US biotech company halts sales of DNA kits in Tibet, as lawmakers mull more export controls on China

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. biotech company has halted sales of its DNA testing products in the Chinese ethnic region of Tibet, as lawmakers mull export controls to keep…

Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel

[ad_1] U.S. Steel, the Pittsburgh steel producer that played a key role in the nation’s industrialization, is being acquired by Nippon Steel in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $14.1…

The Republican leading the probe of Hunter Biden has his own shell company and complicated friends

[ad_1] TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rep. James Comer, a multimillionaire farmer, boasts of being one of the largest landholders near his rural Kentucky hometown, and he has meticulously documented nearly…

Donald Trump returns to court, lauds his defense expert who sees no evidence of accounting fraud

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping…

US consumers keep spending despite high prices and their own gloomy outlook. Can it last?

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a…

Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up weakening under the weight of…

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

[ad_1] Trouble with playground bullies started for Maria Ishoo’s daughter in elementary school. Girls ganged up, calling her “fat” and “ugly.” Boys tripped and pushed her. The California mother watched…

Wall St ends mixed in truncated Black Friday trading

[ad_1] Nvidia down as Reuters reports AI chip launch delay in China iRobot up on report Amazon wins EU approval for takeover Vista Outdoor gains on Colt CZ’s merger offer…

Biden, Xi met for hours and agreed to ‘pick up the phone’ for any urgent concerns: ‘That’s progress’

[ad_1] WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and…

Donald Trump Jr. lauds dad’s real estate exploits as ex-president’s civil fraud trial begins defense

[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. returned to court Monday as something of a character witness for his father’s real estate empire, waxing exuberantly about the former president’s…