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May 27

United is narrowing its check-in window for US flights. Here's how it compares

Stragglers beware: U.S. travelers flying with United Airlines will have to check in to domestic flights a little earlier starting next week
May 27
Travelers print their boarding passes at kiosks inside of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
May 27

Sneakerheads face new reality with price hike

Rapper, actor and sneaker connoisseur Jacques Slade discusses Nike’s decision to increase the price of some of its sneakers.
May 27
VIDEO: Sneakerheads face new reality with price hike
May 27

Consumer confidence brightens as Trump rolls back tariffs

The survey ends five consecutive months of dampening consumer confidence.
May 27
People shop for shoes in a Nike store on Nov. 25, 2022, in New York.
May 27

Salesforce is buying Informatica in deal worth approximately $8 billion

Salesforce is buying AI-powered cloud data management company Informatica in an approximately $8 billion deal
May 27
FILE - People walk past the Salesforce Tower in New York on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
May 27

Final boarding call for free bags at Southwest as airline abandons a cherished perk

It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy
May 27
FILE - A Southwest Airlines traveler checks a bag at Midway International Airport, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)
May 27

Tesla's monthly sales in Europe down by half, signaling backlash against Musk

Tesla sales across Europe plunged by half last month even as growth in the electric car market picked up pace
May 27
FILE - A Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla store in Littleton, Colo., June 18, 2023. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
May 27

Stephen Hayes Dacus becomes first foreign CEO of 7-Eleven in Japan

Stephen Hayes Dacus has been approved to be the new chief executive of the operator of 7-Eleven, the first foreigner to lead the Japanese convenience store chain
May 27
FILE - Stephen Hayes Dacus, who was tapped to be the next chief executive of Seven & i Holdings, which operates the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, poses for a photo at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama, File)
May 27

New Hungarian law could ban Pride events. Most EU countries are demanding a rethink

A large majority of European Union countries are demanding that Hungary revise a new law that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities
May 27
Polish Minister for the European Union Adam Szlapka, right, speaks with Sweden's Minister for European Union Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz during a meeting of the general affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
May 27

King Charles III says Canada facing unprecedented challenges as Trump threatens annexation

King Charles III says Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in a world that’s never been more dangerous
May 27
King Charles delivers the speech from the throne in the Senate in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
May 27

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department

A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands
May 27
FILE - Interior Secretary Doug Burgum arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon,File)
May 27

World shares are mixed and US futures jump ahead of Wall St reopening from holiday

European shares have advanced after a mixed session in Asia in quiet trading following the Memorial Day holiday
May 27
Trader Robert Arciero, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 26

France's Macron on a visit to Vietnam urges for greater cooperation

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for closer cooperation between Vietnam and France amid rising global instability
May 26
Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam and his wife, Ngo Phong Ly, with French President Emmanuel Macron, center right, and his wife Brigitte Macron, center left, pose for a photo with traditional dance performers during a luncheon at Van Mieu, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday May 26, 2025. (Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool via AP)
May 26

Japan's troubled automaker Nissan banks on hybrid EV technology

Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround
May 26
Reporters try out Nissan’s e-Power electrification technology on the current Qashqai model at the company’s Grandrive facility in Yokosuka, Japan, outside Tokyo, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)
May 26

Southeast Asian nations seek joint tariff talks with Trump, says Malaysia’s PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and the four-year deadly civil war in Myanmar
May 26
ASEAB leaders chain their hands while posing for a picture before the start of the plenary session at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, May 26, 2025. From left to right, Laos's Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Myanmar Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
May 26

European shares gain after Trump pushes back planned 50% tariffs on EU

European shares closed higher and U.S. futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would delay a threatened 50% tariff on goods from the European Union to July 9
May 26
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Monday, May 26, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
May 25

What's open and closed on Memorial Day?

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May
May 25
Shoppers consider a large-screen television with the help of a sales associate in a Costco warehouse Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
May 25

Want an EV but avoiding Tesla? Here are some strong alternatives

Hyundai, Honda, Polestar and Porsche are building compelling EVs.
May 25
The Ioniq 5 N is a sporty alternative to the Tesla Model 3.
May 24

Trump wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies help automate them.

