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About 700 workers have walked off the job at a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip in what union organizers say will be a 48-hour strike after spending months trying to reach a deal for new five-year contract with Virgin Hotels

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global support for its Oscar prizes, museum, educational programming and screenings in view of its 100th anniversary in 2028

U.S. officials pledged new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows

Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Friday: Sweetgreen, Natera rise; Collegium Pharmaceutical, Akamai fall

Experts predict mortgage rates could hit 6.5% by the end of the year if inflation starts to come down.

In her first Eras Tour concert since the release of “The Tortured Poets Department,” Taylor Swift shook up her setlist

Mock coffins have filled one of Milan’s most famous squares in a protest organized by Italy’s second-largest union to raise awareness over workplace deaths

German police say they have prevented hundreds of demonstrators from storming Tesla’s factory near Berlin during protests against the pioneering electric car maker over its environmental footprint

Consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited concerns about stubbornly high inflation and interest rates and fears that unemployment could rise

A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden

Target confirmed that it won’t be carrying its LGBTQ+ merchandise for Pride month in June in some stores after the discount retailer received backlash last year for its assortment

An Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating

Hond has reported that its profit for the fiscal year through March jumped 70% as its vehicle sales grew and a weak yen buoyed overseas earnings

The average taxpayer is getting a $2,852 refund, $75 more than last year

South Korea has vowed to protect its companies operating in other markets after Japanese regulators told LY Corp., which runs the popular chat app Line, to reduce its dependence on Naver, the Korean partner in the venture

The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes

Polish farmers have marched through downtown Warsaw to protest the European Union’s climate policies and to oppose the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk

The British economy bounced back strongly in the first three months of the year, bringing to an end to what economists termed a “technical recession.”

U.S. stocks are coasting toward the close of another winning week

Sega Sammy is selling its Japanese resort complex Seagaia to Fortress Investment Group of the U.S. The Japanese entertainment company behind the “Sonic the Hedgehog” video games, said Friday that all of its shares in Phoenix Resort Co., which operates ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to update his budget proposal

California is partnering with five companies to develop generative AI tools to help the state deliver public services

Lithuania is holding a presidential election on Sunday at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears across all of Europe about Moscow's intentions

Some universities are vowing to provide information about how much university endowment money is invested in companies profiting from the Israel-Hamas war amid calls from pro-Palestinian protesters

A top Baidu public relations executive has reportedly departed the Chinese technology company after she drew public outcry over comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork

An annual survey of more than 500 European companies has found that slowing growth in China is weighing on company plans to expand their businesses in the world’s second largest economy

Air Vanuatu has filed for bankruptcy protection a day after it cancelled all international flights, stranding thousands of travelers

The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactions online, with customers questioning the company’s carbon neutral plans

Homeowners have been spending more for renovations in recent years, as high interest rates and inflation drove up costs for everything from flooring to refrigerators

The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for air travelers, a day before the law governing the Federal Aviation Administration expires

A Colorado abortion fund said Thursday it’s helped hundreds access abortion in the first months of 2024, the majority arriving from Texas where abortion is restricted

The nation’s largest public utility pledged to be more transparent after it took months to disclose that a general budget vote by its board last year also gave the CEO the final decision over several proposed natural gas power plants

U.S. stocks rose to pull the S&P 500 back within 1% of its record following a rough April

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 27 cents to $79.26 per barrel Thursday

Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin have completed a contentious land deal allowing them to cross a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge

A financial executive has been convicted of enabling his boss and others to make millions of dollars illegally by trading ahead of the public announcement that an acquisition firm was taking former President Donald Trump's media company public

A newly released ad promoting Apple’s new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed a measure to rebuild Baltimore’s historic but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control

The move could add thousands to a borrower's total payments, one expert said.

The Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a Flo Rida song

Police in Vietnam say they have arrested a senior official of the country’s labor ministry for “deliberately disclosing state secrets.”

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Airbnb, Topgolf Callaway fall; AppLovin, Cheesecake Factory rise

Plus, Biden defends his economic records and Disney and Warner Brothers’ Discovery to launch streaming bundle.

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell for the first time in four weeks, a slight relief for home shoppers already facing the challenges of rising housing prices and a shortage of homes for sale

The Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard

A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu has apologized after she made comments that were seen as glorifying a culture of overwork

Argentina’s biggest trade unions have mounted one of their fiercest challenges to the libertarian government of President Javier Milei

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening

If your heart is telling you to give a luxurious bouquet of flowers, but your wallet is saying shop at the supermarket, fear not

The social platform has a viable case but faces challenges, experts said.