3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (281+ words) Portraits of Presidents Donald Trump and Theodore Roosevelt hang above the Department of Labor in Washington, July 7, 2026. Credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (806+ words) Demonstrators protest with their hands tied outside the Economy Ministry, demanding government action over a household debt crisis, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Credit: AP/Victor R. Caivano BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At 18, Martín Taborda began studying law at Argentina’s prestigious…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (268+ words) A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. Credit: AP/Jeff Chiu A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (234+ words) Tinker Auto Parts is cutting jobs at two of its locations, in Bohemia, seen here Tuesday, and Brentwood. Credit: Thomas Hengge A Long Island regional chain of auto parts stores has laid off a total of 51 workers at two of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (564+ words) President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is moving toward levying a new tariff on China that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (778+ words) A Canadian flag flies on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. Credit: AP/PATRICK DOYLE CHICAGO — After trade negotiations crumbled at the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) WASHINGTON — The national debt surpassed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a staggering milestone as defense costs, social programs like Social Security and Medicare and interest on the burgeoning deficit to make up an enormous share of federal spending. The milestone…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (995+ words) WASHINGTON — Canada has dodged President Donald Trump's threat of 50% tariffs — at least for now. Trump went on social media late Tuesday to say he was pausing for three days the taxes on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports less than two…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (971+ words) United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, center, leaves the U.S. Department of Commerce following a meeting with Canadian officials, in Washington, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: AP/Kelly Geraldine Malone WASHINGTON — The United States and Canada have wrangled for decades over trade, poking…...