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In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Jacob Deas, 23, left, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Marrs, 21, right, secure the titanium shroud at the top of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Aug. 24, 2023, at the Bravo 9 silo at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. After the shroud is secured, it is lifted off, revealing the black cone-shaped nuclear warhead inside. (John Turner/U.S.

This is what it’s like to maintain the US nuclear arsenal

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Jacob Deas, 23, left, and Airman 1st Class Jonathan Marrs, 21, right, secure the titanium shroud at the top of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile on Aug. 24, 2023, at the Bravo 9 silo at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. After the shroud is secured, it is lifted off, revealing the black cone-shaped nuclear warhead inside. (John Turner/U.S.

September 23, 2023, 5:12am Business

KANSAS CITY NATIONAL SECURITY CAMPUS, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to revamp nearly every part of its aging nuclear defenses. Officials say they simply can’t wait any longer — some systems and parts are more than 50 years old. Read story

Judge blocks scaled back oil lease sales

September 22, 2023, 2:32pm Business

A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres, rejecting a scaled-back plan announced last month by the Biden administration as part of an effort to protect an endangered whale species. Read story

A monitor displays information about the Federal Reserve interest rate on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased.

Stock market today: Wall Street’s worst week in six months closes on another weak note

A monitor displays information about the Federal Reserve interest rate on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased.

September 22, 2023, 1:25pm Business

Wall Street’s worst week in six months closed on another weak note. Read story

Lawmakers author proposal to try to cut food waste in half by 2030

September 22, 2023, 10:23am Business

A bipartisan coalition of U.S. lawmakers has introduced a proposal designed to cut food waste in half by 2030. Read story

Matthew Gump, left, and other United Auto Workers walk the picket line during the auto workers strike Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio.

Auto workers are expanding their strike to 38 locations in 20 states, targeting Stellantis and GM

Matthew Gump, left, and other United Auto Workers walk the picket line during the auto workers strike Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo, Ohio.

September 22, 2023, 10:00am Business

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against major carmakers Friday, walking out of 38 parts-distribution centers operated by General Motors and Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis in 20 states. Read story

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J.

Government shutdown risk spikes as House Republicans leave town in disarray amid hard-right revolt

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J.

September 22, 2023, 8:56am Business

With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push dangerously closer to a disruptive federal shutdown. Read story

United States and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions

September 22, 2023, 8:55am Business

The U.S. Treasury Department and China’s Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. Read story

FILE - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile sits outside the the Oscar Meyer headquarters, Oct. 27, 2014, in Madison, Wis. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, Oscar Meyer said that the one-of-a-kind wiener on wheels is reverting to the original. (M.P.

Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change

FILE - The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile sits outside the the Oscar Meyer headquarters, Oct. 27, 2014, in Madison, Wis. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, Oscar Meyer said that the one-of-a-kind wiener on wheels is reverting to the original. (M.P.

September 22, 2023, 8:53am Business

Some names are just the wurst. Read story