Tag: general news

Former Abercrombie CEO's partner pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges, is freed on bond

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. -- Matthew Smith, the partner of former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries, was released on $10 million bond Tuesday...

Small business owners brace for Trump's proposed tariffs

Small businesses are bracing for stiff tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has proposed as one of his first actions when he takes office....

FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign

WASHINGTON -- Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunication companies to boost network security following a sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in...

Biden says the US is 'all in' on Africa during his Angola visit meant to counter China

LUANDA, Angola -- Speaking of “our nation's original sin,” President Joe Biden on Tuesday toured a slavery museum in Angola and inspected shackles...

What to know about Wisconsin's collective bargaining law for public workers

MADISON, Wis. -- A judge's overturning of Wisconsin's 13-year-old law that effectively ended collective bargaining for teachers and most state government employees has...

US job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed, in mixed picture for labor market

WASHINGTON -- The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3 1/2 year low in September, a...