Business

A pair of white sneakers, made specifically for Apple employees, is up for auction

6:44am July 31, 2023

The tech giant made the line of sneakers as a one-time gift for its employees in the '90s. A size 10.5 pair has found its way onto the Sotheby's website, where it's on sale for $50,000.

National

Morning news brief

5:59am July 31, 2023

A bombing kills dozens on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. Ukraine retakes a small village from Russia. Some 30,000 people are losing their jobs as trucking company Yellow shuts down.

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It's the end of the road for Yellow, one of the nation's largest freight carriers

5:09am July 31, 2023

Trucking company Yellow is shutting down after taking a $700 million federal pandemic loan three years ago. The closure would mean the loss of approximately 30,000 jobs — 22,000 of them Teamsters.

Yellow box trailers are seen last month at a terminal in Medley, Fla. Despite no official announcement from the trucking company, industry experts say Yellow faces an imminent shutdown.

National

The Yellow trucking company meltdown, explained

10:16pm July 30, 2023

by Emma Bowman

Yellow's demise stems from an exodus of customers, union strife and longstanding financial troubles.

Economy

Auto companies are making big profits, but still stumbling when it comes to EVs

12:53pm July 30, 2023

The U.S. auto industry is experiencing unanticipated stumbles and challenges as it pivots to producing more electric vehicles, even as it makes large profits.

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Economy

Do recent positive developments qualify as a 'soft landing' for the economy?

8:02am July 30, 2023

Is recent news about the economy so good that the U.S. can say it is coming in for a "soft landing," where inflation gets tamed without a recession?

The numbers are in and the economy is booming. Thank summer travel, high spending and the Barbie bump (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power

6:00am July 29, 2023

Economic data show higher prices and constant warnings of a downturn haven't slowed down American shoppers. The Fed is anxious. Companies are thrilled.

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National

With a rise in robberies of postal carriers, it's a dangerous time to work in mail

6:08pm July 28, 2023

by Chuck Quirmbach

Attacks against postal carriers are up, and so are mail thefts. The U.S. Postal Service has a new safety plan, but is it strong enough? This is occurring as the USPS tries to recruit more workers.

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What Barbie's professional history says about women in the labor force

6:08pm July 28, 2023

With more than 200 careers under her pink belt, Barbie has always been a hard worker. What can the types of professions Barbie's done tell us about women in the U.S. labor force? A lot, actually.

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Rafaela Vasquez pauses during a court hearing in Phoenix on Friday prior to accepting a plea agreement of three years of supervised probation for the Uber autonomous vehicle crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.

National

Backup driver of an autonomous Uber pleads guilty to endangerment in pedestrian death

5:50pm July 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

The backup driver for a self-driving vehicle that killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in 2018 was sentenced to three years of supervised probation.