State: Water safe around Detroit River aggregate spill
Michigan officials say tests performed near where construction aggregate material spilled into the Detroit River have found the water meets all quality standards
Arkansas temporarily halted from enforcing meat-labeling law
A federal judge has restricted Arkansas from enforcing a law that bans using terms such as “burger” or “sausage” to sell vegetarian and vegan products
Kim Kardashian West sues doctor over 'Vampire…
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing an Alabama doctor over claims he wrongly used her image to promote a medical procedure called a “Vampire Facial
Washington state OKs some of the nation's…
Washington state is adopting some of the nation's most aggressive overtime rules
UAW workers ratify new contract with Fiat Chrysler
Unionized workers at Fiat Chrysler have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new four-year contract with the company
How major stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and signaled that it expects to leave them alone in 2020
Ollie's, Cummins post gains while GameStop, Home Depot fall
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Ollie's and Cummins march higher while GameStop and Home Depot slip
Tips for using flexible spending dollars before…
The deadline is looming but there's still time to use up the money you set aside for medical expenses
GOP, Democrats push 1970's Equal Rights Amendment…
One of South Carolina's most liberal lawmakers and one of its most conservative are joining up to fight for the Equal Rights Amendment
US budget deficit rises to $209 billion in…
The U.S. budget deficit rose by 2% last month to $209 billion, another step in a journey back toward $1 trillion-a-year budget shortfalls
Fed leaves low rates alone and sees no moves in…
Chairman Jerome Powell has made clear that the Federal Reserve is prepared to keep its benchmark interest rate very low through at least next year and possibly longer
How streaming, diversity, #MeToo shaped TV decade…
As the decade draws to a close, it's clear that we're looking at TV differently
Flooded farmers face growing dilemma in warming…
This year’s record rainfall and devastating flooding are forcing tough decisions about the future of farming in the face of climate change
Tennessee Valley Authority addresses coal ash leaks
The Tennessee Valley Authority has acknowledged leaks at one of its coal ash dump complexes
Firm hands out $10M in holiday bonuses to 198 employees
A commercial real estate developer is handing out a total of $10 million in bonuses to its 198 employees
FAA analysis predicted many more Max crashes…
An FAA analysis after the first crash of a Boeing 737 Max predicted there would be more disasters without a fix of critical automated flight-control system
Meet the scholar who diagnosed ‘surveillance…
A year ago, Shoshana Zuboff dropped an intellectual bomb on the technology industry
Dominion Energy partnership to convert manure to natural gas
One of the nation’s largest energy producers is launching a $200 million effort to convert methane from cow manure into natural gas
Airline group: We're cutting carbon more than people know
The head of the world’s largest association of airlines says it needs to better explain commitments that it made years ago to reduce carbon emissions, not make new pledges collectively
AP honors journalist executed in 1951 by Chinese…
The Associated Press has recognized the sacrifice of a journalist in China by installing his name Wednesday on its memorial Wall of Honor
New drugs show rare promise against advanced…
Doctors are reporting unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted treatment
Official: Cruise ship could house 1,000 Oakland…
A San Francisco Bay Area city official wants to explore the possibility of using a cruise ship to house up to 1,000 homeless people amid a high cost of living and a shortage of housing
Mexico to send new regional trade agreement to Senate
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will send a new regional trade agreement to the Senate immediately for ratification