ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — President Donald Trump appeared to give up trying to win Democratic support for the GOP tax overhaul plan Wednesday, as he took aim at a chief Republican target and repeatedly boosted her rival. During a...
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general sued an online, for-profit university Wednesday, alleging officials made false promises to entice students and illegally tried to collect their overdue debt. The suit...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the Fed expects to continue raising interest rates gradually. And she sought to assure lawmakers that the Fed would take care not to choke off any extra...
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — At least two big Uber stakeholders have agreed to sell part of their private shares to a group led by Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank in a deal that lets investors cash out at a discount and could bring...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is giving disaster-relief organizations such as the Red Cross access to data on what users need and where they are as part of an expansion of tools available for relief and charitable giving. While...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest at the New York trial of a Turkish banker accused of laundering Iranian oil money (all times local): 1:15 p.m. A Turkish-Iranian gold trader says he overcame a banker’s fears he was too popular...
Read MoreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police used tear gas on Wednesday to hold back dozens of protesters trying to disrupt foreclosed property auctions that resumed after a hiatus of several months. Protesters pelted police with trash...
Read MoreMajor U.S. stock indexes veered mostly lower in morning trading Wednesday, giving up some of their gains following the market’s best day in two months. Technology stocks were down the most. Banks were up sharply as bond...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s testimony to the Joint Economic Committee (all times local): ___ 11:35 a.m. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who has endured numerous contentious hearings before...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — When Mark Aselstine started online wine retailer Uncorked Ventures, he thought he should offer discounts — so gave 30 percent off to people buying wine baskets or subscriptions for monthly deliveries. But as he...
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