Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end their 53-day-long strike

Boeing factory workers vote to accept contract and end more than 7-week strike

SEATTLE (AP) — Unionized machinists at Boeing voted Monday to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash. Leaders of the...

Massachusetts voters weigh ballot issues on union rights, wages and psychedelics

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts voters decide five ballot issues Tuesday, including giving union rights to drivers for ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft. Other questions would allow the use of certain plant-based psychedelics, eliminate the use of statewide tests as a high...

Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

SEATTLE (AP) — The voting has closed for unionized factory workers at Boeing who were deciding Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to extend their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes. A vote to ratify the...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street drifts ahead of US Election Day

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia early Tuesday after U.S. stock indexes drifted lower a day ahead of the U.S. presidential election. This week will bring various potential flashpoints, among them Election Day in the United States. But the results may not be known for some...

Company vows to sue over damages after New Mexico authorities destroy cannabis crops

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State police have destroyed tens of thousands of pounds of marijuana plants at greenhouses in northwestern New Mexico, marking what regulators say is the largest seizure and destruction of cannabis in New Mexico since new possession and cultivation laws took effect in...

A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker

WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforcement had recovered their money. "I just can’t describe the weight lifted off of...

A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina's devastation

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans' former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site of the decaying complex of carnival rides and buildings that became a symbol of the 2005...

Greenlight Capital Re: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (AP) — GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. (GLRE) on Monday reported profit of $35.2 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands-based company said it had net income of $1.01. ...

Supernus: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SUPN) on Monday reported profit of $38.5 million in its third quarter. The Rockville, Maryland-based company said it had net income of 69 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs,...