Economy Feb 17 Former United Auto Workers President Owen Bieber dies at age 90 Bieber shepherded the UAW through a recession, the Reagan era, industry downsizing and rapidly expanding global competition.
Economy Feb 06 Global tourism takes major hit as virus halts Chinese travel Thirty airlines have suspended service to China and 25,000 flights were cancelled this week alone.
Economy Dec 12 U.S. labor board rules for McDonald's in unionization case The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in McDonald's favor in a long-running case filed by 20 workers who were fired or faced retaliation for trying to unionize.
Nation Nov 12 Largest U.S. milk processor files for bankruptcy An increasing variety of beverages, including teas and sodas, has hurt milk consumption. So have protein bars and other on-the-go breakfasts, which take the place of a morning bowl of cereal.
Economy Sep 25 McDonald's uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring McDonald's Corp. is letting job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant.
Nation Jul 03 Lee Iacocca, engineer of Chrysler's turnaround, dies at 94 He will be best remembered as the blunt-talking, cigar-chomping Chrysler chief who helped engineer a great corporate turnaround.
Nation May 28 Chinese tourism to U.S. drops for the 1st time in 15 years Travel from China to the U.S. fell 5.7% in 2018 to 2.9 million visitors, according to the National Travel and Tourism Office.
Nation Mar 15 2 deadly crashes raise questions about FAA's close ties to Boeing Critics say the system that relies on employees of airplane manufacturers to do government-required safety inspections is too cozy.
Nation Jul 18 Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by 2019 Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year.
Health Apr 27 Amid E.coli outbreak, restaurants tell customers their romaine lettuce is safe The government is still investigating how romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, apparently became contaminated with E. coli bacteria. As of this week, at least 84 people in 19 states have gotten sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…