Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
Ford shareholders reject stock proposal Ford Motor Co. shareholders are again rejecting a proposal to dilute the Ford family's control over the company. At its annual meeting in Wilmington, Del., Thursday, Ford said 67 percent of shareholders voted against the proposal to make each Ford share worth one vote. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive signal for the labor market ahead of Friday's April jobs report. More
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The burger giant says it has pulled its popular Quarter Pounder from restaurants across a number of states as federal health officials move to confirm the source.
An E. coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald’s restaurants in the U. S. heartland, causing the fast-food chain to temporarily remove a classic from its menu.
Netflix just killed its ambitious video game studio before it even launched a single title—but it isn’t giving up on games yet.
Two years ago, Netflix turned heads in the gaming world. It hired former Overwatch leader Chacko Sonny to head a new game studio. The next year, former Halo exec Joseph Staten and God of War art director Rafael Grassetti joined Team Blue, Netflix’s top-tier video game studio, a signal that the streaming service could be preparing to go toe-to-toe with the video game industry’s biggest publishers
A severe E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Corp.’s Quarter Pounders sickened dozens of people in the U. S., mainly in Colorado and Nebraska, and killed one, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Ten people have been hospitalized, including a child with complications from HUS, a syndrome that damages small blood vessels and can lead to deadly clots, the agency said.
So-called childless women like Jane Addams and Katharine Bement Davis have shown that they have a stake in children’s welfare, women’s welfare and the nation’s welfare.
Parenting, single people and the U. S. birth rate have assumed a greater place in the 2024 presidential campaign than any race in recent memory.
Spencer Platt/GettyStocks wavered and closed mixed on Tuesday. Doubts about the pace of rate cuts shook shook stocks and bonds earlier this week. Strong earnings continue, with Wall Street now focused on Tesla's Wednesday report. US indexes ended mixed on Tuesday as investors adjusted their outlooks for rate cuts for the rest of the year.
The Yelloway One is a new banana variety that's resistant to deadly fungal diseases. ChiquitaResearchers have developed a new disease-resistant banana called Yelloway One. Yelloway researchers use conventional breeding techniques, not genetic modification. The Yelloway Initiative is trying to improve the banana market, which is suffering. The Netherlands may seem like an unlikely place to grow bananas, but it's where researchers have recently created a brand new variety called Yelloway One.