The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending December 24, 2017: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 2. Minecraft, Mojang 3. NBA 2K18, 2K 4. Bloons TD 5,Ninja Kiwi 5. Plague Inc.,Ndemic Creations 6. Bridge Constructor Portal, Headup Games GmbH & Co KG 7. Sonic Runners Adventure, Gameloft 8. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 9.
JetBlue plane slides off taxiway at Boston's Logan Airport
Airline officials say a JetBlue Airways plane slid off of the taxiway at Boston's Logan Airport.
Electric bike crackdown spurs delivery worker concern
Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City's legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.
Fiat Chrysler recalls nearly 1.8M trucks for shifter problem
Fiat Chrysler is recalling nearly 1.8 million Ram trucks because they can be shifted out of park without the driver's foot on the brake.
Brazil's president rejects selling Embraer to Boeing
Brazilian President Michel Temer has rejected selling control of jet maker Embraer to Boeing.
Legal pot in California brings host of environmental rules
At a state briefing on environmental rules that await growers entering California's soon-to-be-legal marijuana trade, organic farmers Ulysses Anthony, Tracy Sullivan and Adam Mernit listened intently, eager to make their humble cannabis plot a model of sustainable agriculture in a notoriously destructive industry dominated by the black market.
APNewsBreak: 298 die in rail crashes system could've stopped
Nearly 300 people have died in train crashes that could have been prevented if railroads across the U.S. implemented critical speed-control technology that federal safety investigators have been pushing for close to five decades, according to rail crash data obtained by The Associated Press.
Accenture and Embraer jump on Wall Street while PG&E slumps
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Accenture PLC, up $2.45 to $154.20
Boeing, Brazil's Embraer confirm talks over possible deal
Shares of the aircraft maker Embraer are up 17 percent following media reports that the Brazilian company has spoken with Boeing about an acquisition.
Trump administration halts study of offshore oil inspections
The Trump administration is halting an independent scientific study of offshore oil inspections by a federal safety agency created after the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Rail tunnel officials confident despite funding questions
The group overseeing a project to build a new rail tunnel into New York City is meeting a week after federal officials expressed doubts about a plan to pay its estimated $13 billion price tag.
GOP tax bill could end Puerto Rico's reign as tax haven
Just when you think things couldn’t get any worse for cash-strapped, hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico—it does.
EU orders Italy to recover millions from steelmaker ILVA
The European Union is ordering Italy to recover 84 million euros ($99 million) from steelmaker ILVA which it considers to be illegal state aid.
Pulp giant stirs new conflicts with Indonesian villagers
Less than five years after it pledged to end dozens of disputes over land and gain local consent for new plantations in Indonesia, one of the world's largest paper companies is backsliding on those vows.
Expert: New route may have distracted engineer before crash
Federal investigators probing a deadly Amtrak derailment are trying to determine why the train was traveling at more than double the posted speed limit as it entered the curve where it left the tracks and plunged off an overpass and partly onto a busy freeway, killing three people and injuring dozens.
The Latest: Atlanta airport official apologies for outage
The Latest on aftermath of power outage at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
Business Highlights
___ Trump celebrates after Congress wraps up massive tax package WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump cheered a massive overhaul of U.S. tax laws Wednesday, saying "we broke every record."
Trump orders boost in production of critical minerals
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the government to boost production of critical minerals used for manufacturing everything from smartphones to wind turbines and cars, raising the prospect of more mining.
ArcelorMittal agrees to pay $1.5M in coke plant lawsuit
A subsidiary of European steel giant ArcelorMittal is agreeing to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that its western Pennsylvania coke plant showered the area with soot and other pollutants almost daily.
SpaceX unveils new Falcon Heavy rocket before January launch
SpaceX has unveiled its new Falcon Heavy rocket a month before its first launch.








