NEW YORK (AP) — Hurricane Irma sent retail spending in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach area down more than 72 percent over a three-day period, according to one payment technology company. First Data Corp., which...
Read MoreATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have appealed to swimmers to stay away from some popular beaches on the coast of Athens after oil spilled from a sunken tanker started to reach the area. Small slicks were reported at...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the No. 2 official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency withdrew from consideration Wednesday following questions about a 2011 federal investigation....
Read MoreSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires that are blackening the American West in one of the nation’s worst fire seasons have ignited calls, including from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to thin forests that have become so choked with...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Texas and Florida are usually the biggest markets for ReelSonar’s fishing devices and apps. But recreation isn’t a priority right now — and may not be for a while — in the states amid the devastation...
Read MoreSKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonia’s left-wing government accused the country’s previous administration Wednesday of secretly squandering more than 150 million euros ($178 million) on attracting foreign investors to...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stock indexes are hardly budging as banks and technology companies give back some of their gains from earlier in the week while...
Read MoreIf your college kid is in need of a car, here are some vehicles with excellent current lease deals that will fit both parental and college-driver requirements. Edmunds chose the cars to meet three key criteria: EXCELLENT...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Target is stocking its stores and warehouses with even more extra staff this holiday shopping season, hoping to win customers with easy-to-find goods and fast service. It’s hiring 100,000 people to work at...
Read MoreWith floodwaters nearing knee height, Arlene Estle fled to the upstairs of the Houston house where she’s lived for 50 years and raised four children. It was many hours later before her son-in-law arrived by boat to rescue...
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