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Quest Diagnostics, Southwest Airlines rise; Simulations Plus falls, Wednesday, 7/3/2024 07/03/2024 01:23pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Southwest Airlines Co., up 29 cents to $28.58. The airline adopted a shareholder rights plan in an effort to stave off a potential takeover by activist investor Elliott Investment Management. Newmont Corp., u Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent 07/03/2024 01:12pm • CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s new Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday with major changes in the defense, foreign ministry and economy portfolios as the country faces mounting public discontent and conflicts in neighboring nations. Years of economic mismanagement, the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout of wa General Motors will pay $146 million in federal penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide 07/03/2024 12:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — General Motors will pay $146 million in federal penalties because 5.9 million older vehicles emit excess carbon dioxide. In the UK election campaign’s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour’s Starmer eyes victory 07/03/2024 12:33pm • LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn’t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain’s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Sunak’s 20 months Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi 07/03/2024 12:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other workplace accommodations for abortion Nashville SC hires USMNT assistant coach B.J. Callaghan as its head coach 07/03/2024 12:03pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — B.J. Callaghan is leaving his role as an assistant coach on the U.S. men’s national soccer team to become head coach of Nashville SC. Callaghan will officially take over on July 22, ahead of Leagues Cup 2024 and Nashville SC’s July 31 match against Mazatlan FC. He repla Fármacos populares para la diabetes y la pérdida de peso podrían aumentar el riesgo de padecer una forma rara de ceguera 07/03/2024 12:02pm • (CNN) -- Las personas que toman Ozempic o Wegovy pueden tener un mayor riesgo de desarrollar una forma rara de ceguera, según sugiere un nuevo estudio. Aun así, los médicos afirman que esto no debería disuadir a los pacientes de utilizar estos medicamentos para tratar la diabetes o la obesidad.E Wave of summer travel expected over July Fourth holiday as hot inflation loosens grip 07/03/2024 12:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Travel activity is expected to heat up to record levels around the Independence Day holiday as consumers take advantage of cooler prices for airfares, gasoline and hotels. AAA expects a record number of people to hit roads and airports during the week between Saturday June 29 throu Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety 07/03/2024 11:13am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water fo After years-long effort, IndyCar is ready to unveil its hybrid engine system this weekend in Ohio 07/03/2024 11:12am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — On the second floor of an upscale steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis, just days before their engines would be put to the test against each other in the Indianapolis 500, engineers from Chevrolet and Honda sat side-by-side and shared a toast. In a collaboration of rivals, they Massive makos, Queen Bosses and a baby angel shark on Discovery 'Shark Week,' where women shine 07/03/2024 11:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water. You're looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. To attract them, you shoot out hundreds of gallons of synthetic blood and chum. Then watch them lose i Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity could embolden Trump as he seeks to return to power 07/03/2024 10:57am • WASHINGTON (AP) — In her dissent from a Supreme Court opinion that afforded former President Donald Trump broad immunity, Justice Sonia Sotomayor pondered the potential doomsday consequences: A president could pocket a bribe for a pardon, stage a military coup to retain power, order the killing of Judge dismisses federal lawsuit over West Virginia prison and jail conditions 07/03/2024 10:52am • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force West Virginia to spend $330 million to improve prison and jail conditions statewide and fill worker vacancies. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger ruled Tuesday in Beckley in favor of motions by Gov. Jim Justice and Indonesia dismisses its chief election commissioner over sexual assault 07/03/2024 10:49am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee. The General Election Commission's ethics council said its chairman, Hasyim Asyari, committed the assault in October and it UN rights chief appeals to voters not to scapegoat migrants and refugees as elections loom 07/03/2024 10:28am • GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief warned Wednesday about rising hatred and discrimination around the world in a “mega-year for elections,” calling on voters to put rights of others in mind when they cast their ballots. Volker Türk made the call with major elections looming in places