December 29, 2020

Major rail safety technology installed before deadline

OMAHA, Neb. — The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a […]
December 29, 2020

White House wins ruling on disclosing health care prices

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the Trump administration’s plan to require hospitals and insurers to disclose the actual prices […]
December 29, 2020

The Latest: Former lawmaker, wife die from virus hours apart

MOSS BLUFF, La. — A former state lawmaker and his wife died from COVID-19 on the same day. The family’s obituary says Vic and Terry […]
December 29, 2020

Labor Dept. judge rules Delta retaliated against whistleblower pilot

A U.S. Department of Labor judge ruled that Delta Air Lines discriminated against a pilot who raised safety concerns by calling into question her psychiatric […]
December 29, 2020

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

They are two young girls from two very different worlds, linked by a global industry that exploits an army of children. Olivia Chaffin, a Girl […]
December 29, 2020

Argentine Senate weighs fate of abortion in pope's homeland

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The decades-long fight by Argentine women’s groups for legal abortion was being decided by the Senate in a debate Tuesday that […]
December 29, 2020

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday

Stocks gave up an early gain and closed modestly lower on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first loss in four days. The pullback […]
December 29, 2020

The Latest: France plans to extend curfews to other regions

PARIS — The French Health Minister says authorities are planning to extend the country’s night curfew in regions where the coronavirus is circulating more, in […]
December 29, 2020

Senate GOP blocks swift vote on Trump's $2K checks

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats’ push to immediately bring President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks […]
December 29, 2020

US stocks fall as investors turn cautious following records

Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday as investors turn cautious a day after major indexes closed at their latest record highs. Investors shifted […]