Barbara Woolsey, USA TODAY (USA Today) — Hotel maids don’t have it easy; My mom’s worked as one for more than 20 years. It’s tough physical work....
Mae Anderson, ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Amazon aimed for Christmas in July with its much-hyped “Prime Day” sale. But some shoppers found a lump...
Tom Hays, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — A Muslim man who objected to rules requiring him to get rid of his beard if he...
Christopher S. Rugaber, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week as employers remain confident enough in the economy...
Sudhin Thanawala, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DirecTV’s exclusive right to broadcast certain NFL games is an illegal monopoly that raises costs for bars...
Tali Arbel, ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix, a vocal opponent of Comcast’s failed bid for Time Warner Cable, supports Charter’s quest to do...
(CBS News) – The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art says it will post a sign telling visitors that an exhibition featuring Bill Cosby’s art collection...
COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Tuesday it’ll continue its sponsorship of Kid Rock’s summer concert tour, despite...
(Bloomberg) – Takeo Spikes, a 242-pound former linebacker for the National Football League’s San Diego Chargers, is delivering a speech on organ trafficking that sounds like a...
Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer Minority-owned banks are crying foul about the federal government snubbing them for tax credits they say could generate...
By Denise Robbins Special to the NNPA from Media Matters NEWS ANALYSIS Climate change deniers have been talking a lot about “energy poverty” to criticize Pope...
(Crain’s Detroit) – Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant will stop building the Focus and C-Max in 2018 it said Thursday, a sign that the automaker sees slow...
(Crain’s Detroit) – Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant will stop building the Focus and C-Max in 2018 it said Thursday, a sign that the automaker sees slow...
(Eagle Radio) – Budget flights might already be cramped, stuffy and noisy – but things could be about to get a whole lot worse. A patent...
(Eagle Radio) – Budget flights might already be cramped, stuffy and noisy – but things could be about to get a whole lot worse. A patent...
DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writers SCOTT MAYEROWITZ, AP Airlines Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of United Airlines flights were delayed Wednesday after the airline experienced...
(Bloomberg) – In nearly two decades of payday lending, Charlie Hallinan stayed one step ahead of state laws while amassing a fortune — one high-interest...
(Reuters) – New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose last week to their highest level since February, suggesting some slowdown in the labor market recovery....
(Reuters) – New applications for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose last week to their highest level since February, suggesting some slowdown in the labor market recovery....
(Reuters) – Coty Inc. has sealed a deal to buy Procter & Gamble Co’s beauty business, which includes brands such as Clairol and Wella, in a...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t a robocall, but a federal judge left a message anyway for companies Tuesday when he awarded...
LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t a robocall, but a federal judge left a message anyway for companies Tuesday when he awarded...
(Salon) – According to a recent batch of polling from the New York Times and CBS, hating the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision is one of the precious...
(CNN) – Coca-Cola wants everyone to imagine a world without labels. And as an example, the beverage company is dropping its own. Coke has introduced a...
(CBS News) – As travelers hit the road this summer, some might be in for a rude surprise when they check into their hotels: no free...
