Cathy Bussewitz

Gas prices are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Stopgap measures aren’t enough to halt rising gas prices as the world scrambles for more oil

April 1, 2026 at 7:37 a.m.

Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the...

Gas prices are seen on a Shell station marqee Monday, March 9, 2026, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond

March 19, 2026 at 10:04 p.m.

Gasoline prices are climbing, and many people will find some of the most immediate economic pain at the pump.

Gas prices are manually increased in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Oil and gas prices rapidly rise as Iran war shows no signs of letting up

March 7, 2026 at 9:26 a.m.

Oil prices surpassed $90 a barrel Friday, with American crude settling at $90.90, up 36% from a week ago.

Mistake-filled legal briefs show the limits of relying on AI tools at work

October 30, 2025 at 11:07 a.m.

Judges around the world are dealing with a growing problem: legal briefs that were generated with the help of artificial intelligence and submitted with errors.

Thousands of Boeing workers who build fighter jets and weapons go on strike

August 4, 2025 at 12:13 p.m.

Several thousand workers at three Midwest manufacturing plants where Boeing develops military aircraft and weapons went on strike early Monday, potentially complicating the aerospace company's progress in regaining its financial footing.

FILE – The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump’s Labor Department proposes more than 60 rule changes in a push to deregulate workplaces

July 22, 2025 at 8:46 a.m.

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with...

Lori Chavez-DeRemer attends a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on her nomination for Secretary of Labor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Trump’s labor secretary

March 10, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Lori Chavez-DeRemer as U.S. labor secretary, a Cabinet position that puts her in charge of enforcing federally mandated worker rights and protections at a time when...

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, la nominada por el presidente Donald Trump para ser secretaria del Trabajo, en el Congreso en Washington el 19 de febrero del 2025. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)

EEUU: Comité recomienda confirmación de Chavez-DeRemer como secretaria de Trabajo

February 27, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

Un comité del Senado recomendó el jueves aprobar la confirmación de Lori Chavez-DeRemer, la nominada por el presidente Donald Trump para dirigir el Departamento de Trabajo, una de las agencias...

FILE – Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg passes media and a protester as he arrives for a closed-door gathering of leading tech CEOs to discuss the priorities and risks surrounding artificial intelligence, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

December 6, 2024 at 8:49 a.m.

He’s one of the most famous corporate leaders in the world, delivering products embraced by billions. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about.

FILE – People walk by the Walmart booth during the CES tech show on Jan. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Walmart’s DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump’s election victory

November 27, 2024 at 8:15 a.m.

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated...

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