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LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain’s exit from the European Union (all times local): 5:45 p.m. British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat on Brexit as lawmakers remain resistant...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials are moving closer to imposing a $5 million penalty on a major utility company over the use of secretly paid actors at public hearings last year to support plans for a new gas-fired power...

NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, said that holiday sales increased a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent as worries about the trade war with China, the government...

The Education Department’s independent watchdog says the agency hasn’t done enough to stop student loan servicers from breaking federal rules. An audit released Thursday by the department’s inspector general...

NEW YORK (AP) — As if the worst year for stocks in nearly a decade weren’t bad enough, many investors now have to pay a tax bill on top of it. The headache for investors is a result of how mutual funds are structured and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says that the average tax refund and the total amount of refunds issued thus far have declined for the second straight week. The declines have become a political issue, as Democrats contend they...

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search. The online retailer faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the nearly $3...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the decision by Amazon to dump New York City as a location for a new headquarters (all times local): 12 p.m. Amazon says it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal...

NEW YORK (AP) — A small fire caused by an overheated vape pen battery delayed a Houston-bound flight from New York’s LaGuardia airport. The incident occurred on Wednesday during the boarding of a SkyWest flight operating...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal utility board voted Thursday to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, despite objections from President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in a move the board says...