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September 14, 2016

Ford confirms small car production moving from US to Mexico

Ford Motor Co. says it's moving all of its U.S. small car production to Mexico. Ford CEO Mark Fields confirmed the ...

September 14, 2016

Hungry startup uses robots to grab slice of pizza

Did robots help make your pizza? If you ordered it from Silicon Valley's Zume Pizza, the answer is yes. The startup, which ...

September 13, 2016

Americans got raise last year for first time since 2007

In a long-awaited sign that middle-class Americans are finally seeing real economic gains, U.S. households got a raise last ...

September 13, 2016

California expands already historic farm overtime policy

For the first time, farmworkers in California will soon be entitled to the same pay as other hourly workers after ...

September 12, 2016

Woman who lost job while pregnant files complaint

A woman who lost her job at a clothing embroidery plant while she was pregnant said she had no idea of federal laws designed ...

September 12, 2016

NCAA pulls 7 postseason events out of NC due to LGBT law

Basketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men's basketball tournament games along with several ...

September 12, 2016

'Moral Day of Action' rallies focus on workers, poor, sick

Activists in more than half the states in the nation marched and rallied Monday, calling on elected officials to view public ...

September 09, 2016

Owner files formal petition to close Trump Taj Mahal casino

Billionaire Carl Icahn's management team is asking state gambling regulators for permission to shut down the Trump Taj Mahal ...

September 09, 2016

Peeps maker starts hiring replacements for striking workers

The Pennsylvania candy maker that manufactures marshmallow Peeps has started hiring workers to replace nearly 400 union ...

September 08, 2016

400 workers at marshmallow Peeps plant go on strike

About 400 workers at the Pennsylvania plant that makes marshmallow Peeps and other candies are on strike. Workers walked out ...

September 06, 2016

Canadian auto workers pick General Motors as strike target

The Canadian auto workers' union has picked General Motors Co. as a potential strike target in contract talks with the ...

September 06, 2016

EU watchdog fears Brexit lobbying by former top official

A top European Union official raised concerns Tuesday over the potential influence of a former president of the bloc's ...

September 06, 2016

Carlson settles lawsuit against Ailes for $20 million

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson settled her sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes for a reported $20 million ...

September 04, 2016

The Latest: Xi tells SKorea he is against US missile system

The Latest on the G-20 summit in China (all times local): 10:30 a.m. Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his South Korean ...

September 02, 2016

US hiring slowed in August, yet Americans' outlook brightens

U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August after two blockbuster months and barely raised their workers' pay, a pullback ...

September 02, 2016

US hiring slows to 151K jobs in August; Fed hike less likely

U.S. employers slowed their hiring in August to a modest 151,000 jobs and barely raised wages. The pullback in job growth ...

September 02, 2016

Workers strike across India to protest economic reforms

Millions of public sector workers across India went on strike Friday to protest economic reforms, saying the government's ...

September 01, 2016

Correction: California Legislature-Liberal Agenda story

In a story Sept. 1 about the California Legislature's liberal agenda, The Associated Press erroneously identified the ...

September 01, 2016

Biden says can't trust Trump with nuclear launch codes

Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump can't be trusted to control the ...