Trump says his presidential run is good for his business
Donald Trump has told the government that his myriad businesses have flourished with rising revenues since his improbable political success, according to financial documents released Wednesday.
JC Penney CEO says future will depend less on apparel
J.C. Penney has always been the go-to place where Americans shopped for affordable clothing for their family.
Judge sides with House Republicans against health care law
In a setback for the Obama health care law, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the administration is unconstitutionally subsidizing medical bills for millions of people while ignoring congressional power over government spending.
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'This is impossible:' New York man wins his 2nd $1M lottery
A construction worker who won $1 million in a lottery scratch-off game four years ago has defied enormous odds by hitting a $1 million jackpot again.
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Sumner Redstone testimony key in mental competency trial
Videotaped testimony in which media mogul Sumner Redstone says he doesn't want his longtime companion in his life anymore may be enough to end a mental competency trial, a judge said Friday.
Nebraska town says no to 1,100 jobs, citing way of life
Half-ton pickup trucks crowd the curb outside the One Horse Saloon, a neon Coors Light sign in the window and rib-eye steaks on the menu, but otherwise Nickerson, Nebraska, is nearly silent on a spring evening, with only rumbling freight trains interrupting bird songs.
Significant premium hikes expected under Obama health law
Insurers will seek significant premium hikes under President Barack Obama's health care law this summer - stiff medicine for consumers and voters ahead of the national political conventions.
Tubman to be new face of $20 bill, Hamilton stays on $10
Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist who was born a slave, will stand with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin among the iconic faces of U.S. currency.
Nation
High Court sides with families of '83 Beirut bombing victims
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for families of victims of the 1983 Marine barracks bombing in Beirut and other attacks linked to Iran to collect nearly $2 billion in frozen Iranian funds.
Nation
Homes damaged, at least 5 dead in massive Houston flooding
More than a foot of rain had fallen by Monday evening in parts of Houston, submerging scores of subdivisions and several major interstate highways, forcing the closure of schools and knocking out power to thousands of residents who were urged to shelter in place.
AMC chief says no texting in movie theaters after backlash
CEO Adam Aron says he's not going to allow texting in AMC movie theaters.
Business
Obama backs effort to give consumers options on cable boxes
President Barack Obama threw his weight Friday behind an effort to give consumers more choice when it comes to the cable boxes that control which television channels they watch.
Nation
Sanders cheers strikers as 39K Verizon workers walk out
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders cheered on striking Verizon workers Wednesday after 39,000 landline and cable employees walked off the job.
You overpaid for Forever stamps; price drops by 2 cents on Sunday
The cost of mailing a letter is going down.
Wounds reopened as ex-coal chief gets 1 year in prison
Former coal company executive Don Blankenship's expression of sorrow before a federal judge stung for the families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion, the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in four decades.
Airlines raise multicity airfares, but there's a way around them
The three largest U.S. airlines have changed the way they price multi-city trips, forcing those who book such itineraries to pay hundreds of extra dollars in airfare.
Court rules on California's worker seating requirement
Employers cannot deny a worker a place to sit just because they prefer the person stand, and they must consider the employee's work station, not their overall duties, when determining whether to provide a seat, the California Supreme Court said Monday.
Politics
Tied 4-4 after Scalia's death, high court gives unions a win
In the clearest sign yet of the impact of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, U.S. labor unions scored a major victory Tuesday with a tie vote in a high-profile Supreme Court case they had once seemed all but certain to lose.
Nation
Apple remains in dark on how FBI hacked iPhone without help
The FBI's announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they can't keep their most personal information safe. Meanwhile, Apple remains in the dark about how to restore the security of its flagship product.
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