Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
Global news: PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel...
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Strike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
Global news: LAS VEGAS (AP) — A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas...
McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back after E. coli outbreak
Global news: McDonald’s is investing $100 million to bring customers back to stores after an outbreak of E. coli food...
Boeing issues layoff notices to 400-plus workers as it begins drastic cuts
Global news: SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing has delivered layoff notices to more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labor...
Judge blocks Biden administration’s rule to expand overtime pay for millions
Global news: NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration...
Trump names Interior-designee Doug Burgum to head new White House council on energy
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, his choice to head...
Going downtown or to the ’burbs? Nope. The exurbs are where people are moving
Global news: HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located...
Stock market today: Wall Street tumbles as the “Trump bump” fades and vaccine makers sink
Global news: NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday as the “Trump bump” that Wall Street got from last...
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness to spend
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans stepped up their spending at retailers last month in the latest sign that healthy...
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and...
