SEATTLE — Nearly 80,000 federal government workers in Washington state are feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown that began Wednesday. The Washington Employment Security Division (ESD ...

A partial government shutdown has begun after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach a funding agreement. The shutdown furloughs nonessential federal employees, though they are entitled to backpay ...

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned that AI will “change literally every job” as the retail giant looks to automate more roles and keep the size of its workforce flat over the next few years. Artificial ...

A government shutdown could occur if Congress fails to pass a funding bill before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. Republicans control Congress, but Democratic votes are needed in the ...

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service and set the building ablaze, killing at least ...

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A government shutdown is likely as funding is set to lapse on September 30 with no agreement in sight. Disagreements over healthcare costs, including Medicaid cuts and Obamacare subsidies, are the ...

Undocumented workers in Ventura County generated more than $333 million in Social Security payments, the report says. More than 78% of undocumented immigrants in Ventura County have lived in the U.S.

Economists braced for the worst when President Trump announced his tariff plan in April, yet the U.S. economy remained resilient. Here’s how that strength could be tested in the coming months. Photo ...

In North Carolina’s second-biggest layoff this year, the solar energy firm Blue Ridge Power will eliminate 517 positions in two cities, Asheville and Fayetteville. “Over the past several months, the ...