WASHINGTON (AP) — An Agriculture Department employee and two staff members on the House Agriculture Committee are in stable condition after a car accident in El Campo, Texas. The staffers were taken to the hospital after the...
Read MoreHOUSTON (AP) — As Houston recovers from Harvey’s devastating flooding, many homeowners could be asked to shoulder an added financial burden: higher taxes on the same houses they are struggling to rebuild. Mayor Sylvester...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Two construction workers have died in falls at separate building sites in New York City. The first death occurred Thursday morning at a residential high-rise construction site in the financial district....
Read MoreDETROIT (AP) — Tesla Inc. is denying claims that it threatened to fire pro-union workers at its Fremont, California, factory and tried to prevent them from passing out union literature. The National Labor Relations Board filed a...
Read MoreThe path to a restful night’s sleep begins with the right bed. Maybe you prefer a firmer mattress over one with more give. Perhaps you need the feeling of a plush pillow top to sink into a slumber more swiftly. Or you...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stock indexes edged lower in midday trading, wiping out modest gains from a day earlier. Technology stocks were down the most...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — An automated teller machine. The cash machine. In Britain, a cashpoint. ATMs, known for spitting out $20 bills (and imposing fees if you pick the wrong one), turn 50 years old this year. They’re ubiquitous...
Read MoreU.S. stock indexes edged lower in morning trading Thursday, wiping out modest gains from a day earlier. Investors were sizing up the latest batch of company earnings and deal news. Technology stocks were down the most....
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — In a world where nearly every investment is rising, so is gold. But a big part of why many investors are buying gold is that they’re worried those other investments, such as stocks and bonds, are due for a...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Allstate expects insurance losses of about $593 million in August after Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction along the Gulf Coast. The initial accounting Thursday follows warnings from other insurers that...
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