HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s two federally recognized Native American tribes have made a $1 million payment to the Department of Consumer Protection to help cover regulatory costs for their planned Tribal Winds...
Read MoreAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The administration of Maine Gov. Janet Mills is ending the use of photos on food benefits cards, saying there is no evidence such efforts cut down on fraud. The Democrat’s administration said Friday...
Read MoreLAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper is proposing a $15 federal minimum wage — with a twist. Rather than unilaterally hiking the wage to $15, the former Colorado governor proposes phasing in the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg’s (BOO’-tuh-juhjez) presidential campaign says the South Bend, Indiana, mayor will no longer accept contributions from federal lobbyists. In a news release Friday, campaign manager...
Read MoreStocks closed higher Friday, nudging the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite to record highs for the second time in a week. The latest milestones came as investors weighed a mixed bag of corporate earnings. They...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (all times local): 5:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is expressing confidence that a new trade deal can be worked out...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — There’s another casualty among companies offering movies in theaters for a set monthly fee. Sinemia says it’s discontinuing operations in the U.S., just months after it started a movie-a-day plan to...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Amazon.com Inc., up $48.38 to $1,950.63 The e-commerce giant said its profit more than doubled in the first quarter. American Airlines Group Inc., down...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The worries that hung ominously over the U.S. economy early this year appear to have lifted. And that sunnier picture has helped bolster confidence in the stock market — driving the benchmark S&P 500 index...
Read MoreYANGON, Myanmar (AP) — The arrest of an American man in Myanmar for growing 20 acres of cannabis plants is unjust because authorities were aware that his company was doing scientific research and police were confusing hemp with...
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