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 […]
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) Amazon plans to make thousands of job offers in just one day as it holds a giant job fair next week at nearly a dozen warehouses across the U.S. Those offered jobs on the spot will pack or sort boxes and help ship them to customers. […]
By CANDICE CHOI AP Food Industry Writer NEW YORK (AP) Are Americans getting a raw deal on sugar prices? President Donald Trump called a recent agreement on sugar with Mexico a “very good one” for both countries. But companies that make candy, cakes and other foods containing the sweetener say it will lead to Americans […]
By DIANA MARSZALEK Associated Press Fraught with teen drama and sometimes ruthless cafeteria aides, lunch period has tortured high school students for generations. Not so for Rachel Kirkpatrick, a 2017 graduate of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School outside Washington, D.C., for whom lunchtime was downright pleasant. On warm days, she and her friends would eat lunch […]
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Kaisha Toledo was studying for a doctorate in psychology in Puerto Rico, but after four years in Florida, she still hasn't found a permanent job in her field. Ricardo Negron passed the bar on the island, but still can't work as a lawyer in Florida. Carlos Martinez […]
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) The Federal Reserve has given the green light to all 34 of the biggest banks in the U.S. to raise their dividends and buy back shares, judging their financial foundations sturdy enough to withstand a major economic downturn. It was the first time in seven years of […]
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) With a boost from President Donald Trump, House Republicans are reviving efforts to shift responsibility for the nation's air traffic control operations to a private, nonprofit corporation. Republican Rep. Bill Shuster, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said Wednesday the committee will consider his […]
By JILL COLVIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) Dogged by allegations in Washington, President Donald Trump traveled to friendlier territory Wednesday and promised to create a “first-class” system of roads, bridges and waterways by using $200 billion in public funds to generate $1 trillion in investment to pay for construction projects that most […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Lawmakers in many states get paid extra if they hold leadership posts or oversee important committees. Extra work, the thinking goes, should equal extra pay. But few state legislatures have a bonus system as extensive as the one in New York's state senate, where nearly all 63 members take home stipends nicknamed […]
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) Women CEOs earned big bucks last year, but there's still very few of them running the world's largest companies. The median pay for a female CEO was $13.1 million last year, up 9 percent from 2015, according to an analysis by executive data firm Equilar and […]
By DAVID KOENIG and JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) International air travelers might soon rediscover magazines, paperbacks and playing cards. Airline passengers have become hooked on their laptops and tablets to get work done or just kill time during long flights. But U.S. aviation-security officials appear determined to ban large electronic […]
By Tom Krisher Associated Press DETROIT (AP) In just a few years, well-mannered self-driving robotaxis will share the roads with reckless, law-breaking human drivers. The prospect is causing migraines for the people developing the robotaxis. A self-driving car would be programmed to drive at the speed limit. Humans routinely exceed it by 10 to 15 […]
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) Trying to size up the state of small business lending can prompt the question: Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Banks and government data point to a recovery in small business loans since the recession, with loan figures nearly back to their 2008 levels. But […]
