National & International News Archives - Page 8 of 561

Jul 5, 2018

TRAVEL FAA to passengers Not our job to regulate seat size, legroom

Cramped cabins, knocked knees, aggrieved elbows: all real problems for today's flyers. But the Federal Aviation Administration has said they aren't its problems — announcing Tuesday that it will not regulate airline seat size and legroom.

Jul 3, 2018

FOOD Big food firms Nestle, Hershey at odds with farmers over US GMO labeling

The world’s top food companies and farmers of crops such as beet sugar are pitted against each other as they lobby the U.S. government over plans to label genetically-engineered ingredients.

Jul 3, 2018

TRADE US Chamber of Commerce denounces Trump tariff policies

Noel King talks to John Murphy, senior vice president at the chamber, about why retaliatory measures imposed in response to U.S. tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs and threaten the U.S. economy.

Jul 2, 2018

TRADE Mexican election could accelerate NAFTA talks

The Mexican presidential election on Sunday removes a hurdle to the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, raising the likelihood that the 24-year-old treaty once again will become a focal point in President Donald Trump’s effort to rewrite the rules of global trade.

Jul 2, 2018

JOBS From egg freezing to tuition reimbursement, company perks are up in tight labor market

Truck drivers can get a $5,000 signing bonus to drive for Walmart. Kroger grocery baggers can get tuition reimbursed. New-mother baristas at Starbucks now can get their full salary for up to six weeks of maternity leave. And traveling Goldman Sachs bankers can ship their breast milk home for free.

Jun 29, 2018

TRADE GM warns US import tariffs could lead to ‘smaller’ company

General Motors Co. warned on Friday that expansive U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles being considered by the Trump administration could lead to a “a smaller GM” and risks isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.

Jun 29, 2018

MEDIA Capital Gazette keeps working, and publishing

"Today we are speechless," reads the opinion page in Friday's edition of The Capital, where the staff is still reeling after five of their colleagues were shot and killed. Despite Thursday's attack, the staff put out a newspaper, with powerful reporting on its own tragedy.

Jun 27, 2018

MEDIA Comcast hunts for additional cash in pursuit of 21st Century Fox assets

Comcast Corp. is exploring tie-ups with other companies or private-equity investors that could provide additional cash as the cable giant pursues a costly acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets, according to people familiar with the...

Jun 27, 2018

SCOTUS Justice Kennedy to retire from Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, setting the stage for what promises to be an epic political battle over his replacement.

Jun 26, 2018

SCOTUS Supreme Court upholds Trump travel ban

A divided Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s latest ban on travel to the U.S. by people from several Muslim-majority countries, a sweeping reaffirmation of the president’s authority and a victory for the White House on one of its most central—and controversial—initiatives.

Jun 25, 2018