The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it is rolling back some of its restrictions on commercial flights at 40 major U.S. airports that have been in place since Nov. 7. The agency says the mandatory 6% flight cuts are being downgraded to 3% beginning Saturday morning. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said restrictions would remain…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is planning to retire early next year and his successor has been named. The company made the surprise announcement on Friday about McMillion stepping down on Jan. 31. John Furner, the head of Walmart’s U.S. operations, will take over the next day. Walmart shares fell 3% immediately…… MORE
LONDON (AP) — A London judge has ruled that BHP Group is liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster. The disaster occurred when a dam collapsed 10 years ago and released toxic waste into a major river. The collapse killed 19 people and devastated villages downstream. High Court Justice Finola O’Farrell said Friday that BHP was…… MORE
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month. The USDA report released after the government reopened showed only two Chinese purchases of American soybeans since the summit between President Donald…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Labor Department will release its numbers on September hiring and unemployment next Thursday, a month and a half late, marking the beginning of the end of a data drought caused by the 43-day federal government shutdown. The statistical blackout meant that the Federal Reserve, businesses, policymakers and investors have largely been…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is preparing to host Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week with the pomp typical of a state visit. On Tuesday, the crown prince, who is the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, will begin his with an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn, followed by a greeting…… MORE
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads’ proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation’s first coast-to-coast rail network. Investors in both railroads voted to support the deal Friday, but the U.S. Surface Transportation Board must still approve it before the deal can be completed. UP CEO Jim…… MORE
WASHINGTON (WBAP/KLIF) – President Donald Trump has directed the Department of Justice to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with key Democrats and banks. The directive comes after release of some Epstein estate emails that could appear to implicate Trump’s relationship with Epstein, including one to his aide Ghislaine Maxwell that states Trump “knew about…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has signed into law a measure to reopen the government. House lawmakers made a long-awaited return to the nation’s capital Wednesday after nearly eight weeks away to put an end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The shutdown entered Day 43 on Wednesday. Democrats wanted to extend…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers are making a long-awaited return to potentially end the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. The House on Wednesday will take up a bill to reopen the government that the Senate already passed. President Donald Trump has signaled he supports the measure, so it’s expected to pass the Republican-led…… MORE
