Cleanup is done on a big Kansas oil spill on the Keystone system, the company and EPA say

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of the Keystone pipeline system has finished cleaning up a…

U.S. job openings rise slightly to 9.6 million, sign of continued strength in the job market

WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 9.6 million job openings in September, up from 9.5 million in…

Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation

For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black…

US consumer confidence tumbles in September as American anxiety about the future grows

WASHINGTON (AP) — The confidence of American consumers slipped this month, particularly about the future, as…

Why the US job market has defied rising interest rates and expectations of high unemployment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Last year’s spike in inflation, to the highest level in four decades, was…

Federal Reserve is poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks progress toward a ‘soft landing’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in…

Stock market today: Asian shares weaker ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined in cautious trading Tuesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s…

Stock market today: World shares surge after Wall St gains on signs the US jobs market is cooling

Stocks were higher in Europe and Asia on Monday following a report that signaled the US…

Unclear how many in Lahaina lost lives as Hawaii authorities near the end of their search for dead

HONOLULU (AP) — Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest…

EPA head says he’s ‘proud’ of decision to block Alaska mine and protect salmon-rich Bristol Bay

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision…