Trump slams U.S. evangelical magazine after it calls for his removal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blasted the magazine founded by the late Reverend Billy Graham after the influential publication for conservative evangelical U.S. Christians called for him to be removed from office.
California to toughen group discounts regulations in auto insurance
The California Department of Insurance on Monday proposed to reform how insurers offer group discounts based on occupation, education, and other factors, contending some the insurers’ programs discriminate against people of low-income.
U.S. halts sending bomb-sniffing dogs to Jordan, Egypt as seven die
The U.S. State Department said on Monday it has stopped sending explosive-detecting dogs to Jordan and Egypt over concerns of deaths of deployed dogs from causes like heat stroke and poisoning.
In win for Uber, Lyft, judge strikes down New York City’s cruising cap
A New York state judge on Monday ruled in favor of Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc in a lawsuit against New York City, striking down a new rule limiting how much time drivers for ride-hailing services can spend cruising streets in busy areas of Manh…
Three suspected burglars shot dead inside Texas home
Three suspected burglars were shot dead inside a Texas home on Monday when a man who lived there fired a shotgun at the invaders and was wounded himself in a brief gun battle, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
U.S. House says McGahn testimony still ‘critical’ to impeachment case
A U.S. House of Representatives panel told an appeals court on Monday that despite having already voted to impeach President Donald Trump lawmakers still have an urgent need for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.
In win for Uber, judge strikes down New York City’s cruising cap
A New York state judge on Monday ruled in favor of Uber Technologies Inc in a lawsuit against New York City, striking down a new rule limiting how much time drivers for ride-hailing services can spend cruising streets in busy areas of Manhattan withou…
Forget store traffic and bag count: Gauging retail performance in an online world
Marshal Cohen has religiously visited the same stores every holiday season since 1999.
Factbox: Sizing up retailers’ performance as online sales surge
As online shopping upends the retail business, many Wall Street analysts say traditional measures such as counting the number of people who visit stores on major shopping days are no longer a reliable gauge of a company’s performance.
U.S. senators ask for government investigation of coal tax credit program
Three U.S. Democratic senators have asked the investigative arm of Congress to evaluate a $1 billion-a-year subsidy for burning chemically treated refined coal, after research has shown that some power plants using the fuel produced surging amounts of …
