By KIM CHANDLER and TOM KRISHER Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote next week on whether to join the UAW. The vote comes a month after workers at a Volkswagen factory in Tennessee overwhelmingly voted to … [Read more...] about The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades
By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Living at home as long as possible is preferred by a vast majority of adults over 50. But the real estate market and inflation has made doing so less of a choice. Locked into low mortgage rates too good to give up, some baby boomers and older members of Generation X with enough extra case are making upgrades to keep … [Read more...] about Some older Americans splurge to keep homes accessible while others struggle to make safety upgrades
Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning when a solar … [Read more...] about Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere
Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life
By KRISTIN M. HALL and GEORGE WALKER IV Associated Press COLUMBIA, Tenn. (AP) — A 10-year-old boy is in grave condition in Tennessee after being swept into a storm drain in a community southeast of Nashville. Now a new wave of dangerous storms is crashing over parts of the region Thursday even as it cleans up from severe weather that injured the boy, spawned tornadoes and … [Read more...] about Storm-battered South is again under threat. A boy swept into a drain fights for his life
One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two men on opposite sides of the metal barricades during the riot at the U.S. Capitol are running for Congress on the same day. Derrick Evans served three months in federal prison on a felony civil disorder charge. He's challenging Rep. Carol Miller in Tuesday's West Virginia Republican primary. Harry Dunn was a Capitol … [Read more...] about One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress