WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week as the impact of last month’s hurricanes on the U.S. economy fades. THE NUMBERS: Applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell 15,000 last week to a...
Read MoreMore than 500,000 child car seats made by a company called Diono are being recalled because they may not adequately protect children in a crash. The recall covers the Radian R100, Radian R120, Radian RXT, Olympia, Pacifica, and...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gasoline costs after Hurricane Harvey caused prices at the wholesale level to climb 0.4 percent in September.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on federal aid for hurricane=ravaged Puerto Rico (all times local): 7:35 a.m. President Donald Trump is criticizing hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and says the government can’t keep federal aid...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — London-based bank HSBC says John Flint will be its new chief executive, replacing the retiring Stuart Gulliver. The bank said in statement Thursday that Flint, who currently heads up retail banking and wealth...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The House is on track to backing President Donald Trump’s request for billions more in disaster aid, $16 billion to pay flood insurance claims and emergency funding to help the cash-strapped government of...
Read MoreSANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Communities in wildfire-prone Northern California have an array of emergency systems designed to alert residents of danger: text messages, phone calls, emails and tweets. But after days of raging blazes...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated by failures in Congress, President Donald Trump will try to put his own stamp on health care with an executive order Thursday that aims to make lower-premium plans more widely available. But the...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Thursday, taking their cue from the latest record highs on Wall Street. Chinese investors are holding back ahead of a key communist party meeting next week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency approved a plan to remove sediments laced with highly toxic dioxin from a partially submerged Superfund site near Houston damaged during Hurricane Harvey, officials announced...
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