Visa: Sales are up 4.2% for first 7 weeks of the holiday period; pace lags last year
NEW YORK — Consumers stepped up their spending, particularly on items like gadgets and clothing, for the first…
How a local radio station weathered Trump’s media attacks
Before Jimmy Kimmel, there was KCBS. Just six days into President Donald Trump’s new administration, the San Francisco…
Michigan grocery worker, 88, can quit after people give millions
BRIGHTON, Mich. (AP) — Ed Bambas will soon ring up his last can of corn. The 88-year-old Michigan…
Super greens powder supplements sold at Sam’s Club linked to salmonella outbreak
At least 11 people have been sickened, including three who were hospitalized, with salmonella infections linked to powder…
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs lead to price hikes
Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as…
One of the world’s most polluted cities has banned single-use plastics
LAGOS, Nigeria — LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian shop manager Olarewanju Ogunbona says he uses Styrofoam and plastic…