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Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that seeks to eliminate junk fees — those hidden costs that can unexpectedly push up prices consumers pay at checkout. The proposed rule would apply to many industries across the economy, including event tickets, hotels and apartment rentals. If the rule […]

Momen Faiz/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Oil prices have climbed over fears the Israel-Hamas war could embroil the wider petroleum-producing Gulf region and threaten global output. The global Brent oil benchmark rose nearly 5% in trading on Monday, reversing some of a major decline in recent weeks that had cheered many market onlookers and […]

Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Hollywood writers in the Writers Guild of America have ratified the 2023 tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. “Through solidarity and determination, we have ratified a contract with meaningful gains and protections for writers in every sector of our combined membership,” Writers […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest Powerball numbers for Monday’s $1.5 billion prize have been selected, but no one got all of them. Monday night’s winning numbers were 16, 34, 46, 55, 67 and Powerball number 14. The multiplier was 3. Powerball updated the results late Monday night to confirm that the draw […]

Courtesy of Danny Casale. (NEW YORK) — If you’re feeling unseen because you are not doing what others in society are expecting you to do, whether socializing on the weekends, or figuring out life as an adult, that’s where Danny Casale’s art comes to the rescue. Reaching millions of audiences using his artist name Coolman […]

Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — No Powerball jackpot winner was declared in Saturday’s Powerball drawing which means the prize has soared to an estimated $1.55 billion for the next drawing. The winning numbers drawn for Saturday’s jackpot were: 47, 54, 57, 60, 65 and red Powerball 19. The power play was 3. The Powerball […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — About 146,000 auto workers are prepared to strike this week if their demands are not met by their employers – Big Three automakers General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Members of the United Auto Workers union are threatening to walk off their jobs in multiple states if the auto companies do not […]

ABC News (DETROIT) — As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, negotiations with the Big Three automakers are making “slow” progress, with at least one meeting planned for Wednesday, said Shawn Fain, president of the union. “Can we get there? Yes, we can, but they need to buckle down and get […]

fhm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which looks at government programs and tax credits designed to help low-income […]

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of work stoppages this year involving hundreds of thousands of employees has drawn attention to bold demands over wage increases and benefits as unions pursue raises that outpace rapid price hikes. However, at a moment when a tight job market affords unions considerable leverage, many workers […]