A pause in paychecks during the federal government shutdown could create temporary financial hardships for thousands of employees on Long Island who are already struggling with the high cost of living ...

Car insurance rates surged in recent years, but relief may come soon ...

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy is asking to extend the life of three of its coal-fired plants in a new filing: Marshall Steam Station off Lake Norman, Belews Creek in Stokes County and Cliffside in Cleveland ...

Seattle's minimum wage will increase to $21.30/hr starting January 1, 2026, in line with inflation adjustments.

Follow news on the government shutdown after Congress fails to pass a federal budget plan. Trump has threatened mass layoffs in the coming days for federal workers.

Government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate vote fails to break bitter partisan deadlock: Live updates - Trump threatens mass layoffs as Republicans and Democrats appear nowhere close on ...

A leadership election by Japan’s governing party could result in the U.S. ally having its first female prime minister or its youngest leader in more than a century.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill allowing 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in the state to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits. The legislation is ...

President Trump signaled on Tuesday that he could try to maximize the pain of a government shutdown, threatening to leverage the imminent closure to fire “a lot” of civil servants and slash a range of ...

We’ve passed the tipping point… we are primarily a parcels business that also provides a loss-making letters service,” the postal service CEO declared.

The commerce secretary speculated that Epstein used blackmail to secure a controversial 18-month sentence in 2008 (which he notably got in a plea deal negotiated by then–U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta ...

Day 3 of federal pause puts Trump layoffs in spotlight as Senate to reconvene - Federal government shutdown enters day three as Trump puts government employees and projects in jeopardy ...