Dee-Ann Durbin

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  • Banana Boat sunscreen has been recalled.Health

    Banana Boat recalls scalp sunscreen spray for cancer risk

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to an abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where the procedure is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)Politics

    Companies from Amazon to JPMorgan pledged to cover abortion travel costs. But it’s not clear how and if they’ll be able to do so

    By Barbara Ortutay, Dee-Ann Durbin, and others
  • Gas Prices WorkersPersonal Finance

    Soaring gas prices are hurting drivers who rely on their cars for work

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 04: A Starbucks logo hangs in the window of one of the chain’s coffee shops in the Loop on January 04, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Workers at the coffee shop have submitted signed cards seeking to join an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), making it the first Starbucks in the Midwest to request a union certification. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Retail

    Starbucks drops vaccine mandate after Supreme Court ruling

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • MIAMI, FLORIDA – JANUARY 11: A shelf displaying toilet paper sits almost empty as shoppers makes their way through a supermarket on January 11, 2022 in Miami, Florida. The coronavirus Omicron variant is still disrupting the supply chain causing some empty shelves at stores.Retail

    Where did the meat go? Shoppers increasingly find empty grocery shelves due to COVID and severe weather

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Parker Purifoy, and others
  • LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 28: In this photo illustration a phone is held displaying the Uber app as a black taxi pases at Waterloo station on September 28, 2020 in London, England. The ride-sharing service won its appeal after Transport for London denied a renewal of its operating license late last year.Tech

    U.S. sues Uber, saying wait fees discriminate against disabled

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • A food delivery robot crosses a street in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Hundreds of little robots __ knee-high and able to hold around four large pizzas __ are now navigating college campuses and even some city sidewalks in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere. While robots were being tested in limited numbers before the coronavirus hit, the companies building them say pandemic-related labor shortages and a growing preference for contactless delivery have accelerated their deployment. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Tech

    Robots roam some campuses and city streets as contactless food delivery grows

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2019, file photo, a restaurant advertises Uber Eats in Miami. Restaurant delivery companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats are rapidly expanding their services to grocers, convenience stores, pharmacies, pet stores and even department stores. The move has been spurred by skyrocketing consumer demand during the pandemic. On Wednesday, July 28, 2021 Uber Eats unveiled its newest delivery option that will let users order flowers from FTD directly from its app. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, file)Tech

    Uber Eats and DoorDash are now delivering groceries, flowers to meet customer demands

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • This June 7, 2021, image shows the headquarters of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Rebecca Latham, CEO of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, said her council had thousands of boxes left over at the end of the selling season in late spring, even though girls tried innovative selling methods like drive-thru booths and contact-free delivery. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Retail

    The Girl Scouts have millions of unsold cookie boxes as they struggle to navigate the pandemic

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Nate Mullins, a former bartender from Oak, Harbor, Wash., who quit his job last November after clashing with managers over enforcing mask rules, poses for a photo near a street mural Monday, May 17, 2021, in Mount Vernon, Wash. There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: many workers don’t want to return to the jobs they once had. Mullins’ unemployment checks don’t match what he was making at the bar, but they’re enough to get by while he looks for jobs that would provide health care and retirement benefits. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)Careers

    Changed by the pandemic, many workers are reluctant to return to their old jobs

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Stephen Groves, and others
  • FILE – In this June 24, 2014 file photo, a giant Pride flag flies atop the Starbucks headquarters in celebration of Gay Pride Week in Seattle. More than 400 companies, including Starbucks, have signed on to support civil rights legislation for LGBTQ people that is moving through Congress, advocates said Tuesday, April 27, 2021. The Equality Act would amend existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)Politics

    More than 400 businesses back LGBTQ rights act, according to advocacy group

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Jeffray Gardner, the owner of Marsatta Chocolate explains his artisan hand-crafted chocolates to new customer, Katherine Trontman at his company’s flagship store in Torrance, Calif., Sunday, March 28, 2021. Restaurants and delivery companies remain uneasy partners, haggling over fees and struggling to make the service profitable for themselves and each other. Gardner says he probably loses money on the one or two delivery orders he gets each day. But he’s still happy to work with delivery companies because they help him reach a wider audience. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Tech

    Food delivery will continue to thrive after COVID restrictions ease, drawing out tensions between delivery apps and restaurants

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Bottles of Molson Coors Brewing Co. Blue Moon brand beer arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. Molson Coors Brewing Co. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 11. Photographer: Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    Molson Coors says cyberattack has disrupted brewing operations

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
  • Sugar House bartender Shelby Minnix creates a Lavender Lemonade cocktail in a to-go bottle, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in Detroit. At least 33 states and the District of Columbia are temporarily allowing cocktails to-go during the pandemic, up from around three before the coronavirus struck.Finance

    Number of states allowing to-go cocktails has surged from 2 to 33 during coronavirus

    By The Associated Press and Dee-Ann Durbin
  • Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty ImagesTech

    Airbnb cracks down on customers booking homes for parties

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press