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FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on July 16, 2024, in New York. Shares have fallen in Asia on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a broad washout across Wall Street dragged U.S. stocks lower.

Stock market today: Wall Street finishes worst week since April with more losses

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is shown on July 16, 2024, in New York. Shares have fallen in Asia on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a broad washout across Wall Street dragged U.S. stocks lower.

July 19, 2024, 1:56pm Business

U.S. stocks slumped Friday in another washout, as businesses around the world scrambled to contain the effects of a disruptive technology outage. Read story

Dispatchers answer 911 calls at Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency in Vancouver on Nov. 17, 2015. Officials at the dispatch center encourage more people to sign up for public alerts for information about fire evacuations, missing people, law enforcement activity, natural gas leaks and more. Out of Clark County&rsquo;s more than 510,000 residents, only about 33,000 are signed up for public alerts.

CRESA, PeaceHealth among those in Clark County hit by internet outage

Dispatchers answer 911 calls at Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency in Vancouver on Nov. 17, 2015. Officials at the dispatch center encourage more people to sign up for public alerts for information about fire evacuations, missing people, law enforcement activity, natural gas leaks and more. Out of Clark County&rsquo;s more than 510,000 residents, only about 33,000 are signed up for public alerts.

July 19, 2024, 1:31pm Business

Clark County residents faced delayed flights, slower 911 service and other disruptions Friday morning as local business and service providers scrambled to deal with a global software outage. Read story

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.

U.S. appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges

FILE - Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. A federal appeals court on Friday, July 19, 2024, allowed a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place, even as legal challenges continue. The EPA rule, announced in April, would force many coal-fired power plants to capture 90% of their carbon emissions or shut down within eight years.

July 19, 2024, 1:15pm Business

In a victory for President Joe Biden’s administration, a federal appeals court on Friday ruled that a new federal regulation aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants can remain in force as legal challenges continue. Read story

People wait in line at Chicago O&#039;Hare International Airport after a software glitch caused widespread outages, flight delays and cancelations as reported by airlines around the world, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Chicago.

A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know

People wait in line at Chicago O&#039;Hare International Airport after a software glitch caused widespread outages, flight delays and cancelations as reported by airlines around the world, Friday, July 19, 2024, in Chicago.

July 19, 2024, 11:35am Business

Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries — grounding flights, knocking banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air. Read story

Passengers crowd the International flights departure terminal of Rome&rsquo;s Fiumicino airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, as many flights have been delayed or cancelled due to the worldwide internet outage. Microsoft says users worldwide may be unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services in a widespread outage. The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its X posts that the situation was improving, but hours later, widespread outages were being reported by airlines around the world.

A faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments

Passengers crowd the International flights departure terminal of Rome&rsquo;s Fiumicino airport, Friday, July 19, 2024, as many flights have been delayed or cancelled due to the worldwide internet outage. Microsoft says users worldwide may be unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services in a widespread outage. The cause, exact nature and scale of the outage was unclear. Microsoft appeared to suggest in its X posts that the situation was improving, but hours later, widespread outages were being reported by airlines around the world.

July 19, 2024, 11:30am Business

A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday, grounding flights, knocking down some financial companies and news outlets, and disrupting hospitals, small businesses and government offices. Read story

Blazing temperatures make soda cans explode on Southwest Airlines, injuring flight attendants

July 19, 2024, 9:49am Business

Extreme heat is causing canned carbonated drinks to explode while being opened by flight attendants on some Southwest Airlines flights, according to airline officials. Read story

FILE - Allen Weisselberg, a former longtime executive in Donald Trump&rsquo;s real estate empire, arrives at the court in New York, Wednesday, April. 10, 2024.

Former Trump executive Allen Weisselberg released from jail after serving perjury sentence

FILE - Allen Weisselberg, a former longtime executive in Donald Trump&rsquo;s real estate empire, arrives at the court in New York, Wednesday, April. 10, 2024.

July 19, 2024, 8:31am Business

Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg was released from New York City’s Rikers Island jail on Friday after serving a sentence for lying under oath, according to online records. Read story

FILE - People walk past the Fiserv Forum ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, July 11, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, July 15, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin, a key battleground state, to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. The RNC will livestream proceedings across a number of online platforms, including YouTube and X. A number of networks have announced special programming for the convention&rsquo;s primetime evening portions, and other media outlets, both local and national, will stream whatever is happening on the floor.

From a media perspective, it was a tale of two Trump speeches — and long enough for both

FILE - People walk past the Fiserv Forum ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention, July 11, 2024, in Milwaukee. The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, July 15, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin, a key battleground state, to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. The RNC will livestream proceedings across a number of online platforms, including YouTube and X. A number of networks have announced special programming for the convention&rsquo;s primetime evening portions, and other media outlets, both local and national, will stream whatever is happening on the floor.

July 19, 2024, 8:24am Business

From a media perspective, Donald Trump failed to stick the landing at the Republican convention that nominated him as its presidential candidate for a third time. Read story