Berkeley, Calif., officials and nonprofit leaders broke ground Tuesday on housing for more than 200 homeless and low-income residents -- an unusual project set to become the city's largest affordable housing development.

The project, which will be built on a city-owned parking lot downtown, will include a unique mix of rental housing for low-...Read more

As part of Qatar Airways' updated health and safety measures, the airline will now require passengers to wear a face shield in addition to a mask throughout their flight.

The carrier will provide the complimentary face shields to all passengers in two standard sizes, one for adults and the other for children. The shields will be distributed at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Office leasing in Los Angeles County fell to its lowest point since the Great Recession in the second quarter as many businesses reeling from coronavirus restrictions and economic uncertainty halted their searches for new space.

Leasing transactions were about 60% to 70% below normal for that time of year, according to real ...Read more

The hedge fund Alden Capital Group challenged portions of a competitor's bid for McClatchy Co. in court filings late Wednesday, a move that confirmed its rumored interest in buying the company and threatened to further delay the auction that will decide the local news company's future.

Alden, which owns the MediaNews Group chain of newspapers ...Read more

General Motors said Wednesday it will keep the price of its 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray the same as the introductory 2020 model.

The 2021 Corvette, which goes on sale late in the fourth quarter, will start at $59,995, matching this year's model, which is about a $4,000 increase over the 2019 Corvette. Comparatively, the mid-engine Porsche ...Read more

T-Mobile US Inc., taking a first step in its long-promised assault of cable and phone companies' landline businesses, is launching wireless broadband service to homes in rural areas.

For $50 a month, customers in three western Michigan counties can sign up for internet service with speeds of about 50 megabits per second -- enough bandwidth for ...Read more

DETROIT -- Josh Gracin texted Thad Szott in an attempt to get on a buyer list for the 2021 Ford Bronco.

But there is no list yet, not even for country music singers in Nashville.

"People are so excited to get their hands on the Bronco," said Szott, co-owner of Szott Auto Group in White Lake Township, Mich. "Every time I post something on my ...Read more

One of the big differences between Windows 10 and its predecessors is that it's updated frequently. That may fix flaws, but it also creates new ones.

Last week, Anita Winkley of Winter Haven, Fla., told me she was losing Gmail messages and their attached photos. We both wondered if her e-mail filter settings were to blame.

But it turns out ...Read more

Amazon joined several bestselling authors and another book publisher Tuesday in suing an online bookstore that they say sells pirated e-books.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle, alleges that Ukraine-based KISS Library operates sites including Kissly.net, Libly.net and Cheap-Library.com that illegally copy, distribute and sell e-...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Under Armour may be looking to shed MyFitnessPal, its fitness and nutrition app and website, as it scales back during a slowdown made worse by coronavirus-related revenue losses.

A potential sale of the app was reported Tuesday by The Information, a business technology news website. The athletic apparel brand has not confirmed the ...Read more

Sezzle Inc., the Minneapolis fintech firm that's listed in Australia, said Tuesday its e-commerce platform soared in transaction volume and revenue during the spring months as homebound consumers shopped online more often.

Sezzle's shares jumped 25% on the news, closing at Aus$5.07, the highest level since the company went public on the ...Read more

The novel coronavirus -- which has infected almost three million people and killed more than 130,000 in the U.S. alone -- has roiled the economy and brought many aspects of American social life to a halt. With many states reopening despite the recommendations of public health experts, new data show consumers may not be prepared to return to pre-...Read more

Levi Strauss, jolted by coronavirus-linked shutdowns of its retail stores, has decided to chop 700 corporate jobs, the legendary maker of denim jeans said Tuesday.

"The second-quarter results highlight the difficult external environment we've been navigating the last several months," Chip Bergh, Levi Strauss president and chief executive ...Read more

If you're waiting for your job in services -- retail or otherwise -- to restart or to ramp back up to full hours, you might consider switching to solar installation, a fast-growing job market.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts solar installer jobs will grow by 63% between 2018 and 2028, for an addition of 6,100 jobs. Annual median ...Read more