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City in Michigan Urged to Use Bottled Water Due to Lead Risk

Filters, so far, have been given to more than 2,600 homes.

A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week for a second straight week to 351,000, a sign that the delta variant of the coronavirus may be disrupting the job market’s recovery, at least temporarily.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 326,000

It is the first drop in four weeks.

Ted Bowman, design engineer with Tsunami Products, installs a unit in homeowner Don Johnson's backyard in Benicia, Calif., Sept. 28, 2021. The recent invention can make water out of the air and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices. The air-to-water systems work like air conditioners by using coils to chill air, then collect water drops in a basin.

In California, Some Buy Machines That Make Water Out of Air

The machines are not cheap.

Ship to shore cranes work the container ship CMA CGM Laperouse at the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, in Savannah, Ga. The U.S. trade deficit increased to a record $73.3 billion in August as a small gain in exports was swamped by a much larger increase in imports. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 that the monthly trade deficit increased 4.2% in August, rising to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of $73.2 billion set in June.

U.S. Trade Deficit Hits Record $73.3 Billion

Analysts said they expect the deficit surge will start to lessen now that other economies are beginning to revive and purchase more exports.

Shipping Industry Group Aims for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

The International Chamber of Shipping submitted a proposal to stop adding CO2 to the atmosphere.

In this handout photo released by Roscosmos, actress Yulia Peresild, left, film director Klim Shipenko, right, and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov speak with their relatives through a safety glass prior the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Russian Film Crew Blasts Off to Make First Movie in Space

The plot involves a surgeon who rushes to the space station to save a crew member.

In this Nov. 27, 2020 file photo, a Canadian National rail worker stands on an idle locomotive as protesters opposed to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion block rail lines in Burnaby, British Columbia. After walking away from its effort to buy Kansas City Southern railroad earlier this month, Canadian National continues to face investor pressure to make changes in its operation. The London-based investment firm TCI Fund — which owns about 5% of CN’s stock — is pressing for CN to overhaul its board, get a new CEO and improve its own operations.

Canadian National Says Investor's Shakeup Drive 'Misguided'

Canadian National says TCI hasn't offered many details of its plan to improve the railroad.

Flames engulf the Industry Bridge in Rome, early Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. A blaze, possibly sparked by a gas canister explosion, destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome before firefighters extinguished the flames early Sunday.

Blaze Damages Historic Bridge Spanning Tiber River in Rome

The fire appeared to have started in an area of shacks occupied by homeless people.

This photo provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office shows Shaun Runyon. Authorities said Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, a third victim has died following a violent attack where an angry electrician wielding a knife and baseball bat killed three co-workers and injured another at the Florida home they shared.

3rd Victim Dies After Angry Electrician's Rampage

The murders occurred following an argument the electrician had with his supervisor.

Cleanup contractors unload collected oil in plastic bags trying to stop further oil crude incursion into the Wetlands Talbert Marsh in Huntington Beach, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021. One of the largest oil spills in recent Southern California history fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands.

Crews Race to Limit Damage from Major California Oil Spill

An estimated 126,000 gallons of heavy crude leaked into the waters.

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra during the opening of contract talks with the United Auto Workers in Detroit, July 16, 2019.

GM CEO Barra to Lead Business Roundtable

She will be the first female chair of the organization representing some of the nation's most powerful companies.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves the national flag after giving the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace, the Zocalo, Mexico City, Sept. 15, 2021.

Gov't Seeks to Jail Academics in Mexico's Harshest Prison

A judge denied prosecutors’ request for warrants against 31 academics, professors and scientists.