Efforts to reform college sports remain uncertain, with the two most-thorough attempts each struggling to find enough backing in Congress due to their different priorities. The SCORE Act, introduced in July with a hint of bipartisanship, would give the NCAA a limited antitrust exemption — targeted to shield the nation’s largest overseer of college sports [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have sharply increased their use of artificial intelligence to deceive people online and mount cyberattacks against the United States, according to new research from Microsoft. In July, the company identified more than 200 instances of foreign adversaries using AI to create fake content online, more than [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express posted a 16 percent jump in third-quarter profits, helped by increased card spending, particularly among its wealthiest card members. The company raised its full-year profit forecasts as a result. The New York-based company said it earned $2.9 billion in the quarter, up 16 percent from $2.51 [...]
For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35 percent or more has dropped, a sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. Yet cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could endanger that progress, according to a new report. [...]
Appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. has announced that it plans to invest $300 million at its facilities in Clyde and Marion, a move that’s expected to create up to 600 jobs. “This $300 million investment in our Clyde and Marion facilities underscores our dedication to creating jobs, fostering innovation and delivering high-quality, American-made appliances to U.S. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ongoing government shutdown is delaying the announcement of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for tens of millions of beneficiaries until Friday. It was originally scheduled for Oct. 15. Now it’s timed to the September Consumer Price Index, which also has not been released. The Social Security Administration adjusts its benefits [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a generation of young Americans, choosing where to go to college — or whether to go at all — has become a complex calculation of costs and benefits that often revolves around a single question: Is the degree worth its price? Public confidence in higher education has declined in recent years [...]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called significant failures [...]
Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as the Swiss food giant cuts costs as part of its efforts to revive its financial performance. Nestlé, which makes Nescafé, KitKats, pet foods and many other well-known consumer brands, last week said that the job cuts will take place over the next two years. The Swiss company also [...]