CHICAGO — It’s a struggle each month for Khallilah Beecham-Watkins to balance her student loan payment with the expense of supporting a young family. The 28-year-old education program specialist for a local nonprofit aspires to pay...
Amid ongoing upheaval in the media business, a group of local and regional news organizations including the Star Tribune are seeking pension fund relief from Congress. A bill known as the Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 was introduced...
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s currency and stock market kept on falling Monday, weighed down by investor fears about the country’s economic policies and worsening relations with the United States. The lira fell as low as 6.89 to the dollar...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-area store has apologized for suggesting a woman was stuffing items under her shirt, when she was actually 34-weeks pregnant with twins, according to Fox-WJZY. The station reports Sherrell Bates was at the...
Shares of Express Scripts are moving higher before the opening bell after activist investor Carl Icahn ended a short-lived fight to scuttle Cigna's takeover of the pharmacy benefit manager. Icahn said late Monday that he'll end his...
NEW YORK — The company that makes Wrangler and Lee jeans is breaking off its denim division to focus on its fast-growing outdoor and activewear business as Americans swap out jeans for yoga pants. VF Corp. said Monday the non-denim division...
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank took action Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked by concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies and a trade and...