PARIS (AP) — The August sun sparkles on the Seine River beyond the imposing Eiffel Tower. But the many visitors who descended on the beloved Paris monument Thursday at the peak of the summer tourist season had their hopes of...
Read MoreToiling behind the ice cream counter or sweating on the lifeguard stand aren’t just rites of passage for college students. You might need summer job money to help cover the ever-rising cost of tuition, living expenses and...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — CBS will report second-quarter earnings on Thursday as turmoil swirls around the media company as the important fall TV season approaches. CEO Les Moonves is facing a board investigation after the New Yorker...
Read MoreLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Ever dreamt of flying without flapping wings, airplanes, hand-gliders or wing suits — just soaring free over the landscape with arms outstretched like Superman? Thanks to virtual reality and advanced...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing to roll back Obama-era mileage standards that were designed to make cars more fuel efficient and reduce pollution. The administration also filed notice Thursday that it...
Read MoreCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Investors in a South Carolina utility humbled by a multibillion-dollar nuclear construction debacle voted against golden parachutes for top executives if they lose their jobs as a result of the sale to...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn’t pay back loans that they never took out. Another was an offshore gambling operation that hid bets behind innocuous-sounding...
Read MoreBrookstone, the ubiquitous seller of cool but largely unneeded things, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection again. The specialty gift store said in a filing on Thursday that it had assets of $50 million to $100...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — One of Iceland’s top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that enlarged the protected area for baleen whales. The temporary halt to...
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The company that owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut is reporting healthy second-quarter profits, though sales at existing stores could create some unease. Shares slipped more than 2 percent before the...
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