DETROIT — U.S. sales are down and a once-reliably profitable joint venture in China is losing money, but General Motors still managed to post a third quarter profit of $3 billion Tuesday, slightly less than it made a year ago. The Detroit automaker reported $48.8 billion in revenue from July...
With Election Day 2 Weeks Away, 17 Million Voters Have Already Cast a Ballot
With two weeks until Election Day, more than 17 million people have already cast their ballots, the clearest sign yet that voting habits were forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic and that early voting has become a permanent feature of the American democratic process. While many people cast a mail-in...
Tropical Storm Oscar Swirls Toward the Bahamas After Killing 6 People in Cuba
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Oscar chugged toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after making landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane, killing at least six people as it unleashed heavy rains on an island also hit by an unrelated massive power outage. Oscar was located 70 miles...
In Hard-Fought Pennsylvania, Fast-Growing Hispanic Communities Present a Test for Harris and Trump
ALLENTOWN — The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania's erstwhile steel country, but inside a house next to two radio towers, Victor Martinez stood with a microphone, ready to broadcast his views to thousands of Spanish-speaking listeners. "Señores, abran los ojos," Spanish for "Gentlemen,...
You’re Being Lied To About Voter Fraud. Here’s the Truth.
Widespread cheating at the polls is a myth. So what are election deniers really after? - By The New York Times Company Copyright 2024 The New York Times Company
Yellen Says Isolationism ‘Made America and the World Worse Off’ in Speech to Global Finance Leaders
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told world financial leaders Tuesday that the U.S. economy has grown stronger because the Biden administration rejected isolationism, offering a barely veiled criticism of former President Donald Trump's policies two weeks before the U.S. election. Yellen opened the IMF and World Bank annual meetings...
Starship Will Change What Is Possible Beyond Earth
IN ANY NORMAL week, the biggest-ever interplanetary probe blasting off to look for signs of life in the depths of an occult ocean would hog the headlines about space. But the launch of Europa Clipper on October 14th was eclipsed, spectacularly, by the test flight the previous day of the...
Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell Out 4-6 Weeks with Broken Thumb, Desmond Ridder Signed
HENDERSON — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Aidan O'Connell is expected to be out four to six weeks with a broken thumb, a person close to the situation said Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Raiders had not made an announcement. The person...
Merced County Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu This Year
A person who came into contact with cattle at a dairy farm is Merced County's first confirmed human case of H5N1 bird flu infection this year, public health officials said Monday. The case was detected based on symptoms from direct exposure and confirmed by laboratory test results, according to a...
Fresno State Postpones Annual Top Dog Awards Ceremony
Fresno State is postponing the 2024 Top Dog Alumni Awards ceremony to next spring. The ceremony celebrates the university's most distinguished alumni. The new date for the dinner, which had been scheduled for this week, has not been announced. Fresno State gave no reason for the postponement. The university made...