Party City CEO announces chain is halting operations, all employees laid off
1 of 2 | Pedestrians walk by a Party City retail store in New York City on Friday. The CEO of the New Jersey-based chain…
Donald Trump’s deportation plan sparks fear, doubt, skepticism
1 of 4 | President-elect Donald Trump promises to undertake the largest deportation program in U.S. history during his next term in the White House.…
Disneyland OKs state’s largest wage theft settlement with workers
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Newsom to roll out $100-billion ‘California Comeback Plan’
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Biden commutes 1,500 sentences, issues 39 pardons in ‘largest single-day grant of clemency’
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a conference on Women's Health Research at the White House on Wednesday. His administration said the president commuted and…
Biden acknowledges inflation pain, warns against Trump policies
1 of 3 | President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the Brookings Institution on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., while promoting the effects of his administration's…
2 ex-CEOs of Washington biotech company face 20 years after fraud convictions
Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A federal jury this week in Maryland convicted two ex-CEOs of a Washington biotech company for their role in a multi-million…
U.S. TikTok ban is nearing after another court defeat
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Biden’s relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews
WASHINGTON — It’s not often that a president gets everything he asks for, but that’s what happened.President Biden wanted $1.9 trillion to help the country climb…
U.S. unveils news rules banning China from semiconductor technology
President Joe Biden holds up a semiconductor as he delivers remarks before signing an Executive Order on the economy in the State Dining Room at…
Yoga in a pill? Research might bring about prescription calmness
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Punches fly at Rep. Katie Porter’s town hall
A melee broke out at Rep. Katie Porter’s district town hall meeting Sunday, with her backers scuffling with supporters of former President Trump who were…
Trump taps anti-COVID-19 lockdown doctor to lead NIH
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that he has tapped Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, to serve as the director of the…
Sexual assault allegations surface against Trump’s defense pick
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Trump nominates surgeon general and directors of CDC and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday appointed a new surgeon general and directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and…
Average cost for Thanksgiving dinner for 10 down 5% in 2024
The American Thanksgiving dinner feast this year costs 5% less than last year, but it's still higher than before the pandemic, according to the American…
Hong Kong court sentences 45 pro-democracy leaders in mass trial
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday sentenced dozens of pro-democracy leaders to prison for violating China's National Security Law. File Photo By Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE Nov.…
Plan to shutter Aliso Canyon gas facility isn’t moving fast enough
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Analysts: Holiday spending to rise as big earners will spur uptick
1 of 3 | Retail analysts predict holiday spending will be up this year despite economic headwinds such as lingering price inflation for basic necessities…
Trump picks vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting…