Ahtra Elnashar

A Waymo self-driving vehicle sits curbside at the Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Industry leaders want Congress to create a national framework for autonomous vehicles that includes standards aimed to, in part, build public trust.(MATT YORK/AP FILE)

Self-driving car industry leaders are pushing for new federal regulations

February 6, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

The Senate Commerce Committee is considering reauthorization of the nation's surface transportation programs and has been lobbied by industry leaders to create a national framework for autonomous vehicles that include...

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel attends a rally in Havana, Cuba, on Jan. 3 in solidarity with Venezuela after the U.S. captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela. (RAMON ESPINOSA/AP)

Can the Cuban regime survive without Venezuela’s Maduro in office?

January 9, 2026 at 8:54 a.m.

If Cuba's government holds up post-Maduro, there's the question of whether President Donald Trump will pursue U.S. military action inside Cuba. Trump has suggested that it won't be necessary because...

There’s no simple fix for workers facing an uncertain career pathway because of AI. (LYNNE SLADKY/AP FILE)

What is the biggest challenge small business owners face in 2026?

December 30, 2025 at 10:17 a.m.

The vast majority of small business owners, 89%, who were hiring or trying to hire in November, said they had few or no qualified applications to fill vacant jobs, according...

Director of the White House National Economic Council Kevin Hassett does a television interview

Weakening job market could weigh on Federal Reserve’s next interest rate vote

December 5, 2025 at 10:01 a.m.

Jobs reports this past week add to the case that, of the Federal Reserve's two mandates, price stability and maximum employment, the latter has bigger downside risk and warrants lower interest...

Cloudfare's outage this week was just the latest affecting worldwide operations on the internet. Just last month, Amazon's cloud computing arm AWS experienced a software issue, triggering an outage that affected platforms and websites like Coinbase, Signal, Lyft and The Associated Press. (ERIC RISBERG/AP FILE)

Internet infrastructure is overwhelmed, expert says after Cloudflare outage

November 20, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

Cloudfare's outage this week was just the latest affecting worldwide operations on the internet. Just last month, Amazon's cloud computing arm AWS experienced a software issue, triggering an outage that...

Inflation, government shutdown reduces confidence for another Fed rate cut

November 17, 2025 at 9:55 a.m.

The Federal Reserve is contending with two main obstacles — a dual mandate of keeping prices in check and sustaining job growth and a lack of economic data caused by...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along the Fed Chair Jerome Powell, met with the heads of major U.S. banks, including Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup, to discuss the possible cyber risks raised by Anthropic's Mythos model. (EVAN VUCCI/AP)

How long would it take to pay for Trump’s $2,000 dividends from tariffs?

November 13, 2025 at 2:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump's tariffs are projected to raise $300 billion per year, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, which estimates Trump's promise to pay Americans dividends...

Amazon announced in late October it would lay off about 14,000 corporate employees and said more cuts are expected soon. (STEVEN SENNE/AP FILE)

Last month was worst October for layoffs since 2003, outplacement firm reports

November 7, 2025 at 9:38 a.m.

In October, U.S. employers cut more than 153,000 jobs, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas said in a report this past week — that's the highest figure for the month since...

A sub-surface atomic test is shown March 23, 1955, at the Nevada Test Site near Yucca Flats, Nevada. In Truth Social post President Donald Trump said that "because of other countries testing programs," he has instructed the Pentagon to resume testing nuclear weapons. (US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION VIA AP/FILE)

Will Trump actually test nuclear weapons? Experts are seeking clarification

October 31, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

President Donald Trump announced this past week what could prove to be a stunning shift in American nuclear policy. He said in Truth Social post that "because of other countries...

Survey: Consumers anxious about economy, will spend less this holiday season

October 17, 2025 at 12:20 p.m.

Shoppers in the United States plan to spend an average of $1,595 this season, down 10% from last year, according to Deloitte's 2025 Retail Survey released this past week. This...

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