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AI risks 'broken' career ladder for college graduates, some experts say

Advances of AI chatbots like ChatGPT heighten concern, experts say.
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Job growth expected to have slowed in May as Trump's tariffs fluctuated

The job market has defied concern about business uncertainty and recession risk.
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A worker climbs at the construction site of the new legislative building for the Georgia General Assembly in Atlanta, on June 4, 2025.
June 06

Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court has ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company
June 06
FILE - This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futaba and Namie towns, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
June 06

Trump and Musk break up, and Washington holds its breath

Insiders have speculated about a potential falling-out between Donald Trump and Elon Musk for months
June 06
Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 06

Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts

President Donald Trump’s pick to be U.S. surgeon general has said the nation’s medical and food systems are corrupted by special interests and people out to make a profit at the expense of Americans’ health
June 06
FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megyn Kelly, attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
June 05

Asian shares mostly gain ahead of Friday's US jobs report

Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of an update Friday about the U.S. job market that will offer insights into how the economy is faring
June 05
A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
June 05

Lambda Legal, a nonprofit supporting LGBTQ+ rights, exceeded fundraising goal by $105M

The legal aid group Lambda Legal has raised $285 million at a time when attacks on the rights of gay, intersex and transgender people have again intensified
June 05
U.S. Navy Commander Emily Shilling, left, and Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings pose for a photo before the Liberty Awards National Dinner, in New York, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
June 05

The implosion of a powerful political alliance: Trump and Musk in their own words

Last Friday, President Donald Trump heaped praise on Elon Musk as the tech billionaire prepared to leave his unorthodox White House job
June 05
Elon Musk attends news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 05

Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration's plan to gut Job Corps centers

Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration’s plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide
June 05
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer listens to members of Congress speak during a House Education and Workforce hearing, Thursday, June 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
June 05

Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman sees sales fall as Trump trade conflicts weigh on spirits producers

Spirits maker Brown-Forman is reporting weaker sales as it confronts challenging market conditions amid trade conflicts and pinched consumer spending
June 05
FILE - Bottles of Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey line the shelves of a liquor outlet in Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)
June 05

US declines to label China a currency manipulator, but blasts its transparency policies

The U.S. declined to label China a currency manipulator in a new Treasury report, but accuses Beijing of standing out among America’s major trading partners for lacking transparency
June 05
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent walks at the White House, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 05

NTSB finds fuel leak and improperly installed parts in the engine of an airliner that caught fire

The National Transportation Safety Board found a fuel leak and several improperly installed parts inside the engine of an American Airlines plane that caught fire after the plane landed in Denver in March
June 05
FILE - An American Airlines jetliner that caught fire after landing the previous day at Denver International Airport sits near a hangar at the airport, March 14, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
June 05

Salvage crew bound for the site of a cargo ship fire off the coast of Alaska

A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain
June 05
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, smoke rises from the cargo vessel Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, June 3, 2025, as the crew of the cargo ship carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire. (U.S. Coast Guard/Courtesy of Air Station Kodiak via AP)
June 05

Amazon expands AI footprint with $10 billion data center investment

Massive AI investment could reshape North Carolina's tech landscape.
June 05
In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, the Amazon logo is shown at Amazon campus in Palo Alto, Calif.
June 05

Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability

Three decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body
June 05
FILE - Students sit on the front steps of Low Memorial Library on the Columbia University campus in New York City, Feb. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
June 05

WhyHunger marks 50 years of fighting for food security, a point of 'pride and shame'

WhyHunger is celebrating 50 years of fighting to eradicate hunger at its root
June 05
Neil Giraldo, left, and Pat Benatar attend the WhyHunger 50th Anniversary Chapin Awards Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. (Photo by CJ Rivera/Invision/AP)
June 05

Apple's loses bid to halt ruling that blocks some fees from its iPhone app store

A three-judge appeals panel rejected Apple’s request to pause an April 30 order banning the company from charging a fee on in-app iPhone transactions processed outside its once-exclusive payment system in a two-page decision issued late Thursday
June 05
FILE - The Apple logo is displayed at an Apple store, Jan. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
June 05

Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage ticks down to 6.85%, the first decline in a month

Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage ticks down to 6.85%, the first decline in a month
June 05
June 05

