The bipartisan panel tasked with revamping a congressional budget process beset by shutdown showdowns on Thursday punted consideration of a biennial budgeting plan until after Thanksgiving amid questions over how it will be addressed in the Senate.
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Single-use plastic straws are a recent target of environmental activists, and retailers are looking to cash in with durable alternatives. Even chic New York based Tiffany & Co. has joined in, selling sterling silver straws between $375 and $425 in value.
Australia has referred India to the World Trade Organization over subsidies it pays its sugar cane farmers, which Australia says has created a global surplus that's affecting its own farmers.
The U.S. branch of the world's largest meat producer will pay $4 million in back wages and other monetary relief as part of a consent decree settling allegations by federal labor officials.
As world leaders land in Papua New Guinea for a Pacific Rim summit, the welcome mat is especially big for China's president.
House Democrats unveiled a draft rules package Thursday for how they would govern the chamber when they take over the majority in the new Congress next year.
Three people, including a child, were injured when their vehicle collided with a passenger train in southwest Birmingham.
The state of Indiana is suing the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, alleging that its actions played a role in fueling the state's opioid epidemic.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is helping the cities of Detroit and Warren pay for curbside recycling carts.
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin has signed an executive order to ban the award of state contracts to companies that participate in boycott, divestment and sanction practices against Israel.
Two hours after authorities say a 30-year-old man shot and wounded three co-workers at an Albuquerque warehouse, he called 911 to tell police he had been the one who opened fire at his workplace after hearing voices in his head.
A measure banning abortion based on a Down syndrome diagnosis and a proposal to require online retailers to collect Arkansas sales tax are among the first bills lawmakers filed ahead of next year's session.
A utility facing severe financial pressure amid speculation its equipment may have sparked a deadly Northern California wildfire asked U.S. energy regulators last month for permission to raise its customers' monthly bills to harden its system against wildfires and deliver a sizable increase in profits to shareholders.
Apple has signed a multiyear film production deal with A24, the acclaimed New York-based studio behind "Moonlight" and "Lady Bird."
Officials say an American Airlines flight had to return to a North Carolina airport because of what was described as a maintenance issue.
The dispute between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles over television rights fees returned to a committee of baseball executives Thursday after a lengthy court fight.
Two unions have filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rico's government accusing it of mismanaging employee retirement accounts.
An oil and gas company says it's canceling all of its plans to drill near a former nuclear weapons plant northwest of Denver.
The Georgia House voted Thursday to give a second chance to a $40 million tax exemption on jet fuel that lawmakers defeated months earlier in a spat over gun rights with Delta Air Lines.
Amid scrutiny stemming from fresh revelations of rampant discrimination, bullying, retaliation and sexual misconduct at the U.S. Forest Service, the agency's new chief pledged Thursday that she will "do everything in my power to put us on a path to no harassment."
Shares of Nordstrom Inc. slid in after-hours trading Thursday after the department store retailer issued weak guidance for the full year.
