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FedEx expands delivery to 7 days a week

Starting next year, FedEx will deliver packages seven days a week, something it currently does during the holiday season. FedEx said the move will help it meed growing demand from online shoppers and retailers. FedEx plans to deliver packages seven…

Waymo resumes self-driving truck tests on Arizona freeways

After pulling its self-driving trucks off Arizona roads in 2017, Waymo said Wednesday it's resuming tests of its autonomous tractor-trailers in the Phoenix area. Waymo, Google's self-driving vehicle division, said the trucks will start driving on freeways this week and…

New Hampshire repeals its death penalty

New Hampshire is the latest state to repeal its death penalty, as the state Senate had enough votes to override Gov. Chris Sununu's veto. The repeal takes effect immediately. The 16-8 vote Thursday was the necessary two-thirds majority to override.…

Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran dies at 81

Former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi has died. He was 81. Cochran, a 45-year veteran of Congress, passed away early Thursday morning in Oxford, Mississippi, according to the office of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the senator who replaced him after…

Man who set himself on fire outside White House dies

A man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Wednesday afternoon has died from his injuries, the U.S. Park Police confirmed. Park Police and U.S. Secret Service responded to reports of a man who reportedly lit himself…

Average worker's bonus from 2017 tax cuts was $28

Corporate bonuses given out since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed amount to just $28 per U.S. worker, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. The total amount spent on bonuses was no bigger…

Read Mueller's full remarks on Russia investigation

Robert Mueller spoke publicly about the Russia investigation today for the first time since being appointed special counsel in May 2017. Below are Mueller's full remarks, as delivered at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on May 29, 2019.…

IHOP teases another name change after "IHOb" stunt

About a year after IHOP faked a name change in a publicity stunt, the International House of Pancakes is at it again. The company teased yet another change on Tuesday, asking its Twitter followers: "What could the P be? Find…

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