"There's a fundamental conflict between these goals," one expert says.
May 24
The Tesla humanoid robot Optimus Gen-2 and Tesla new energy electric vehicles on display in a Tesla store in Shanghai, China on May 15, 2025.
May 24

Tech expert unpacks Trump’s threat to add a 25% tariff to the iPhone

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with Victoria Song, a senior reviewer for The Verge, about whether Apple can meet President Donald Trump’s demand to manufacture iPhones in the U.S.
May 24
VIDEO: Tech Expert unpacks President Trump’s threat to add a 25% tariff to the iPhone
May 23

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney reaches tentative agreement with striking machinists

Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing about 3,000 machinists in Connecticut
May 23
FILE - This file photo taken Feb. 5, 2010, shows a "Pratt & Whitney Dependable Engines" emblem at the plant in East Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hil, filel)
May 23

McDonald's is closing its CosMc's restaurants but plans to test drinks the chain 'inspired'

McDonald’s says it's closing down CosMc’s, a new restaurant format it began piloting in the U.S. last year
May 23
FILE - A McDonald's sign is seen in Philadelphia, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
May 23

Stocks close down as Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and European Union

The market dip erases some gains in recent weeks as Trump rolled back levies.
May 23
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 21, 2025 in New York City.
May 23

Trump says US Steel will keep HQ in Pittsburgh as part of $14B 'partnership' with Japan-based Nippon

President Donald Trump says U.S. Steel will keep its headquarters in Pittsburgh as part of what he called a “planned partnership” between the iconic American steelmaker and Japan-based Nippon Steel, which has sought to buy it
May 23
FILE - A person walks past a Nippon Steel Corporation sign at the company headquarters on Jan. 7, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
May 23

Here's a look at recent aircraft tragedies, mishaps and close calls

At least three people were killed when a private jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood Thursday morning, adding to the long list of aviation disasters this year
May 23
Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
May 23

Publix recalls baby food pouches after testing finds elevated levels of lead

The Publix supermarket chain is recalling fruit and vegetable baby food because testing found elevated levels of lead
May 23
FILE - A Publix grocery store is seen, Aug. 9, 2023, in Neptune Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Long, File)
May 23

What issues to watch as 'big, beautiful bill' moves to the Senate

House Republicans are jubilant about muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote
May 23
File - The Capitol is seen in Washington, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
May 23

FTC abandons Biden-era effort to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission is abandoning a Biden-era effort to block Microsoft’s purchase of “Call of Duty” video game maker Activision Blizzard
May 23
FILE - The logo for Microsoft, and a scene from Activision "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare," are shown in this photo, in New York, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 23

The new US ambassador meets Starmer after Trump urges the UK to drill for more oil

U.S. Ambassador Warren Stephens has met Prime Minister Keir Starmer after President Donald Trump urged the U.K. to ditch wind power projects and drill for oil
May 23
US Ambassador to the UK Warren A. Stephens arrives in Downing Street, London, ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Friday, May 23, 2025. (James Manning/PA Wire/PA via AP)
May 23

Trump threatens tariffs on Apple unless iPhone production comes to US. Can it happen?

Trump criticized the company's choice to build more iPhones in India.
May 23
President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook tour the Flextronics computer manufacturing facility where Apple's Mac Pros are assembled in Austin, Texas, on November 20, 2019.
May 23

Homeowners spend on renovations and repairs despite the uncertain economy and higher prices

U.S. homeowners are boosting spending on home renovation projects, bucking a broader pullback by consumers amid diminished confidence in the economy
May 23
FILE - A Home Depot logo sign hands on its facade, Friday, May 14, 2021, in North Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
May 23

US investment firm Redbird agrees to buy Britain’s venerable Telegraph newspaper

A consortium led by U.S. investment firm Redbird Capital Partners has agreed to buy the publisher of Britain’s 170-year-old Daily Telegraph newspaper for about $674 million
May 23
FILE -The Daily Telegraph newspaper with the front page of French President Emanuel Macron is seen at a supermarket in London, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
May 23

Germany's economy grew by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. That's double the initial estimate

The German economy, Europe’s biggest, grew by 0.4% in the first quarter thanks to stronger-than-expected exports and manufacturing
May 23
Containers are pictured at a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
May 23

'Investment, not tariffs,' says Ishiba after telephone talks with Trump before 3rd round of talks

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that he held telephone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussion at an upcoming tariff talks between the two sides
May 23
FILE - Workers, back, unload vehicles while a car, center front, is moved to another location of the area, where export vehicles are parked at the Daikoku vehicle terminal center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)
May 23

This redundant aviation safety net helps keep planes safe when controllers lose contact

