Moments after taking off from Jakarta, the pilots flying Lion Air 610 realized they were losing control of their 737 Max jetliner, the newest, most fuel-efficient and most automated model of Boeing's mainstay aircraft.

The jetliner's nose unexpectedly pointed down, sending it into a series of 26 dives at less than 5,000 feet. Toward the end, ...Read more

Last week, it felt like the bottom dropped out of the stock market.

The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.5 percent for the week, ending with a 559-point rout Friday that left the index in negative territory for the year.

The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has fallen into a "correction," meaning it's off more than 10 ...Read more

WASHINGTON –– China's vice foreign minister has summoned the U.S. ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, in a protest over the arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and said it will take "further action" if needed.

Meng was arrested in Vancouver Dec. 1 on the orders of U.S. authorities for allegedly violating...Read more

MEXICO CITY –– Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sailed into power with overwhelming support from Mexicans embracing his promises to fight crime and corruption. But the headlines in his first week as president were dominated by airport bonds.

Lopez Obrador's plan to cancel a $13 billion airport project sparked concern that his government would ...Read more

MONTREAL -- U.S. officials are seeking to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou over fraud offences relating to allegations the company breached US sanctions on Iran, Canadian prosecutors told a bail hearing in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday.

Meng, 46, who is also deputy chair of the telecommunications giant's board and the ...Read more

It has been a year of transformation for Lowe's, whose new CEO has taken major steps to improve the company's financial health, from closing stores to replacing executives. Now Marvin Ellison, who took over the home-improvement retailer in July, says more change is coming, including growing its headquarters in Mooresville, N.C.

In an Observer ...Read more

A Riverside County jury has found that the maker of Monster Energy drinks was not responsible for a Texas teenager's debilitating heart attack, the latest legal victory for the company, which has been the target of numerous product-liability lawsuits.

Cody Bledsoe sued Corona-based Monster Beverage Corp. in 2014, saying the company's energy ...Read more

Rules that could give immigrants reason to avoid enrolling in health safety-net programs would deliver a blow to California's economy, costing the state thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in economic output, a new study concluded.

Under the rules proposed by the U.S. Homeland Security Department, immigrants who enroll themselves or their...Read more

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth was serving in Iraq when the Black Hawk helicopter she was co-piloting was shot down in 2004. She sustained massive injuries in the crash, forcing doctors to amputate both legs.

Since then, Duckworth, D-Ill., has been peeved that airlines have broken two of her wheelchairs and lost numerous parts of other wheelchairs. ...Read more

At first, Lucy Reynolds was unnerved by the non-renewal notice from the insurance company two years ago.

Mortgaged homes must have coverage so Reynolds and her husband needed to find a replacement, quick. She was turned down by her neighbor's carrier and an insurance agent spent a week looking for ways to cover their ranch-style home in the ...Read more

Big-box retail giant Walmart, long despised by Main Street small businesses for luring their customers to the superstore on the edge of town, is now attempting to bring town-center amenities to its sprawling parking lots in two Washington locations and elsewhere.

On a website devoted to its "Town Center" retail concept, Walmart lists four ...Read more

Microsoft President Brad Smith paints an Orwellian picture of the future in his latest call for government regulation of facial-recognition technology.

Smart camera systems could follow us anywhere, tracking our whereabouts and activities for companies and governments to scrutinize.

"It could follow anyone anywhere, or for that matter, ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Job growth slowed significantly in November but still was solid, indicating the economy remains in good shape but not expanding so quickly that it will lead to sharply higher interest rates.

U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs last month, well below analyst expectations and a steep decline from October's strong 237,000 figure, the ...Read more

Q: My rear window has a strip of glass that doesn't defrost like the rest of the window. It bugs me because it's right in my view behind the car. What can be done to fix this?

--Irlinda M.

A: It sounds like one of the slender printed conductive stripes on your rear glass has been scratched, severing its electrical conductivity. It's possible, ...Read more

The Trump Administration has unveiled its proposed changes to the H-1B visa lottery, which would favor applicants with more advanced degrees and change the application process for companies seeking skilled foreign workers.

The rule change, published this week in the federal register, comes on the heels of President Donald Trump's 2017 "Buy ...Read more

Corporations are not people too. They care first and foremost about making money (not that there's anything wrong with that).

But perhaps I spoke too soon when I said recently that the notion of "corporate values" is little more than propaganda.

A report out this week from the consulting firm Accenture found that nearly two-thirds of about 30,...Read more