timef 09/25/2025

The settlement is one of the largest in the history of the Federal Trade Commission, which sued Amazon two years ago.

In a brief filed with the court, former Fed chairs and U.S. Treasury secretaries cautioned of erosion in public confidence in the Fed’s independence.

The billionaire’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has secured a deal with the government that will allow federal agencies to use the chatbot Grok for a small fee.

The coffee chain said it would shutter some underperforming U.S. stores and eliminate 900 corporate jobs as part of a plan to build “a better, stronger and more resilient Starbucks.”

Talks about a potential investment by the iPhone maker raise further questions about the chip giant, which now has close ties to Washington.

China has embarked on a campaign to use more robots in its factories, transforming its manufacturing industries and becoming the dominant maker.

For years, tattoo artists had to work in underground studios or windowless backrooms. They may soon be able to practice their craft in the open.

The concrete bed stopped a commercial flight that lost control during landing. The safety system slows a runaway aircraft by collapsing under its weight.

A children’s clothing company has become the face of a legal battle over President Trump’s trade policy, after years of struggling with the challenges of domestic manufacturing.

A children’s clothing company has become the face of a legal battle over President Trump’s trade policy, after years of struggling with the challenges of domestic manufacturing.

The Silicon Valley chipmaker has held talks with Apple about bolstering its finances as it looks to turn around its ailing business.

The Trump administration said it would begin seizing Giant brand bicycles manufactured in Taiwan at the U.S. border, after an investigation found evidence of forced labor.

The first episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” since it was suspended last week by Disney attracted nearly four times its average viewership.

President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate summit that China will reduce emissions across its economy, expand renewables sixfold and make electric cars “mainstream.”

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.

On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.

Jessica Chastain, the show’s star and one of its producers, criticized the decision on social media on Wednesday.

The final version of a document on fighting the rise of chronic illness around the world removed recommendations for taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks.

After this year’s staffing cuts, some people wait for hours, others sail through. But overburdened field office workers carry the weight.

Selling the prospect of high wages and stable migration rules, Germany’s ambassador to India makes a pitch to skilled Indian workers.

Congress and the White House have days to fund the government and avert a disruptive and potentially costly lapse in funding.

Jessica Chastain, the show’s star and one of its producers, criticized the decision on social media on Wednesday.