Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing 10 percent of its Sam’s Club warehouse stores — a move that a union-backed group estimated could cost thousands of jobs — on the same day the company announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out bonuses. The world’s largest private employer […]
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Walmart’s Bumpy Day: From Wage Increase to Store Closings
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, waded into the bumpy waters of partisan politics on Thursday, announcing that it will use some of its savings under the new tax bill to provide wage increases, bonuses and expanded benefits to its hourly workers. The giant retailer, which faces stiff competition for qualified workers in a tight […]
California mudslides: Evacuation zones expanded as searches continue
As teams frantically searched areas of Southern California smothered by rivers of mud and boulders, officials on Thursday increased the size of the evacuation zones. The immediate areas where at least 17 people were killed by Monday’s mudslides are under mandatory evacuation, Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown said. “We know that this a terribly inconvenient […]
At least 13 dead as heavy rains trigger flooding, mudflows and freeway closures across Southern California
At least 13 people were killed Tuesday when a rainstorm sent mud and debris coursing through Montecito neighborhoods and left rescue crews to scramble through clogged roadways and downed trees to search for victims. The deluge that washed over Santa Barbara County early Tuesday was the worst-case scenario for a community that was ravaged by […]
In swift reversal, Trump admin says no new oil drilling off Florida coast
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would not seek to bring oil and gas drilling to the waters off Florida, conceding to vocal opposition from the Republican governor of the tourism-driven state. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last week unveiled a proposal that would roll back offshore drilling restrictions and open dozens of sites for […]
Top-Secret ‘Zuma’ Satellite Launched by SpaceX May Have Been Lost
SpaceX usually provides ample details on its launch schedule and the cargo it carries into space. That’s not the case when its cargo is of the top secret variety, and that can leave us guessing about mission details. The recent “Zuma” launch appeared to go off without a hitch, but now there’s reason to think […]
Iranian oil tanker burns, 32 missing after collision off China’s coast
A tanker carrying Iranian oil and run by the country’s top oil shipping firm was ablaze and spewing cargo into the East China Sea on Sunday after colliding with a Chinese freight ship, leaving the tanker’s 32 crew members missing, the Chinese government said. Thick clouds of dark smoke could be seen billowing out of […]
SpaceX Launches Secret Zuma Mission for US Government, Lands Rocket
SpaceX lofted the super-secret Zuma spacecraft for the U.S. government tonight (Jan. 8), successfully executing a mission that also featured yet another landing by the first stage of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT on Jan. 9) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on Florida’s […]
PM Update: Cold again tonight. Freezing rain likely to cause travel headaches Monday evening.
Winter Weather Advisory from 3 to 9 PM on Monday BWI (1°) and Dulles (-1°) both broke their daily record low temperatures today in what could be the coldest morning of 2018. Many other locations also fell below zero or into the single digits in what the National Weather Service described as the “coldest morning […]
Mark Zuckerberg’s personal challenge this year is to fix Facebook
He won’t be killing his own food or learning Mandarin. Zuckerberg wants to focus on his company. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sets a personal challenge each year, a kind of public New Year’s resolution that he posts about all year long. A few years ago he set out to learn Mandarin. He also built a […]
Warren Buffett Says Years of U.S. Growth ‘Certainly Lie Ahead’
Omaha, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett remains optimistic about the U.S. economy and the nation’s prospects for the future. Buffett wrote an essay for Time magazine that appeared online Thursday, part of an issue edited by Bill Gates that was dedicated to “The Optimists.” In his essay, Buffett explained why he often says that […]
World’s biggest passenger jet forced to land at small New York airport thanks to blizzard
Singapore Airlines Flight 26 from Frankfurt, Germany, was bound for JFK. The winter storm has diverted dozens of flights. The passengers are disembarking at Stewart, and the airline said it is working to provide ground transportation for them. A massive winter storm forced an Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger jet, to divert to a […]