Consumer sentiment dropped in September close to the lowest level ever recorded in the 74-year history of the University of Michigan's monthly survey, fresh data on Friday showed. Shopper attitudes soured as a monthlong bout of inflation squeezed co...
NEW YORK -- Online behemoth Amazon said it's increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season. With the $1-per-hour increase across the board for these ...
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A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1. The changes mean some Americans -- especially lower-income borrowers -- will face higher monthly payments on their student loans. Other borro...
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A new air traffic controller hiring campaign from the Department of Transportation (DOT) is targeting gamers to address a longtime staffing shortage. The DOT's new ad shows clips of video games and tells potential applicants: \\"You've been train...
Discover the phenomenon known as asymmetrical sleep, where parts of an animal's brain are asleep while other areas remain active. -- Many animals need sleep. But all of the threats and demands animals face don’t just go away when it’s t...
From Miami to San Diego, schools around the U.S. are seeing big drops in enrollment of students from immigrant families. In some cases, parents have been deported or voluntarily returned to their home countries, driven out by President Donald Trump&...
The Southern fried chicken, biscuits and tea fast food chain will drop nightly surprise offers from Oct. 22-31 for a twist on its slogan "It's Bo Time," swapping it out for a creepy holiday slogan, "It's Boo Time." The exteri...
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Consumer sentiment ticked higher in July, marking two consecutive months of improved shopper attitudes as businesses navigated President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats targeting dozens of countries. The fresh reading matche...
International students pursuing degrees at Michigan public universities sought relief from detention and deportation during a federal court hearing on Tuesday, after their student immigration status was terminated this month, jeopardizing their lega...
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In recent weeks stories have emerged about college studentswhisked offcampuses by immigration agents – targeted for deportation based on their writings or activism – and detained in federal custody despite never being charged...
Police in Vermont are investigating after an elementary school student brought a firearm and dozens of rounds of ammunition to school, authorities said. A student at Pownal Elementary in Pownal brought an unloaded 9 mm handgun and 67 rounds of ammu...
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Millions of Americans are gearing up to head to the airport or hit the highway for the last long weekend of summer. Here's what to know about Labor Day weekend travel: Air travel More than 17 million people are forecast to be screened at U.S. air...