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US chipmaker onsemi will invest $2 billion in a chip production facility in the Czech Republic

Jun. 19, 2024 11:56 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The U.S. chipmaker onsemi is planning a multi-year investment of up $2 billion in its production facility in the Czech Republic, the company and the Czech government said on Wednesday. The government said the money will be invested in the company’s existing...

Arizona governor signs budget into law after fierce negotiations to make up a massive shortfall

Jun. 18, 2024 20:58 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a series of fiercely negotiated budget bills into law on Tuesday, erasing a shortfall of over $1 billion by cutting back on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding some special funds. An agreement on the...

Utah Hockey Club names agency veteran Chris Armstrong president of hockey operations

Jun. 18, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club named Chris Armstrong president of hockey operations Tuesday, making him the latest agency veteran to run an NHL team. Armstrong spent nearly 14 years at Wasserman, most recently serving as executive vice president of talent innovation and...

Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn pleads not guilty in Arizona’s fake elector case

Jun. 18, 2024 13:55 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Lawyers Boris Epshteyn and Jenna Ellis and former U.S. Senate candidate James Lamon have pleaded not guilty to nine felony charges in a case about trying to overturn former President Donald Trump’s Arizona election loss to Joe Biden. The hearing Tuesday in a...

Comtech: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Jun. 18, 2024 08:39 AM EDT

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (CMTL) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $2.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Chandler, Arizona-based company said it had net loss of 4 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time...

Arizona lawmakers pass budget closing $1.4 billion deficit

Jun. 16, 2024 11:22 AM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Saturday that erases a $1.4 billion shortfall by curbing spending on higher education, trimming funding for state agencies and raiding a host of special funds. The spending plan is the result of weeks of...

What to know about Trump's outreach with Arab Americans led by his daughter Tiffany's father-in-law

Jun. 16, 2024 08:18 AM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump's allies are working to win over Arab American voter s who are unhappy with President Joe Biden’s support for Israel. The effort is led by Massad Boulos, whose son married Tiffany Trump, the former president's younger daughter, two years ago....

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Jun. 16, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

Deadlines are coming up between now and July 5 in five states where advocates are trying to gather enough voters' signatures to put abortion-related questions on ballots in November's elections. Measures that would enshrine the right to abortion in state constitutions are already on...

Texan whose husband died by hot tub electrocution at Mexican beach resort files wrongful death suit

Jun. 15, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub in a Mexican beach town earlier this week, an incident that prompted the family to sue the resort for wrongful death and negligence, their lawyers said Saturday. The...

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes hold

Jun. 14, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change. The impact appears uneven more than a week after the...