High-tax Connecticut plagued by pension problems
Unfunded pension liabilities per capita in Connecticut are more than $32,800.
Facebook isn't deleting the fake Pelosi video. Should it?
Facebook has chosen to leave up a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in which she appeared to slur her words.
New Zealand's 1st 'well-being budget' targets mental health
New Zealand's government says it will spend billions of dollars more on mental health services and combatting child poverty as part of a new approach to its finances.
California Assembly votes to cap rent increases
The California Assembly voted Wednesday to cap rent increases for many tenants as America's most populous state faces a housing crunch.
Asian stocks mostly fall on Wall Street slide, trade fears
U.S. stocks sped toward their first monthly loss of 2019 Wednesday as investors shift money into the safety of bonds while fleeing high-risk holdings in the health care and technology sectors.
Cuba legalizes private Wi-Fi, importation of routers
Cuba announced Wednesday that is legalizing private Wi-Fi networks and the importation of equipment like routers, eliminating one of the world's tightest restrictions on internet use.
Ukraine ex-president accused of taking key servers with him
Less than two weeks after Ukraine's new president assumed office, his staff discovered that his predecessor had apparently gutted key computer equipment in a meeting room when he left office.
China dangles a potentially harmful new threat in trade war
Chinese tech giant Huawei has filed a motion in U.S. court challenging the constitutionality of a law that limits its sales of telecom equipment.
Edmunds compares 2019 Acura RDX to Cadillac XT4
Small luxury SUVs are one of the fastest-growing luxury vehicle types in recent years.
On the Money: Mainstream autos get driver-monitoring devices
Would you pay more for a car or SUV that warns you if you're falling asleep or not paying attention behind the wheel?
Crumbling roads, spotty internet trouble small businesses
Every hour that one of The Advance Group's trucks is stuck in highway or bridge traffic, it costs the moving company around $200.
Climate change debate in the focus at Exxon's annual meeting
Activist shareholders are using Exxon Mobil's annual meeting to accuse the company of failing to confront a future that may include stricter regulations to limit climate change caused by burning fossil fuels.
As craft beer market grows, so do wild flavors
Anyone for steak and onion Kolsch?
Markets Right Now: Stocks slide again on Wall Street
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m.
Sephora to close for a day to run inclusion workshops for employees
Makeup retailer Sephora announced Thursday that it's shuttering its doors on June 5 in order to host inclusion workshops for its employees.
Booming vs. bust retirements ahead: The choice is ours
We remain a politically divided country, but we must unite on the looming issue of retirement security for Americans.
Top Takeaways from AP's report on Italy's 'Pain League'
An Associated Press investigation finds that managers with Purdue Pharma's international arm — Mundipharma — have been caught up in a sprawling corruption case in Italy alleging they paid a prominent pain doctor to help push opioids.
Venezuela confirms major contraction in rare data release
Venezuela's government has made a rare acknowledgement of the severity of the country's economic crisis by publishing the first economic data in nearly four years showing a severe contraction and soaring hyperinflation.
Asian stocks retreat as China-US jitters set in
U.S. stocks edged higher on Wall Street Tuesday, picking up where they left off before the long holiday weekend.
Mexico freezes oil exec, steel accounts in corruption probe
Mexican authorities have frozen the bank accounts of Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Mexico's state-owned oil company.

















