Summer just ended, but seasonal hiring is already at hand, with Target and UPS detailing plans to add a combined 230,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season. Target on Tuesday said it would add more than 130,000 temporary seasonal workers…
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tried to walk a fine line as he spoke about the controversy over President Donald Trump's claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama. NOAA acting administrator Neil Jacobs addressed the issue at a closed-door…
Equifax wants consumers to verify they already have credit monitoring services, a requirement for collecting a $125 cash payment in compensation for the credit bureau's massive 2017 data breach. The deadline to verify such claims is October 15. Yet consumers…
Apple on Tuesday holds its annual product reveal event, where it's expected to unveil a next-generation iPhone, a new watch and a look at its hotly anticipated video-streaming device, Apple TV. As per usual, the Apple store is down before…
The House Judiciary Committee will vote on whether to send several gun control bills to the House floor for a full vote on Tuesday, even as the Senate and President Trump vacillate on support for less restrictive proposals. The committee…
One America News sued Rachel Maddow for more than $10 million on Monday for defamation after she called the conservative television network "paid Russian propaganda." The TV network, whose attorney said the company is "as American as apple pie" and…
The head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a chance to weigh in on the fray over President Trump's mistaken claim that Hurricane Dorian was threatening Alabama. The acting administrator of the agency, Neil Jacobs, is set to…
Former congressional candidate Jon Ossoff said Monday night that he's challenging Republican Sen. David Perdue in 2020 for a Georgia seat that could help determine control of the Senate. Ossoff, the fourth Democrat to join the race, announced his bid…
North Korea launched two unidentified projectiles into the sea Tuesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the North offered to resume nuclear diplomacy with the United States later this month. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement…
A new study finds an alarming rise in high blood pressure among American women during pregnancy. It can be dangerous for both moms and their babies. Chanelle Bradley is pregnant with her second child and is hoping medication will control…
Kabul, Afghanistan — With Taliban peace talks in tatters, Afghanistan is now bracing for the backlash. The militant group stepped up a vicious campaign of violence throughout the country — and that was during negotiations with the U.S. when peace…
Fifty state attorneys general, led by Texas, have announced an investigation into Google's "potential monopolistic behavior." The attorneys general are looking into whether the highly profitable Silicon Valley search giant has gotten too big and perhaps too effective at stomping…
Fred's Inc. announced on Monday that the ailing discount retailer has filed for bankruptcy and will shutter all of its remaining stores, the latest brick-and-mortar merchant to fold as consumers shift their spending online. The Memphis, Tennessee-based company said it…
Asylum seeker: "Leave me in a cell" A federal judge on Monday restored a nationwide scope on an order he issued earlier in the summer to block the Trump administration's most sweeping effort yet to unilaterally restrict the asylum system…
Federal health authorities say vaping giant Juul Labs illegally pitched its electronic cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking, including in a presentation at schools. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a stern warning letter to the company, flagging…
If you've ever wondered what you would do if a pot of money inexplicably showed up in your bank account, one couple's woes following an unexpected windfall provides a useful lesson: First, contact your bank. Robert and Tiffany Williams of…
House to expand its impeachment inquiry House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has released a resolution outlining the parameters for an impeachment investigation into President Trump, heating up talk of impeachment on Congress' first day back from its summer recess.…
The chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in an email that he will be investigating the agency's response to President Trump's claims that Hurricane Dorian posed a threat to Alabama. The Washington Post reported on Monday that Craig McLean,…
Four remain missing after giant cargo ship capsizes off Georgia coast The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday rescuers drilled through the hull of an overturned cargo ship off the coast of Georgia and made contact with four missing crew members…
Texas and other U.S. states are expected to announce an investigation into Google on Monday to examine whether the Silicon Valley tech giant has gotten too big and effective at stomping or buying rivals. The probe is the latest blow…
Amazon is going on a hiring spree. The online shopping giant will hold six job fairs across the country, with the goal of filling more than 30,000 vacant jobs by early 2020. The jobs range from software engineers, who can…
WASHINGTON — Facing criticism that the Senate has become little more than what one member calls an "expensive lunch club," Congress returns for the fall session Monday with pressure mounting on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to address gun violence,…
The U.S. Air Force says it's reviewing all internal guidance on travel policy after an Air National Guard crew stopped at President Trump's Scotland resort earlier this year en route to Kuwait. The Air Force's leadership has directed Air Mobility…
Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, but the efforts ran into trouble amid the flames and instability of the ship, the U.S.…