Why some Texans are getting sky-high energy bills After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills By JOSEPH PISANI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Writers February 22, 202...

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Kroger: Some pharmacy customer data impacted in vendor hack Kroger Co. says personal data including Social Security numbers of some of its pharmacy and clinic customers may have been stolen in the hack of a third-party vendor's file-transfer service By...

The Latest: California coronavirus death toll tops 49,000 California’s death toll during the coronavirus pandemic has topped 49,000, even as the rates of new infections and hospitalizations continue to plummet across the state By The Associated Press...

After losing a company to COVID, owners seek the next gig As the coronavirus outbreak forced businesses to shut permanently over the past year, owners have had to figure out what to do next By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer February 21, 2021, 6:4...

UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31 The British government says it aims to give every adult in the country a first dose of coronavirus vaccine by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target By JILL LAWLESS Associa...

With heavy hearts, Italians mark year of COVID-19 outbreak Italians are marking one year since their country experienced its first known COVID-19 death By LUCA BRUNO Associated Press February 21, 2021, 3:51 PM • 3 min read The Associated Press Codogno...

Suze Orman on women, money and surviving the pandemic Women are bearing a tremendous financial burden during the pandemic, primarily because of job losses By SARAH SKIDMORE SELL AP Personal Finance Writer February 21, 2021, 2:10 PM • 6 min read Women...

Democrats pushing Biden's COVID-19 bill through House panels Democrats have pushed half of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan through a House committee, and other House panels on their way to completing their own pieces of the sw...

Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion eng...