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Gov. Newsom signs new law requiring big companies in California to disclose emissions

By Sophie Austin, Associated Press/Report for America

Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation.

Job growth defies expectations but questions remain about overall health of economy

By Paul Solman, Shoshana Dubnow

The strength of the jobs market stunned again with a report surpassing most expectations. Employers added 336,000 jobs in September while unemployment remained at 3.8 percent. We also learned that nearly 120,000 more jobs were created in July and August…

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Auto workers won't expand strikes against Detroit Three after GM battery plant concession

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The announcement of the pause in expanding the strikes came shortly after GM agreed to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the UAW's national contract, essentially assuring that they will be unionized.

In a sign of economic resilience, U.S. employers added 336,000 jobs in September

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Friday's report from the Labor Department showed that hiring last month jumped from a 227,000 increase in August, which was revised sharply higher.

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate reaches 7.49 percent, highest level in over two decades

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

The cost of financing a home surged again this week, further dimming the affordability outlook for many would-be homebuyers.

Everything you need to know about the largest strikes happening in the U.S. today

By Associated Press

It's been a big year for labor organizing in the U.S. And from auto production lines to Hollywood, all eyes are on strikes taking the world of work by storm.

Health care workers kick off 3-day strike in multiple states

By Stefanie Dazio, Damian Dovarganes, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers took to picket lines on Wednesday, launching a massive strike that the company warned could cause delays at its hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans.

Jury selection begins in trial of fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Jury selection started Tuesday morning after a prosecutor revealed that the 31-year-old crypto executive was not offered any plea deals, and there were no discussions about a possible plea since his arrest last December.

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, other wealthy people

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Justice Department said in a statement Friday that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C., is accused of stealing tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020.

Mexico's president slams U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba

By Associated Press

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador issued a broad criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Friday as the first of two high-level meetings between U.S. and Mexican officials got underway at the State Department in Washington.