Business
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Amazon unit behind Kindle, Echo in chaos as job cuts loom, morale plummets: sources
The division, known as Lab126, was a focus for Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, who portrayed it as an engine for future projects, but more recently it...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues feds, claiming DOJ case over refugees is unconstitutional
SpaceX said it has employed hundreds of non-US citizens, but that some of its projects have national security implications and it could face steep...
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House Republicans dare colleagues to vote against spending measure to keep government open
A coalition of House Republicans has negotiated a stopgap budget-cutting measure to keep the government open and is daring GOP colleagues to vote...
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Federal investigators subpoena Pennsylvania agency for records related to chocolate plant explosion
Federal safety investigators issued a subpoena to Pennsylvania's public utility regulator on Monday for documents related to a fatal explosion at a...
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Strikebreaking talk show hosts won't restart shows during strike
Talk show hosts Bill Maher and Drew Barrymore have decided to not restart their shows during the writer's strike, after a significant media...
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Musk wants users to pay for X accounts
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said all users eventually will have to pay to use his embattled platform X.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson floats idea of city-run grocery stores
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is considering city-run grocery stores after several popular chains have shuttered outlets.
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Biden's claim of wrangling down health costs to run into biggest premium spike in nearly a decade
Health insurance premiums are set to spike in 2024 despite President Biden's boast he is corralling costs.
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X says California social media law 'interferes with editorial judgment'
A social media giant's challenge to a new California law on content moderation raises a simple question: What types of speech are hateful?
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McCarthy says there's still time to pass spending bill as both parties object to stopgap
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has turned to cautious optimism about approving a short-term spending bill in the House, telling reporters Monday, "We've...
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Disney stock drops after company reveals plan to double theme park spending
The Mouse House will nearly double its spending for the lucrative division to about $60 billion over the next 10 years, according to an SEC filing...
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Gas prices in LA soar to over $6 a gallon as oil keeps climbing
Oil prices reached $95 a barrel for the first time this year on Tuesday -- a trend fueled by supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia.