Busy Texas Waterway Remains Partially Closed After Collision
A busy commercial waterway near Houston remains partially closed following a collision involving four vessels that caused a toxic gasoline product to leak into the water.
A busy commercial waterway near Houston remains partially closed following a collision involving four vessels that caused a toxic gasoline product to leak into the water.
United Nations officials say nearly all of the world’s countries have agreed on a deal to better manage plastic waste, with the United States a notable exception.
US-China talks break up with no deal after Trump hikes tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports.
More than 40 states allege price fixing in suit against generic drug makers.
US consumer prices rose 0.3% in April, lifted by higher gas and housing costs.
US government records $160.3 billion surplus in April, but deficits so far this year up 37.7%.
New China tariffs likely to hit US consumers over time.
Wall Street capped a turbulent week with a late-day rally Friday after shaking off an early slump triggered by the latest escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China.
US long-term mortgage rates decline; 30-year average down to 4.10%.
The U.S. government moved Thursday toward allowing new oil and gas drilling on wide swaths of federal land in California that has been off-limits since environmentalists sued in 2013.