WILBRAHAM, Mass. — Friendly’s Restaurants, an East Coast dining chain known for its sundaes, is filing for bankruptcy protection. The company, which runs the restaurants […]

McDonald’s is hiring a new chief diversity officer as it struggles with charges of harassment and racism at all levels of the company. Reginald Miller […]

Social Security’s life expectancy calculator predicts I’ll live to about 86. An insurance company’s version says I should expect to die at 98. A longevity […]

MOSCOW — Former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden said Monday that he and his wife intend to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing their U.S. […]

OMAHA, Neb. — Five of the six states with the nation’s lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no […]

NEW YORK — Julia Wiggin was still shivering after running out to hang up the weekend’s marquee — “Ghostbusters,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” — at her […]

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: SPOTLIGHT ON CONSTRUCTION The Commerce Department issues its September snapshot […]

WASHINGTON — Making final arguments before Tuesday’s election, President Donald Trump asserted the U.S. was shaking off a coronavirus pandemic that is only getting worse, […]

Election Day is finally upon us. Or at least what we still call Election Day, since more than 92 million Americans have already cast ballots […]

JANESVILLE, Wis. — The surroundings near Milton’s Timber Hill Winery are more industrial than pastoral, but the ambience inside the winery’s new covered outdoor seating […]