Ryan says vote on Obamacare replacement will happen ‘when we have the votes’

Where have you heard this one before? House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday said there was no plan on a specific date to vote on the latest proposal to repeal and replace major parts of Obamacare, saying Republican leaders would call that vote only when they know they...

United Airlines accounted for a third of animal deaths on U.S. flights in last 5 years

The death of a giant rabbit on a United Airlines flight from London to Chicago focused the spotlight again on the carrier that has struggled with more than one-third of U.S. animal deaths aboard passenger flights during the last five years. United had 53 animals die...

The market is now a ‘binary bet on Trump and nothing else,’ claims macro trader

Some strategists have argued that the market has gone higher in part because investors are hoping for a lot from the Trump administration – corporate tax cuts, infrastructure spending and leaning away from protectionist ideals that could derail international...

Whole Foods shares move higher as another investor tells the grocer to consider a sale

Shares of Whole Foods Market edged higher on Thursday following a report that mutual-fund manager Neuberger Berman has told the company to explore a sale. Neuberger Berman, which holds a 2.7 percent stake in the grocery chain, sent a letter to the company’s...

For Arkansas Community, an Execution Is ‘the One We’re Waiting On’

By ALAN BLINDER and MANNY FERNANDEZ April 27, 2017 STAR CITY, Ark. — James Hawkins, the affable local coroner, has long performed a grim duty on execution nights: He pronounces the deaths of the condemned prisoners. He has done it more than...