped 1.6%. It is coming off its first winning week after a four-week losing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 533 points, or 1.3%,...
Another Massive Deal in the Building Supply Sector, James Hardie Offers AZEK $8.75 Billion
Australian building products company James Hardie Industries is buying the U.S. outdoor products maker AZEK in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $8.75 billion, including $386 million in debt. It's the second major acquisition in the building supplies sector in less than a week, with QXO Inc. announcing on Thursday...
Wife of Slain California Fire Captain Is Arrested in Mexico on Suspicion of Murder
SAN DIEGO — A month after an official with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was found slain at her home, the woman's wife has been arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder, authorities said. Investigators had named Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi as the prime suspect in the Feb....
US Holds Separate Talks With Russians After Meeting Ukrainians to Discuss Ceasefire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. negotiators worked on a proposed partial ceasefire in the the 3-year-old war in Ukraine on Monday, meeting representatives from Russia one day after holding separate talks with a team from Kyiv. It has been a struggle to reach even a limited, 30-day ceasefire — which Moscow and...
Georgia Jury Orders Monsanto Parent to Pay Nearly $2.1 Billion in Roundup Weedkiller Lawsuit
NEW YORK — A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the company's Roundup weed killer caused his cancer, according to attorneys representing the plaintiff. The verdict marks the latest in a long-running series of court battles...
23andMe Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy as Co-Founder and CEO Wojcicki Resigns
23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs. The company said Sunday that it will look to sell “substantially all of its assets” through a court-approved reorganization plan. The San Francisco-based...
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Rehiring of Fired Federal Workers
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The emergency appeal argues that the judge can't force the executive branch to rehire some...
Three Killed, 15 Injured in a Shooting at a Park in New Mexico’s Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Three people died and 15 others were injured after an altercation broke out Friday at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico, police said Saturday. Police and fire crews arrived at just after 10 p.m. Friday onto a chaotic scene at the...
Pope Francis to Be Released From Hospital Sunday After 5 Weeks Fighting Pneumonia
ROME — Pope Francis will be released from hospital on Sunday after 38 days battling a severe case of pneumonia in both lungs that threatened his life on two occasions when he suffered acute respiratory crises, his doctors said Saturday. Dr. Sergio Alfieri, who coordinated Francis' medical team at Rome's...
3 People Killed in Russian Attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Despite Limited Truce
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a drone attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing three people and wounded 12, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, despite agreeing to a limited ceasefire. Zaporizhzhia was hit by 12 drones, police said. Regional head Ivan Fedorov said that residential buildings, cars and communal buildings...