WASHINGTON (AP)  Most Americans believe their jobs are safe from the spread of automation and robotics, at least during their lifetimes, and only a handful says automation has cost them a job or loss of income. Just 30 percent of people surveyed say that it is at least somewhat likely that their own jobs will […]

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) A former state Senate leader and his son were granted new trials Tuesday in a corruption case that roiled a scandal-ridden statehouse. Dean Skelos is the latest in a series of powerful politicians whose convictions unraveled because of a recent Supreme Court decision. A federal appeals court […]

by Joyce M. Rosenberg AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) After a troubled youth himself, Phillip Cohen made it a practice to hire people at his woodworking business who have also struggled with addiction and mental health issues. But when an employee died from a drug overdose, he adopted a zero-tolerance policy. “I think I […]

By JOSEPH PISANI and RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) Worries rippled through the consumer market for antivirus software after the U.S. government banned federal agencies from using Kaspersky Labs software on Wednesday. Best Buy said it will no longer sell software made by the Russian company, although one security researcher said most […]

By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, an antique store needed more than six years to fully recover. A Long Island restaurateur couldn’t reopen one of his locations for a year and a half after Superstorm Sandy struck in 2012. For small businesses, the […]

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) Charities are stepping up their donation requests in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which has devastated South Texas and on Wednesday hit southwestern Louisiana. While the urge to donate clothes and other supplies is natural, money is the quickest, most effective contribution most people can make […]

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The Energy Department said Wednesday the government should make it easier and cheaper to operate power plants, including coal and nuclear plants, to strengthen the nation's electric grid. The department said in a new report that the closure of many plants that once formed the backbone of the grid […]

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)  One-time Republican candidate for New York governor Carl Paladino, whose published insults of former President Barack Obama provoked a public uproar, was removed from Buffalo's school board Thursday for improperly discussing teacher contract negotiations. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia announced her decision Thursday, a day after Paladino […]

NEW YORK (AP) The Google engineer who blamed biological differences for the paucity of women in tech had every right to express his views. And Google likely had every right to fire him, workplace experts and lawyers say. Special circumstances, from the country’s divisive political climate to Silicon Valley’s broader problem with gender equity, contributed […]

By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) Congress sent President Donald Trump legislation to provide the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade. The Senate cleared the bill by voice vote on Wednesday, passing the second piece of legislation aimed at addressing urgent problems at the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs […]