Automotive

DETROIT (AP) — First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Workers union is on strike.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to a rare gain Tuesday after Verizon, General Electric and other big companies reported fatter profits for the summer than expected. The S&P 500 climbed 30.64, or 0.7%, to 4,247.

MONTREAL — The federal government has instructed workers and management in the St. Lawrence Seaway strike to sit down with a mediator this Friday and hash out their differences, as groups ranging from grain farmers to steelmakers feel the squeeze.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's government said Tuesday it will allow Lynas Rare Earth to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026, after the Australian miner proposed a new technology to extract radioactive elements from

TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close as yields on U.S. Treasury bonds fell back after creeping above 5%. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai, Sydney and Taiwan.

Hamas frees two Israeli women as US advises delaying ground war to allow talks on captives RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the esc

DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors have expanded investigations into Tesla beyond the electric vehicle maker's partially automated driving systems , and they have issued subpoenas for information instead of simply requesting it, the company disclosed

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 18 The Los Angeles Times on the Israel-Palestine conflict The Oct.