Unemployment filings are highest in 8 months

More than 240,000 people filed for unemployment last week, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous reports.
June 05
VIDEO: Unemployment filings are highest in 8 months
June 05

Shaq and Iverson team up to revive Reebok from obscurity in the Netflix docuseries 'Power Moves'

Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson once clashed on the court in the 2001 NBA Finals, but now the basketball legends are joining forces to revive the Reebok brand they helped make iconic
June 05
FILE - Miami Heat center Shaquille O'Neal, left, and Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson watch their teammates during the NBA Rookie Challenge on Feb. 18, 2005, at the Pepsi Center in Denver. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill, File)
June 05

Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in months

Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing uncertainty about how tariffs could impact the broader economy
June 05
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a grocery store in Northbrook, Ill., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
June 05

US trade deficit narrowed significantly amid Trump's tariff escalation

The fresh data arrives days after a major swath of tariffs entered legal limbo.
June 05
Cargo shipping containers are loaded with cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025.
June 05

Procter & Gamble to cut up to 7,000 jobs under tariff, consumer uncertainty pressure

Procter & Gamble will cut up to 7,000 jobs, or approximately 6% of its global workforce, over the next two years as the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers wrestles with tariff-related costs and customers who have grown anxious about the economy
June 05
FILE - Proctor & Gamble headquarters complex is seen in downtown Cincinnati, Thursday, July 9, 2015. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
June 05

Europe's central bank expected to lower interest rates as Trump's trade war threatens growth

Lower inflation and concern that U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war will slow already modest growth have cleared the way for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates at Thursday’s policy meeting, a step that would lower borrowing costs for ...
June 05
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde attends a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
June 04

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street’s rally stalls on U.S. economic data

Asian shares are trading mixed, as Wall Street’s big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the American economy
June 04
Traders Jeffrey Vazquez, left, and Thomas Ferrigno work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
June 04

By the Numbers: Inside the latest plush toy craze that is Labubus

A look at the numbers behind the gremlin-resembling soft plushies, called Labubus, that are the latest craze dominating collectors’ shelves worldwide.
June 04
VIDEO: By the Numbers: Inside the latest plush toy craze that is Labubus
June 04

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing said he 'had it coming,' prosecutors say

Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel last December, Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and expressed that killing the executive “conv...
June 04
FILE - Luigi Mangione, accused of fatally shooting Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, appears in Manhattan state court in New York, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP, File
June 04

Tariffs 'helping level the playing field' for US steel producers says SMA official

Steel Manufacturers Association Government Affairs Vice President Brandon Farris reacts to the doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% by the Trump administration.
June 04
VIDEO: Tariffs 'helping level the playing field' for US steel producers says SMA official
June 04

Private Japanese lunar lander heads toward a touchdown in the moon's far north

A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north
June 04
People await the update on ispace's private lunar lander’s attempt to touch down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo News via AP)
June 04

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 6/4/2025

U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet day of trading as Wall Street’s momentum slowed following its big recent rally
June 04
June 04

What to know about the Nintendo Switch 2: Price, features

The Nintendo Switch 2 will be released early Thursday morning.
June 04
A guest plays Mariokart World of the new Nintendo Switch 2 video-game console system of Japanese video-game company Nintendo during the worldwide presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris on April 2, 2025.
June 04

22 crew members safe after fire aboard cargo ship carrying vehicles off Alaska

All crew members are safe after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship south of Alaska's Adak Island
June 04
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, smoke rises from the cargo vessel Morning Midas approximately 300 miles south of Adak, Alaska, June 3, 2025, as the crew of the cargo ship carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico, abandoned ship after they could not control a fire. (U.S. Coast Guard/Courtesy of Air Station Kodiak via AP)
June 04

Amazon planning $10B investment in North Carolina for data center, AI campus

Amazon is expanding its cloud computing infrastructure and artificial intelligence activities into a rural North Carolina county
June 04
FILE - The Amazon logo is displayed, Sept. 6, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
June 04

Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Students from around the world say being an international student in American today comes with feelings of fear, anxiety and insecurity that have made them more cautious in their daily lives
June 04
Vladyslav Plyaka poses for a photo at Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. Vladyslav Plyaka came to the U.S. from Ukraine as an exchange student in high school and stayed to attend the University of Wisconsin. His entry visa has expired, and he was planning to visit Poland to see his mother and renew his visa over the next year. He doesn't know when that will be possible now that visa appointments are suspended, and he doesn't feel safe leaving the country even when appointments resume. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
June 04

The euro is about to get a new member, Bulgaria. What's the eurozone and how do countries join?

