On a Wednesday podcast, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said ABC had to act on Jimmy Kimmel’s comments about the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk. “We can do it the easy way or the hard way,” the Trump appointee told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson.

The intended audience, the owners of ABC stations ...Read more

Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled an ambitious growth plan to accelerate its electrified vehicle offerings in North America, a strategy that hinges on rapid expansion in Georgia.

The Korean automaker detailed a $2.7 billion expansion to its electric vehicle factory near Savannah, Georgia, which only completed its first construction phase ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week is pausing all long-term work-from-home accommodations, including for employees with disabilities, according to an internal note reviewed by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The move comes after the CDC’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, issued an...Read more

Wells Fargo and its shareholders agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit alleging the bank misrepresented its diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring initiatives by holding phony job interviews.

Terms of the settlement are being negotiated and expected to be submitted for court approval by Oct. 13, according to a Sept. 15 filing in U.S....Read more

ORLANDO, Florida — A man in his 30s who became unresponsive after riding the Stardust Racers thrill ride at Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park has died, according to park officials and police.

A statement from Universal said the man had been at the park Wednesday night and fell ill after riding the twin coaster attraction ...Read more

To the naked eye, it is hard not to marvel at the new Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport in comparison to its predecessor, but how experts view it might be different than the average Joe.

The public was recently offered their first view of the terminal ahead of its opening next week. Daniela Deutsch, the dean of architecture at ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — After 10 months of negotiations, Loyola Marymount University abruptly announced it would no longer recognize its faculty union.

The news, delivered in an email to students and employees on Friday, sent shock waves through the union, which represents nearly 400 part-time and full-time educators who do not hold tenure-track ...Read more

Amazon says it will spend more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower health insurance costs for warehouse and transportation employees in the U.S.

The company said Wednesday that the average pay for a worker in Amazon's vast logistics empire will increase to $23 an hour this year. The average total compensation, including benefits, will pencil...Read more

Consumers plan to cut holiday spending this year, putting extra pressure on Twin Cities retailers for their critical shopping season.

Shoppers will shrink their holiday budgets by an average of 5%, the first notable decline since 2020, according to PwC’s annual Holiday Outlook survey. That decline five years ago occurred amid the pandemic and...Read more

Baltimore is aiming to reduce its thousands of vacant properties by offering grant funds to those who are interested in fixing them up.

Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, announced the “first round” of City-Wide Affordable Housing TIF Funds last week. The initiative is part of a $3 billion plan over 15 years from the two-term mayor that aims ...Read more

It's a sunny, September day in SeaTac, Washington, and three kids are playing in the courtyard of Connection Angle Lake, a new 130-unit affordable housing project roughly 50 feet from the last stop on Sound Transit's 1 Line.

Inside, the studios, one-bedroom and multi-bedroom apartments look fresh with stainless steel appliances and views that ...Read more

GURNEE, Illinois — Gurnee Mills, a mall located in a northern exurb of Chicago, recently announced a new slate of stores and businesses coming to the mall in the near future, a sign of its “thriving” health, according to shopping center representatives.

It’s a far cry from reports that came out about the mall leading up to the pandemic,...Read more

Bank of America is raising its minimum hourly wage to $25 starting in October, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based banking giant announced Wednesday.

All full-time and part-time hourly positions in the U.S. will see changes to their pay, according to the bank.

The minimum starting salary will help employees to build a long-term career at Bank ...Read more

The Morgan & Morgan law firm sued Disney in federal court on Wednesday, seeking a ruling that it can use an adaptation of the nearly century-old “Steamboat Willie” cartoon in one of its ads without violating the entertainment giant’s intellectual property rights.

The iconic 1928 animated short, featuring the public debut of Mickey and ...Read more

Chex Mix had a hit with a new package this summer, a big clear jar of the snack mix that boosted sales for the General Mills-owned brand.

“People love being able to see the product,” General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening said Wednesday on a call reporting the company’s earnings. “The product is at a pretty high price point, but the packaging...Read more

Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more reductions this year following months of intense pressure from the White House to slash borrowing costs.

Chair Jerome Powell pointed to growing signs of weakness in the labor market to explain why officials decided it was time ...Read more

Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more reductions this year following months of intense pressure from the White House to slash borrowing costs.

Chair Jerome Powell pointed to growing signs of weakness in the labor market to explain why officials decided it was time ...Read more

Federal Reserve officials lowered their benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point and penciled in two more reductions this year following months of intense pressure from the White House to slash borrowing costs.

In their post-meeting statement, policymakers pointed to growing signs of weakness in the labor market to justify their ...Read more

For the first time in nine months, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday lowered its key interest rate, a quarter-percentage point cut likely to only slightly lower borrowing costs for consumers buying items big and small.

“Rate cuts are welcome news for Americans with debt, but one small reduction won’t make much difference when bills come due,...Read more