BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon has killed three media staffers, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Friday. Local news station Al Jadeed aired footage from the scene showing collapsed buildings and cars marked “PRESS,” covered in dust and rubble. The Israeli army did not issue a…… MORE
No End for Boeing Labor Strike as Workers Reject Latest Contract Proposal
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. Local union leaders in Seattle say 64% of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers…… MORE
Tesla Posts Surprise $2.17 Billion Third-Quarter Profit, Up 17.3% From a Year Ago
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s third-quarter net income rose 17.3% on stronger electric vehicle sales. An optimistic CEO Elon Musk predicted the company would achieve up to 30% sales growth next year. The performance changed the trajectory of the year for the Austin, Texas, company, which had seen sales and profits decline in the first two…… MORE
Mcdonald’s Says Onions From California-Based Produce Company Linked to Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
A California-based produce company is the source of fresh onions linked to a deadly E. coli food poisoning outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants. That’s according to officials with the restaurant chain. Meanwhile, other fast-food restaurants across the nation pulled onions from their menus. Taylor Farms of Salinas, California, recalled fresh whole and diced onions this week…… MORE
After 30+ Years Imprisoned; LA’s Menendez Brothers Will See Resentencing; Possible Release
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. An official with knowledge of the decision who was not authorized to speak on the record…… MORE