Obama sits down with new leaders of new GOP-led Congress
PRESIDENT Obama met with the new Republican-led Congress for the first time this year on Tues, Jan. 13, staking out areas of compromise in big political issues, such as trade,…
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Nissan, NASA partner to develop driverless cars on Earth and Mars
NISSAN North America and NASA’s Ames Research Center announced Thursday, Jan. 8, a five-year partnership to develop driverless vehicles that can navigate on Earth and Mars. Engineers from both groups…
Cadillac cuts price on CTS due to weak demand
The price of the 2015 Cadillac CTS has been cut in an effort to combat dwindling demand for the luxury mid-sized sedan in the United States. General Motors told Cadillac…
Google may start selling auto insurance in US
Google Inc. may be taking steps toward online auto insurance sales in the United States. A company called Google Compare Auto Insurance Services is licensed to sell insurance in 26…
JCPenny, Macy’s to close stores
Department store chains Macy’s and JC Penney are closing several locations and cutting down on employees in 2015 to focus on aligning services with consumer demands and habits, and to…
US jobless claims dip in 2014, layoffs lowest in 17 years
With a firming labor market, more Americans are employed The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and job cuts declined sharply in December, suggesting a…
Obama proposes 2 years of free community college
PRESIDENT Barack Obama announced on Jan. 8 his newest plan to make two years of community college publicly funded, free and available to all Americans. The sweeping, multibillion-dollar proposal would…
Keystone XL moves forward in Congress, despite Obama veto threat
THE House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, designed to pump oil from Canada to the US Gulf Coast, on Friday, Jan. 8. Votes…
Boston picked to bid for 2024 Summer Olympics
IN A tight race for the next American city to bid for hosting an Olympic Games, Boston was announced the winner, beating out major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco,…
AT&T to allow customers to roll over data
Starting Jan. 25, AT&T’s 50 million Mobile Share Value customers will be able to rollover unused data to the following month, the company announced Wednesday. The news comes a shortly…
Cuba frees some ‘political prisoners,’ US says
Cuba has begun releasing some of the 53 individuals the United States deems political prisoners, the State Department said, as part of the two nations’ agreement last month to normalize…
Honda fined $70 million for underreporting deaths, injuries
Federal authorities imposed a total of $70 million in fines against Honda Motor Co. for failing to report more than a decade’s worth of deaths, injuries and warranty claims. The…
New Congress convenes with Republicans in charge
REPUBLICANS assumed full control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in eight years, on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Republican leaders met keenly to get President Barack Obama’s signature…
Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber
THE process of jury selection for the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began this week under tight security. The case could be the nation’s most closely watched…
Number of police gun deaths increase nationwide
California is leading state IN 2014, 126 law enforcement officers were killed nationwide in the line of duty—a 24 percent jump since 2013, according to an annual report from the…
US jobless claims rise, labor markets setting
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected during the last week, but the trend remained consistent with sustained strength in the labor market….
GM announces three recalls on New Year
General Motors on Thursday, Jan. 1, announced three new recalls affecting more than 92,000 SUVs and pickup trucks. The recall includes certain 2011 to 2012 models and some 2007 to…
Smartphones are reshaping human brains, study finds
Smartphones have been accused of adversely affecting the brain, but researchers have found that fingertip interaction with touchscreens also results in increased brain activity. A new study published in the…
Oil industry headed for worst price plunge in years
On Dec. 31, the last trading day of the year, the selloff in oil markets continued even as US data showed a greater-than-expected decline in inventory. Oil is headed for…
Apple faces lawsuit for allegedly misrepresenting device storage capacity
Two iPhone users have launched a lawsuit against Apple, claiming the company misrepresents storage on certain devices after users upgrade to the iOS 8 operating system. Miami residents Paul Orshan…
US marks end of 13-year war in Afghanistan
IN a ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 28, in Kabul, the United States and NATO formally ended the 13-year war in Afghanistan. “Thanks to the extraordinary sacrifices of our men and…
Nearly 1.2M cards affected in Staples security hack
About 1.16 million customer payment cards were affected in an October security breach at Staples, compromising cardholder names, card numbers, expiration dates and verification codes. The office retailer stated in…
USPS looks to e-commerce to boost mailing business
With eight years of fiscal losses in the books, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is turning to e-commerce to boost its money numbers. “Really it started almost at the…
About 1,400 Walmart stores affected by minimum wage hikes in 2015
National minimum wage hikes set to take place in 2015 will affect the base salaries of workers at 1,434 Walmart locations in the United States, according to an internal memo…
FCC to adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015
THE Federal Communications Commission will adopt net neutrality rules in early 2015, possibly as soon as February, though observers have not predicted what those rules will look like. The FCC…
LA Christmas Day fire rips through motel
ON Christmas evening, six people, including two who were severely burned, were hospitalized after a sudden fire ripped through a three-story residential motel in the Westlake area of Los Angeles,…
Black teen shot by white cop in Berkeley, Mo.
A WHITE Missouri police officer fatally shot a black teenager at a gas station on Tuesday, Dec. 23 in Berkeley, Mo. a neighboring town just two miles from Ferguson, where…
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Obama’s immigration plans
A FEDERAL judge on Tuesday, Dec. 23, turned down an Arizona sheriff’s lawsuit claiming that President Barack Obama’s recently-announced executive action on immigration was unconstitutional. US District Court Judge Beryl…
Police departments warned after assassination of two New York City cops
POLICE departments and union leaders nationwide are warning officials to wear bulletproof vests and avoid making inflammatory comments on social media after two New York City Police Department officers were…
Sprint sued for ‘cramming’ unauthorized phone charges
THE Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, Dec. 17, sued Sprint for “cramming” its customers by illegally billing them for millions of dollars in unauthorized charges. “Consumers ended up paying…