National & International News Archives - Page 5 of 561

Aug 23, 2018

TRANSPORTATION Even as cars get safer, traffic fatalities still high

The U.S is on pace to record close to 40,000 roadway and highway deaths for the third consecutive year, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by the National Safety Council. The silver lining in those dark numbers is that the number of people dying each year in traffic collisions nationwide appears to be leveling off...

Aug 22, 2018

RETAIL Target posts biggest sales growth in 13 years

Target Corp. said same-store sales rose at the fastest rate in more than a decade, buoyed by efforts to improve its stores and e-commerce capabilities as well as a booming economy that has helped lift sales across the retail industry.

Aug 21, 2018

POLITICS Cohen to plead guilty to criminal charges

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan federal court, according to people familiar with the matter, following a monthslong investigation into possible campaign-finance violations, bank fraud and other crimes.

Aug 15, 2018

AG Farmers’ anxiety grows as details on federal aid remain unclear

Farmers fretting over a trade conflict sparked by President Trump’s tariffs may soon get more details on the $12 billion worth of aid that the administration has pledged, as their concerns mount over potentially plunging incomes and market losses.

Aug 13, 2018

EDUCATION Vocational training back as firms pair with high schools

Gabe Schorner never considered himself a good student until he enrolled in his high school’s new welding program, where, in an industrial-style classroom, Mr. Schorner found himself enchanted by the molten metal and its bright blue glow as he molded it.

Aug 13, 2018

POLITICS FBI fires Strzok, political lightning rod who criticized Trump

The FBI has fired an embattled special agent who was removed from the Russia inquiry after internal investigators discovered he had criticized then-candidate Donald Trump in text messages with another bureau official.

Aug 8, 2018

IRS targets loopholes for 415 billion business owner tax break

The IRS’s proposed regulations make it clear that the agency considers a planning technique known as "crack and pack" to be abusive. The move had been eyed by professional service providers, such as law and accounting firms, to get around income limits set for pass-through businesses, whose income is reported on their...

Aug 6, 2018