California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of environmental nonprofits sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the gas giant of enacting a decadeslong “campaign of deception” that fueled a global plastic pollution crisis.

The novel lawsuits filed in San Francisco Superior Court will seek civil remedies from ExxonMobil for ...Read more

After more than two-and-a-half years of organizing, pro-union workers and advocates are advancing their campaign to unionize the massive Amazon warehouse in Garner, North Carolina.

Since Labor Day, organizers with Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE, have asked workers at the facility south of Raleigh to sign ...Read more

Boeing substantially raised its contract offer to the Machinists union Monday in an effort to end the strike that threatens to damage the company.

The new offer was delivered about 9 a.m., via telephone to the Machinists negotiating team and then electronically, said Boeing’s chief negotiator, Mike Fitzsimmons.

“This the largest offer we�...Read more

If you’ve ever found a stray gift card in your car’s glove compartment or the recesses of your wallet, you’re in the company of more than 2 in 5 U.S. adults (43%) with an unused gift card, gift voucher or store credit.

Those unused gift cards add up — to $244 per person on average, according to a new survey by Bankrate. That card you ...Read more

Newly minted Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol wasted no time getting started.

Starbucks’ chief is going old school, and the thrust of his changes are very much a return to three-time CEO Howard Schultz’s vision. And while he’s set the tone for remote work and Starbucks stores, he’s also had to deal with the executive ranks.

His leadership ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration introduced a draft regulation Monday that would ban automakers in the United States from selling vehicles with important components and software from China and Russia.

The proposal follows a probe launched in February by the U.S. Department of Commerce into the national security risks of internet-...Read more

Earlier this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed new emergency restrictions on California's hemp industry, citing an urgent need to protect children. His concern: a class of loosely regulated products that contain intoxicating levels of THC, the compound known for causing cannabis highs.

While many agree some changes are necessary, a number of ...Read more

Autoworkers at General Motors Co.'s CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a new two-year contract between the company and Unifor, the union representing them, that provides pay increases and eliminates what the union called "a historic pay lag" with other Canadian GM employees.

Having a two-year deal will put CAMI ...Read more

Q: Neither my husband nor I understood your reply in our paper recently. We both use Citgo 87 and the stations we go to state "Top Tier." You said Citgo doesn't meet Top Tier standard. Can you please clarify your reply?

L.S., Manchester, Connecticut

A: I stand corrected. Citgo is Top Tier. Some gas stations dispense unbranded gasoline even ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted largely along party lines Friday to adopt a bill that would overturn a key Biden administration rule on tailpipe emissions from new vehicles amid a campaign season battle over electric cars.

The Michigan House delegation voted along party lines, and the measure now heads to the Senate for consideration.

The ...Read more

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Friday, accusing the drug middlemen of engaging in illegal rebate programs that drove up the price of insulin.

The agency said it filed a complaint in its administrative court alleging that CVS’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and...Read more

When guests arrive at Disney Springs in Florida and eat at one of the entertainment complex’s restaurants, they might assume that all the employees serving them with smiles work for Walt Disney World.

But the magic most people associate with Disney doesn’t exist for some Disney Springs’ employees, say union officials. They argue there is ...Read more

A sprawling mobile home park in Malibu, California, that was owned by the seaside city's founding family has been sold to one of the nation's largest owners of manufactured housing communities.

Point Dume Club of Malibu, which has 297 residences, will continue to operate and not be redeveloped into the kind of tony estates commonly found in ...Read more

Five years after a nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island plant in central Pennsylvania closed amid financial troubles, its owner wants to bring it back online.

Baltimore-based Constellation Energy Corp. said Friday that it has signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft under which the technology company will purchase power from Three Mile ...Read more

As manufacturers are on the chase to keep up with the competition, Cadillac delivers the Lyriq to Grasso’s Garage as its first ever all-electric vehicle release to the market. Sized like the Chevrolet Blazer EV, the Lyriq delivers great space, comfort and modern styling, all of which comes with a price.

Our tester, the loaded up Sport 3, came...Read more

The CX-5 has led all Mazda crossovers on the sales charts, but its stablemate the CX-50 has bragging rights when the asphalt turns to dirt, gravel or sand.

That’s because the more rugged 2024 CX-50 is armed with standard all-wheel-drive, 8.6 inches of ground clearance and an off-road drive mode that shifts torque to the rear wheels for better...Read more

COMPTON, California — For years, stores across Southern California have been putting high-priced items behind lock and key to deter thieves.

The Rite Aid on the corner of Long Beach and Compton boulevards, though, takes this approach to security to a new extreme. Customers there are greeted by rows and rows of shelved items — makeup, chips,...Read more