Tape that: Dutch inventor of audio cassette dies at age 94 The Dutch inventor of the cassette tape, the medium of choice for millions of bedroom mix tapes, has died at the age of 94 By MIKE CORDER Associated Press March 12, 2021, 1:12 PM • 2 min read...

Korea's LG to invest $4.5 billion in its US battery business LG Energy Solution says it will invest more than $4.5 billion in its U.S. battery production business by 2025 as automakers ramp up production of electric vehicles By The Associated Press Marc...

Asian shares mixed after stimulus lifts Dow, SP/ASX 200 added 0.8% to 6,766.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 0.8% to 29,135.73 and the Shanghai Composite index gained 0.3% to 3,448.35. Shares rose in Taiwan and Jakarta but fell in Singapore and Malaysia....

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 22, 2021 shows a container terminal of Tianjin Port in north China...

LA opens its first tiny home village to ease homeless crisis Chandler Street village — a community of 39 tiny homes for homeless people in Los Angeles — was developed and funded by the city as part of an emergency response to its worsening homelessn...

UK press body chief quits as Meghan racism claims roil media The head of a major British press organization has resigned over his response to Meghan and Harry’s television interview By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press March 11, 2021, 10:00 AM • 3 min r...

What's inside the $1.9T COVID-19 bill passed by Congress The House has passed a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press March 10, 2021, 10:36 PM • 6 min read Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Emai...

Biden aims for quicker shots, 'independence from this virus' In a prime-time address, President Joe Biden has outlined his plan to make all adult Americans eligible for vaccination by May 1 — and he raised the prospect of beginning to gain what he cal...

Dow, SP 500 index rose 1%, extending its winning streak to a third day as it scored a record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 index of smaller companies also hit all-time highs. The latest gains came as President Joe Biden signed...

Digital art by Beeple sells for $69.4 million amid NFT boom Christie’s says it has auctioned off a digital collage by an artist named Beeple for nearly $70 million By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer March 11, 2021, 9:04 PM • 3 min read Share to Faceb...