(The Daily Beast) – After decades arming American soldiers, first with the Vietnam era M16 and later the modern M4 rifles carried in Iraq and...
(Forbes) – Yesterday, CVS Health announced it will acquire Target’s 1,600 pharmacies and 80 clinics for $1.9 billion, with plans to operate them as in-store...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retailers have the ability to scan your face digitally, and use that identification to offer you special prices or...
DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Charitable giving in the United States has surpassed pre-recession levels for the first time in seven years, according...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Seventeen states and Washington, D.C. have passed laws making it easier for ex-offenders to find jobs...
Laura Bliss, CITY LAB (The Atlantic’s CityLab) — California’s getting more and more serious about water conservation: For the first time in nearly 40...
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY (USA Today) — At first glance, Target’s (TGT) decision to offload its pharmacy and clinic business to CVS Health (CVS) may...
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY (USA Today) — At first glance, Target’s (TGT) decision to offload its pharmacy and clinic business to CVS Health (CVS) may...
Kriston Capps, CITY LAB CHICAGO (The Atlantic’s City Lab) — The best time to steal someone’s home is at Christmas. That’s when folks find...
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market turned lower on Friday as a setback in talks between Greece and its...
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market turned lower on Friday as a setback in talks between Greece and its...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) – Animal rights activists, labor groups, environmentalists and transit riders were lined up near Seattle’s Space Needle Wednesday as Amazon’s annual shareholder...
CANDICE CHOI, AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Whole Foods says it will name its new chain of smaller stores with lower prices after...
(Reuters) – The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book business on Thursday, opening yet another front in mounting EU scrutiny of...
(Reuters) – The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book business on Thursday, opening yet another front in mounting EU scrutiny of...
(Slate) – People often assume that the poor are less competent than the wealthy. Some even suggest that the poor have flawed values or ways of thinking....
(Financial Express) – Bayer AG has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its diabetes care business to Panasonic Healthcare Holdings, a company which is backed...
(Yahoo) – When Martin Riese first introduced his 46-page water menu at Ray’s and Stark Bar in Los Angeles two years ago, he didn’t exactly...
SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of fliers might soon want to buy new carry-on suitcases. Global airlines announced Tuesday a new...
(Politico) – The Obama administration is on the verge of possibly doubling the salary levels that would require employers to pay overtime in the most...
(Bloomberg) – At Apple Inc.’s much-hyped developer conference, musician Drake spoke about Apple’s new streaming-music service. Executive Eddy Cue did an awkward dance while showing...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time in 60 years, airplanes won’t be roaring down the runway at the airstrip...
SCOTT McFETRIDGE, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For the first time in 60 years, airplanes won’t be roaring down the runway at the airstrip...
By Jazelle Hunt Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 1.9 million Black Americans work in retail, accounting for 11 percent of the industry’s total workforce....
Anne Flaherty, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will erase much of the debt of students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges,...