UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
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US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
California proposes approval for testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks on heels of NHTSA’s new AV framework
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California regulators have released a new proposal to allow the testing of self-driving heavy-duty trucks on public roads. The state’s Department
Forecasters warn of fire risk amid low humidity, wind gusts as Pine Barrens fire burns
Forecasters on Friday warned low humidity and gusty wind increased the risk that fire could develop across parts of New Jersey, Philadelphia and its suburbs
In unintended filing, federal attorneys poke holes in Trump administration’s effort to end NYC toll
The federal prosecutor’s office in Manhattan accidentally filed an internal memo that poked holes in the Trump administration’s strategy to kill New York’s toll on
Man charged with arson after authorities say he sparked New Jersey Pine Barrens blaze
CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A man set wooden pallets on fire and failed to properly put them out in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens, sparking a
New Jersey forest fire prompts thousands of evacuations and closes a major highway
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced thousands of people to evacuate and closed a stretch of
Feds give NY another month to stop Manhattan congestion toll after state ignored latest deadline
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has given New York another month to cease its congestion toll after the state ignored a Sunday deadline to shut
Trump administration reverses long-held guidance on ‘road diets’ for traffic safety
A stylist was just starting her shift at a salon in Kansas City, Missouri, when a car smashed through the storefront window and landed in
US jobless benefit claims fall last week as labor market remains strong despite recession fears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for jobless benefits fell again last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite fears of a tariff-induced
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS’ Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free,
Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big ticket items from gadgets to cars before
Trump considers pausing auto tariffs, giving supply chain time to adjust
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday, April 14, suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on
6 dead as New York City sightseeing helicopter breaks apart midair and crashes into the Hudson River
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot
Trump’s tariffs threaten to end quarter-century era of cheap goods for U.S. consumers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threaten to push up prices on clothes, mobile phones, furniture and many other products in the coming months, possibly
Trump puts 90-day ‘pause’ on most tariffs but puts 125% import tax on China
President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social April 8 that he has “authorized a 90 day PAUSE, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this
Trump administration says New York must end Manhattan driving tolls this month
The Trump administration said April 7 that it’s not backing off its latest deadline for New York to end its $9 congestion toll on drivers
Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices. Republican senators are confronting
Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After days of deluges overfilled rivers to near-record levels across Kentucky, residents were anxious Tuesday to return to their flooded homes and assess what’s salvageable,
Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — After days of unrelenting downpours swelled rivers to near record levels across Kentucky, residents closely monitored waterways Tuesday for signs they had crested, but freezing