The Transportation Security Administration is lifting one of the most hated of airport security hurdles: removing shoes.

The change is now official at all U.S. airports, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday afternoon.

The agency is also evaluating “every rule” in place at airport security checkpoints, she...Read more

Waymo has arrived in Philly.

But you can’t catch a ride in one of their driverless cars just yet.

Philadelphia is one of more than 10 cities where human autonomous-technology experts will be taking Waymos on summer “road trips,” allowing the cars “to get to know the city,” spokesperson Sandy Karp said in a statement.

The testing ...Read more

Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams announced Tuesday he’s retiring after 27 years with the tech company.

Sabih Khan, senior vice president of operations, will be taking on the role of COO as “part of a long-planned succession” later this month, Apple said in a statement.

Williams will stay on to oversee Apple’s design team, as...Read more

Amazon Prime Day 2025 kicked off four days of sales Tuesday that include deeply discounted appliances, electronics and beauty products.

The online retail giant this year extended its annual sale from the usual two days to four, with discounts available through Friday.

Air conditioning and cooling units

Perhaps most desirable during the dog ...Read more

TikTok is preparing to release a new app in the U.S. as it awaits a potential sale that would maintain its presence for millions of users in the country, according to media reports.

The popular video app, owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, is under pressure to sell its U.S. operations by Sept. 17 or face a nationwide ban, due to ...Read more

Boeing continued on its path to recovery in June, recording its highest number of 737 Max deliveries since the end of 2023 and its best delivery rate for the first half of the year since 2018.

In a monthly recap of airplane orders and deliveries, Boeing said Tuesday it delivered 60 airplanes last month and 150 planes in the second quarter of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens will introduce a bill this week urging the federal government to play a more active role in reducing U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals.

“This bill is about real results. It will lower costs and create jobs by bringing mineral production back home, supporting Michigan workers, and ...Read more

The Trump administration’s curbs on immigration and ramped-up deportations will lower U.S. economic growth by almost a full percentage point this year, according to a study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

The drastic drop in immigrants across the southern border and increased efforts to deport more foreign-born workers could ...Read more

During her five-month job search, recent University of Nevada, Reno graduate Emily Hess applied to around 400 jobs. She only heard back from seven.

Hess graduated in May with degrees in journalism and English. She eventually landed a role at a public relations firm through a connection. Without her extensive networking throughout college, she ...Read more

Ford Motor Co. has a "zero, zero, zero" plan of its own.

The automaker starting Tuesday through Labor Day is offering zero down payment, zero percent interest for 48 months and zero payments for the first 90 days on most Ford and Lincoln vehicles. This comes on the heels of the success of the "From America, For America" employee pricing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. confirmed Tuesday that its multibillion-dollar battery plant in south-central Michigan remains "on track" to qualify for a crucial federal tax credit, despite new federal restrictions on sourcing from China.

"Ford is committed to making the best, most cost-effective batteries for the next generation of electric ...Read more

Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is launching a new account type that lets teenagers hail a robotaxi and ride alone, expanding its rider base while continuing to test its service in more U.S. cities.

Teens from 14 to 17 can have a user profile paired to a parent’s account starting on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The program will initially...Read more

A museum dedicated to preserving the legacy of open outcry trading opens Tuesday inside the Chicago Board of Trade Building, the latest step in an effort to revive the nearly century-old structure.

Much of the frantic trading activity in the building — immortalized in movies like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “The Dark Knight” — ...Read more

Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves.

Amazon's Chief Executive Andy Jassy said last month that he expects the e-commerce giant will shrink its workforce as employees "get efficiency gains from using AI extensively."

At Salesforce, a software company that helps ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — A megaresort on the Strip agreed to pay a six-figure sum to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Venetian hotel-casino will pay $850,000 and implement “significant policy changes” via a three-year consent decree to settle the suit, the EEOC ...Read more

America has moved on from the pandemic, but the industries that produce its vehicles haven’t.

Car and light truck sales rose 2.5% through June, and 2025 could wind up the best year in volume since before the pandemic.

But that volatile era changed the industry and its consumers, and unit sales this year will still be around 1 million fewer ...Read more

Baxter International has named a new president and CEO, about five months after its former leader abruptly retired.

Andrew Hider will serve as the new CEO of the Deerfield, Illinois-based healthcare company no later than Sept. 3, the company announced Monday morning. Hider, 48, is now CEO of ATS Corporation, which provides automation solutions ...Read more

Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns he will become further distracted by politics despite a tumultuous stint in the Trump administration.

During a feud with President Trump over his spending bill, the Tesla chief executive wrote on his social media site, X, that...Read more

Target led the pack last year in the U.S. when it came to trademark applications.

With 525 applications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), subsidiary Target Brands Inc. was first on a list top-heavy with major retailers, entertainment stars, professional sports leagues and pharmaceutical companies.

Target’s busy ...Read more

Revenue from Target’s private labels, from Cat & Jack kidswear to Good & Gather food, has tripled in the past decade to more than $30 billion.

The enterprises bundled together would rank fifth among Minnesota’s public companies, ahead of U.S. Bancorp and 3M, and 144th on this year’s Fortune 500 list.

The strength for Target and other ...Read more