Tesla Starts Community College Courses To Train Technicians
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. is fostering community college training programs for what could be new blue-collar jobs as mechanics for the growing number of battery-powered vehicles.
Lawsuit Challenges FDA Delay Of E-Cigarette Review
Several anti-smoking groups are suing the Food and Drug Administration over a decision by Trump administration officials to delay the review of e-cigarettes.
US Stocks Rally; Dow Surges 669, Clawing Back Lost Ground
News that the U.S. and China are open to negotiating to avert a trade war put investors in a buying mood Monday, giving the market its best day in more than two years and erasing about half of its huge losses last week.
Sale Of Snack Company Snyder's-Lance Could Close Soon
The maker of Lance peanut butter sandwich crackers and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels is set to be taken over by one of the largest U.S. packaged food companies.
Lowe's Chairman and CEO Niblock is retiring
Lowe's Chairman and CEO Robert A. Niblock is retiring.
US Gun Maker Remington Files For Bankruptcy Protection
U.S. gun maker Remington Outdoor Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, after years of falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Trump On Transgender Ban: Doing Military A Favor
President Trump discusses banning transgender people from the military.
Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Budget After Threatening Veto
President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending measure Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown just hours after declaring he was considering a veto.
Utah Governor Signs Law Legalizing 'Free-Range Parenting'
So-called free-range parenting will soon be the law of the land in Utah after the governor signed what appears to be the countryβs first measure to formally legalize allowing kids to do things on their own to foster self-sufficiency.
Behind Facebookβs Baby Step Fixes: Defending Its Ad Business
Wondering why Facebook seems to be taking baby steps to address the biggest scandal in its history? Stronger safeguards on user data might damage Facebookβs core business of using what it knows about you to sell ads that target your interests.
Trump Orders Huge Tariffs On China, Raises Concerns About Possible Trade War
Primed for economic combat, President Donald Trump set in motion tariffs on as much as $60 billion in Chinese imports to the U.S. on Thursday and accused the Chinese of high-tech thievery, picking a fight that could push the global heavyweights into a trade war.
President Trump Replacing McMaster With Bolton As National Security Adviser
President Donald Trump is replacing national security adviser H.R. McMaster with John Bolton, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Toys R Us Founder Dies Days After Chainβs Announced Shutdown
Charles P. Lazarus, the World War II veteran who founded Toys R Us, has died at age 94, a week after the iconic chain he started six decades ago announced it will shut down its stores across the U.S.
Septuagenarian Smackdown? Trump, Biden Trade Fighting Words
Imagine: A pay-per-view steel-cage fight featuring Donald βKick His A--β Trump versus Joe βBeat the Hell Out of Himβ Biden. Price to tune in? Enough to eliminate the governmentβs deficit.
TV Personality Known For Playing Bozo The Clown Dies At 89
Longtime Boston television personality and entertainer Frank Avruch, who was the star of the popular childrenβs TV program βBozo the Clown,β has died. He was 89.
Newly-Released Video Shows Vegas Shooter in Hotel
The New York Times obtained surveillance video from inside the MGM Grand Hotel, showing gunman Stephen Paddock's movements in the days and hours leading up to the Las Vegas shooting.
Mark Zuckerberg Willing to Testify Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Mark Zuckerberg gives exclusive TV interview to CNN, following Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Bomberβs Video Amounts to Confession, but No Motive
A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among the weapons he built and amounts to a confession, police said. But his motive remains a mystery.
Facebookβs Zuckerberg Admits Mistakes, But No Apology
Breaking five days of silence, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted mistakes and outlined steps to protect user data in light of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm.
With Police Near, Suspected Austin Bomber Blows Himself Up
As a SWAT team closed in, the suspected bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for three weeks used one of his devices to blow himself up.
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