MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Senate majority leader is pushing for passage of changes to a new free-trade deal with the U.S. and Canada by the end of this week after the governments of the three nations completed months of negotiations.

Ricardo Monreal, from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling Morena party, said Wednesday that he wants a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Some know it as "The Beverly Hillbillies" mansion, others as Chartwell. Now, it has a new name: California's chart-topper.

The Bel-Air residence of late media mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio has sold for the highest price in California history, about $150 million. Although the exact number isn't clear, people familiar with the deal ...Read more

DETROIT -- General Motors will build an electric pickup for sale in the fall of 2021 at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, CEO Mary Barra confirmed at a company event Tuesday night.

In November 2018, GM said it would shutter four U.S. factories, Detroit-Hamtramck being one. But during UAW contract talks this fall, GM agreed to keep Detroit-Hamtramck ...Read more

An internal Federal Aviation Administration analysis completed a month after the first crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in Indonesia last fall estimated a high risk of further accidents.

That revelation drew urgent questions in Congress Wednesday as to why the MAX was not grounded then, before the second crash in Ethiopia.

The FAA analysis projected ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- The deal reached Tuesday by the White House and Democrats for a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico drew praise in Minnesota, where farmers, food companies and manufacturers have been eager for government officials to take the brakes off trade.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a compromise that should hasten congressional ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia area's largest factory complex -- the Boeing helicopter works in Delaware County -- appears to have dodged a fiscal missile this week as area Congress members of both parties joined forces to pressure Washington into restoring funds for Army Chinook CH-47 helicopter upgrades that had been cut by the Trump ...Read more

Uber wants to give skiers a lift to the lifts.

On Wednesday, Uber introduced a new service called UberSKI, which is designed for riders who want to get up to the slopes, but don't feel like doing all the driving that comes along with that experience.

Starting immediately, Uber users in 23 U.S. markets will see an UberSKI icon appear on their ...Read more

The start of a new year is for many a signal to set goals. Lose weight. Exercise more. Spend more time with the kids. Spend more time with the parents. Spend less time checking your messages. Spend less, period.

Yet all too often, whether it is February or July, our good intentions fizzle and we lose our resolution momentum.

If you're a New ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- The people who run Nutrisystem, the Horsham-based diet-meals company that plans to add home food shipments to recovering patients next month, are seeking to convince shareholders the departure of its former President Dawn M. Zier won't knock owner Tivity Health Inc. off track, by emphasizing that a familiar team headed by Zier's ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS -- Out with the "O" and in with the heart.

General Mills is replacing the most recognizable shape in the cereal kingdom, the Cheerios' "O", with heart-shaped pieces. It's all a part of the food maker's ongoing marketing campaign that claims its whole-grain cereals can be good for heart health.

But fret not, fans. The change is ...Read more

Chili Akoma has a shopping scam story that you'll want to read especially if you're in a rush this holiday season.

He spotted some Clarks shoes that he liked via an ad on Facebook. The price seemed competitive and roughly what he'd expect to spend for Clarks chukka boots. He placed his order, received a confirmation and even a tracking number. ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Legislation that will bring billions of dollars to Connecticut's submarine, fighter jet engine and helicopter manufacturers is awaiting approval from Congress and President Trump's signature.

The $738 billion defense spending plan that authorizes funding for Department of Defense and national security programs of the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- For Fox studio executives Tara Flynn and Marcos Waltenberg, jumping to Hollywood newcomer Netflix in 2016 was a rare opportunity to double their salaries. As an inducement, Netflix offered to shield them from any legal backlash for walking out on their employment contracts.

The streaming giant approached 14 other Fox employees ...Read more

BALTIMORE -- Edward St. John, CEO and founder of St. John Properties, shocked his employees with a $10 million bonus to be split among the company's 198 employees.

Many companies give out bonuses around the holidays, but not many announce an additional $10 million in employee payouts on top of annual year-end prizes like St. John Properties did...Read more

DETROIT -- Disaster avoided.

That's how one analyst described the apparent deal between House Democrats and the Trump administration to move forward on revising a trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico. The news of progress to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, an effort that had appeared stalled until recently...Read more

SEATTLE -- Last spring, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) managers approved removing a key feature of the 787 Dreamliner wing that aimed to protect it in the event of a lightning strike.

Boeing's design change, which reduces costs for the company and its airline customers, sped through despite firm objections raised by the agency's own ...Read more

SEATTLE -- At least for now, controversial facial-recognition technology won't be installed at boarding gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, making the airport the first in the country to resist the rollout of a federal biometric identification program.

After hours of impassioned public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling ...Read more