South Carolina sets Nov. 1 execution for man who killed store clerk as state ramps up use of its death chamber

Californians' crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many nonviolent felony crimes to misdemeanors, such as petty shoplifting and drug use, hoping it would lead to a more equitable criminal justice system and help end mass...

Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses. E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it will hire 250,000 full, part-time and seasonal...

Reid Airport expansion plans call for more passenger gates, could reduce delays

A plan to expand and modernize Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas — the seventh-busiest airport in North America — received an informal go-ahead from Clark County commissioners Tuesday. The proposal, presented by County Department of Aviation officials, would increase...

Thief employs classic move to nab $255K ring from Tiffany, authorities say

NEW YORK (AP) — A jewel thief who is wanted in connection with crimes committed from Florida to South Korea stole a diamond ring worth $255,000 from a Tiffany store in New York by switching it with a cubic zirconia replica, authorities said. The theft took place on March 4 at a...

Walmart employees to get expanded cancer treatment options with the Mayo Clinic

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer's insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed...

RPM International: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — RPM International Inc. (RPM) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $227.7 million. The Medina, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.77 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.84 per...

Japan's Kojima, with its proud Jeans Street, draws fans of vintage, deep-blue denim

KOJIMA, Japan (AP) — Denim, that All-American fabric, is all about being Japanese in the town of Kojima, where the main road is named Jeans Street, with real pairs of pants flapping like flags overhead. Some would call this spot in southwestern seaside Okayama Prefecture a mecca of...

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down Tuesday when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for the first time since 1977. Workers began walking picket lines early Tuesday, picketing near ports all along the East Coast. Workers outside the...

After Helene's destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what's next

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. It's starting to rain in downtown Boone, and he doesn't want it to get soaked — again. Inside, vast muddy puddles spread across the room as workers use mops to...