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Column: What seniors should know about Trump's Medicare executive order

By Philip Moeller

The executive order has been billed as the president’s alternative to Democrats’ Medicare for All plans.

China to send its top trade negotiator to U.S. for talks

By Associated Press

China’s top trade negotiator Vice Premier Liu He will lead an upcoming 13th round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war with the United States, a senior Chinese official said Sunday.

Private insurers are improperly rejecting Medicare drug claims, watchdog finds

By Philip Moeller

Insurers initially rejected about 84 million prescription drug coverage claims made under Medicare Part D that should have been approved, a government report found.

Bulgarian economist to head International Monetary Fund

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Kristalina Georgieva succeeds Christine Lagarde who is stepping down to take over as head of the European Central Bank.

McDonald's uses Alexa and Google to help with hiring

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

McDonald's Corp. is letting job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon's Alexa or Google's Assistant.

Juul CEO steps down amid scrutiny over dangers of vaping

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Juul is also shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts on behalf of the e-cigarette.

Senate committee approves Scalia to head Labor Department

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved lawyer Eugene Scalia's nomination, 12-11, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote.

Trump administration expands overtime to 1 million workers

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Most Americans earning less than $35,308 a year will now be paid time and a half for any work over 40 hours a week. The rule is a scaled back version of an Obama-era proposal.

EU court rules in favor of Google on search engine issue

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The case stems from a 2014 ruling that said people have the right to control what appears when their name is searched online. The court said that right does not extend beyond the European Union.

4 reasons it's hard to become a sustainable business

By Gretchen Frazee

The head of the United Nations is setting a daunting goal at the U.N. climate summit in New York this week: completely transform the world’s economies to be more sustainable and find solutions to climate change.