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Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year

Fisker files for bankruptcy protection, the second electric vehicle maker to do so in the past year

Electric vehicle maker Fisker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second electric startup to do so in the last year as even industry leaders struggle to lure more buyers beyond the early adapters of the technology. Fisker Group Inc.
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15-year-old girl shot to death hours before her middle school graduation, authorities say

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl hours before she was scheduled to attend her middle school graduation in Massachusetts, authorities said.
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Wall St rallies to new records

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Wall St rallies to new records

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with gains for technology companies pushing the benchmarks higher. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices declined.
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Wall St rallies to new records

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Wall St rallies to new records

BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after U.S. stocks rallied to more records, with gains for technology companies pushing the benchmarks higher. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices declined.
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Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset

Tonys moments: Hillary Clinton and (sort of) Jay-Z in the house, strides for women and a late upset

NEW YORK (AP) — “People, stop texting me!” pleaded Kecia Lewis, with comic exasperation.
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China keeps lending rate unchanged as data show housing market is still struggling

China keeps lending rate unchanged as data show housing market is still struggling

BANGKOK (AP) — China's central bank kept a key lending rate unchanged on Monday, choosing not to loosen credit as data for May showed signs of persisting weakness in the world's No. 2 economy's manufacturing and real estate sectors.
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2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media's viral power

2 political outliers claim seats in European Parliament by leveraging social media's viral power

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — One is a wildly popular, seemingly happy-go-lucky YouTuber from Cyprus. The other is a brash, fringe figure of Spain's far right who rails against unauthorized immigrants.
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Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress

Mexico's small, oft-questioned Green Party to become the second-largest force in Congress

MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s been a long strange trip for Mexico’s Ecologist Green Party, which rode on its alliance with the ruling Morena party to become the second-largest voting block in Congress.
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Quebec financial regulator says Apple agrees to pay $175,000 penalty

Quebec financial regulator says Apple agrees to pay $175,000 penalty

MONTREAL — Quebec's financial regulator says Apple Canada Inc. has agreed to pay a penalty of $175,000 after an investigation into the company's AppleCare+ Plan.
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Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 9 The Washington Post says freed hostages are good, now it's time for a truce Some 245 days after Hamas kidnapped them from an outdoor music festival on Oct.
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