News that air traffic controllers directing planes into New Jersey’s busiest airport twice lost both their radar and radios is alarming
May 23
Switches in the cockpit of a United Airlines flight simulator are lit up at the company's training campus in Denver, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)
May 23

World stocks are mixed and oil prices slip after Treasury yields ease

World shares are mixed as U.S. Treasury yields ease after a rocky week due to worries in the bond market over mounting U.S. government debt
May 23
Trader Robert Oswald, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
May 23

Louisiana stifles community air monitoring with threat of million-dollar fines, federal lawsuit says

A coalition of Louisiana environmental groups is suing the state over a law they say violates their free speech rights by restricting them from sharing information about air quality
May 23
FILE - The community of Geismar is seen in the shadow of a chemical and petroleum industrial corridor, that is a known source of ethylene oxide emissions, in Ascension Parish, La., Friday, June 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
May 23

Stars convene for amfAR gala to raise millions for AIDS research

Artwork by Adrien Brody and James Franco and a chance to sit courtside at a Knicks game with director Spike Lee were among the starry offerings at the annual amfAR Gala to raise money for AIDS research
May 23
Coleman Domingo poses for photographers upon arrival at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 78th Cannes international film festival, Cap d'Antibes, southern France, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
May 22

Brazil's JBS asks shareholders to overlook opposition and approve a US stock listing

Brazil-based meat giant JBS hopes an upcoming shareholder vote will put it one step closer to a listing on the New York Stock Exchange
May 22
FILE - Workers prep poultry at the meatpacking company JBS, in Lapa, in the Brazilian state of Parana, March 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
May 22

FTC dismisses lawsuit against PepsiCo

The Republican-controlled Federal Trade Commission has voted to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo that the previous commission filed in the waning days of the Biden administration
May 22
FILE - In this photo taken May 16, 2011, the Pepsi logo is seen on a delivery truck at Walmart in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
May 22

Argentina's Milei unveils bold plan to lure billions in undeclared dollars back home

Argentina’s government has unveiled an ambitious scheme to bring billions of undeclared U.S. dollars tucked under mattresses or stashed in foreign bank accounts back into the crisis-prone country
May 22
Argentina's President Javier Milei arrives to vote in city legislatures elections in Buenos Aires, Argentina Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
May 22

Weight-loss drugs may lower cancer risk in people with diabetes, a study suggests

Researchers are beginning to wonder if blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in preventing cancer
May 22
FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown, July 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
May 22

What we know about a private plane's fatal crash into a San Diego neighborhood

Authorities say a private plane clipped power lines before slamming into a home in San Diego
May 22
Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
May 22

Tax bill passed by House Republicans would gut Biden-era clean energy tax credits

The budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago
May 22
In this image from video, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., announces the final vote total after the House of Representatives passed President Donald Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after an all-night session at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (House Television via AP)
May 22

Here's a look at recent aircraft tragedies, mishaps and close calls

At least three people were killed when a private jet crashed into a San Diego neighborhood Thursday morning, adding to the long list of aviation disasters this year
May 22
Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
May 22

Bitcoin hits record high, past $110,000 for 1st time

Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, jumped 6%. The $TRUMP memecoin, a cryptocurrency launched by President Donald Trump in January, increased by nearly 6%.
May 22
Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency, jumped 6%. The $TRUMP memecoin, a cryptocurrency launched by President Donald Trump in January, increased by nearly 6%.
May 22

Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage rises to 6.86%, its highest level since mid-February

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed this week to its highest level since mid-February, a setback for home shoppers that threatens to slow sales further this spring homebuying season
May 22
FILE - A sign announces the sale of a new home, Jan. 16, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
May 22

RFK Jr.'s MAHA report raises concerns about vaccines, American foods and prescription drugs

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs held by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F
May 22
President Donald Trump, seated and center, listens during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 22

Mercedes-Benz will establish its North American HQ in Georgia, moving hundreds of jobs

Mercedes-Benz plans to establish its North American headquarters in metro Atlanta, where the automaker will expand its existing U.S. corporate hub by adding hundreds of jobs relocated from other cities
May 22
May 22

Senate votes to block California’s rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035

The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035
May 22
Traffic converges on a freeway Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
May 22

Bitcoin hit a record high. Here's why.

The price of bitcoin surged past $110,000 for the first time.
May 22
Golden Bitcoin coins lie on a US dollar banknote.