Whirlpool to expand plant in NW Ohio

Whirlpool to expand plant in NW Ohio

FINDLAY, OHIO

Whirlpool Corp. says it’s sinking nearly $41 million into an expansion of its dishwasher factory in northwest Ohio. The appliance maker says the expansion in Findlay will add 50 jobs.

The company, based in Benton Harbor, Mich., says the new space is needed to meet consumer demand.

Samsung, LG revise their smartphones

BARCELONA, SPAIN

To revive interest in smartphones, Samsung and LG are improving their cameras and embracing the nascent world of virtual reality.

And Samsung is being backed by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, who said Sunday the companies are teaming up to push VR in mobile phones and social networking.

Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge promise better photos under low-light conditions, in part with sensors that capture more light. The main camera on LG’s upcoming G5 smartphone will have two lenses – one for standard shots and another with a wider angle.

Samsung, which unveiled a virtual-reality device for consumers last fall, will make a 360-degree camera for everyday folks to capture and share VR images.

Search goes on after small plane crashes

PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.

Fighting low water temperatures and racing against the clock, officers scrambled to rescue three men aboard a small plane that crash-landed in the Long Island Sound, less than a mile off the New York shoreline. The search continued Sunday for one person who still was missing.

It was about 11 p.m. Saturday when the Piper PA-28 landed in Port Jefferson Harbor, about 60 miles east of New York City, authorities said. It was pitch black.

The officers commandeered kayaks from houses along the shore and began paddling out into the harbor, using their flashlights to guide them toward the voices crying for help. Four people were aboard the plane. Three made it to the shore.

The 25-year-old student pilot, Austricio Ramirez of the Bronx, was flying when the plane ran into engine trouble. He turned controls over to the 36-year-old instructor pilot, Nelson Gomez, of Queens. All four men exited the plane into the water. Ramirez, Gomez and a third person, Wady Perez, 25, of Queens, were rescued by police. Gerson Salmon-Negron, 23, of Queens, remained missing Sunday.

Fiji scrambles after cyclone leaves 6 dead

wellington, new zealand

Fijians were finally able to venture outside today after authorities lifted a curfew but much of the country remained without electricity in the wake of a ferocious cyclone that left at least six people dead and destroyed hundreds of homes.

Officials were scrambling to restore services and assess damage in remote parts of the Pacific Island chain.

Winds from Cyclone Winston, which tore through Fiji over the weekend, reached 177 miles per hour, making it the strongest storm in the Southern Hemisphere since record-keeping began, according to the Weather Underground website.

Pope to leaders: Don’t allow executions

VATICAN CITY

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Catholic leaders to show “exemplary” courage by not allowing executions this year, while expressing hope that eventually the death penalty will be abolished worldwide.

Francis told tourists and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that “the commandment ‘do not kill’ holds absolute value and applies to both the innocent and the guilty.”

Francis is using the church’s Holy Year, which runs through Nov. 20, to encourage efforts for more reconciliation and mercy in the world.

Associated Press