Still, activists equate the nomination to asking ‘arms dealers to lead peace talks.’

One shopper says, ‘I feel like I see myself behind these shop windows, an Afghan woman who has been deprived of all her rights.’

Airline executives are pushing Congress and the White House to step up funding for the Federal Aviation Administration after a technology failure briefly grounded flights around the country this week.

Nurses around the country say it’s just a matter of time before frontline workers at other hospitals begin walking the picket line.

The U.S. Department of Energy says it plans to loan $700 million to an Australian mining company to pursue a proposed lithium project in Nevada.

With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that could help spur buyer interest.