Bulgaria has the green light to join the euro next year and become the 21st member of the European Union's currency union
June 04
Red paint from pro-Russian protests remain visible on the European Parliament and European Commission building in Sofia, Bulgaria, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
June 04

A deal to build nuclear reactors worth $18B unblocked after court clears the way

A deal to build at least two nuclear reactors in Czechia has been unblocked after an appeals court dismissed a lower court ruling that blocked the government from signing a deal with South Korea’s KHNP power utility
June 04
FILE - A man fishes with the towering Dukovany nuclear power plant in the background, in Dukovany, Czech Republic, Sept. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
June 04

Part toy, part fashion, the arrival of the viral Labubu was a long time in the making

Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart is a social media darling, but the toothy little monsters are not an overnight success
June 04
This image provided by Pop Mart, shows Labubu, the plush toy from China’s Pop Mart. (Pop Mart via AP)
June 04

Germany's new government launches a program to encourage investment and boost the economy

Germany’s new government has launched a package of tax breaks and eventual tax cuts for companies
June 04
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, left, talk during a meeting of the German parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
June 04

US and Europe trade negotiators discuss tariffs in Paris

Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses
June 04
FILE - U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
June 04

Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth

Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages
June 04
Children hold Vietnam's and France's flags at the welcome ceremony for French President Emmanuel Macron at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, May 26, 2025. (Chalinee Thirasupa/Pool Photo via AP)
June 04

Ukraine's backers meet to drum up arms and ammo. The Pentagon chief is absent for the first time

Ukraine's Western backers are gathering to drum up more weapons and ammunition for the country's efforts to repel Russia's all-out war
June 04
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, right, speaks with Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
June 04

'Danger zone': Top companies weather uncertainty as Trump's tariffs fluctuate

Executives at Target, Goldman Sachs and Pepsi have bemoaned "uncertainty."
June 04
In this April 2, 2025, file photo, people shop at a Target store in New York.
June 03

World shares push higher as US stocks inch toward their records

Shares have advanced in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks drifted closer to their records
June 03
Trader Leon Montana works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
June 03

Environmentalists criticize Trump administration push for new oil and gas drilling

Top Trump administration officials on Tuesday headlined an energy conference led by the state’s Republican governor
June 03
Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum attend the annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference, June 3, 2025, in Deadhorse, Alaska.
June 03

Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

The White House has officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending
June 03
Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 03

Fed lifts restrictions placed on Wells Fargo in 2018 because of its fake-accounts scandal

The Federal Reserve said Tuesday that Wells Fargo is no longer subject to the restraints the Fed placed on the bank in 2018 for having a toxic sales and banking culture
June 03
FILE - A sign stands outside a branch of Wells Fargo bank Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
June 03

New South Korean leader Lee has lived a turbulent life. Now, big challenges await him

The life of South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung is full of ups and downs
June 03
South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, center, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung, right, greet supporters outside of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
June 03

Big firms abandon wind energy plans in Colombia amid regulatory shifts, social issues and grid gaps

Colombia’s wind energy plans in La Guajira are faltering as major companies exit and projects remain stalled
June 03
FILE - Wind turbines operate near a Wayuu Indigenous cemetery on the outskirts of Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
June 03

Trump pushes a July 4th deadline for big tax bill as senators dig in

President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be singed into law by Independence Day
June 03
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference regarding the pending passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the Capitol, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
June 03

Spanish government says housing market is not a 'free for all' after recent crackdown on Airbnb

A Spanish government minister tells The Associated Press that Spain has sent a message with its recent crackdown on Airbnb
June 03
Stickers against tourist holiday rentals are attached on a pipe in downtown Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. The writing in Spanish reads: "This is a hotspot for housing speculation," "Tourist rentals out," and "More neighborhood, speculators out." (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)