FedEx plans to increase shipping rates by an average of 6.9% starting in January as it copes with weaker business demand.  “Effective January 2, 2023, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 6.9%,” the company said in a statement on Thursday. “FedEx Freight rates …

A Milwaukee woman convicted of hiding the death of her newborn baby more than a dozen years ago was sentenced Friday to six months in jail, but can avoid prison time if she completes terms of her probation. A judge ordered Karin Luttinen, 46, to serve three years of probation, …

A high-profile labor organizer has resigned from Starbucks, saying the company forced her out because of her union leadership. Jaz Brisack, a barista who helped lead the unionization of a store in downtown Buffalo, New York — the first Starbucks to form a union — said Wednesday that her last …

“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Sen. Mark Warner – (D) Virginia Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie – Former commander of United States Central Command Karen Pierce – British ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova – Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba – (D) Jackson, Mississippi How to watch “Face the Nation” Date: Sunday, …

In four decades of writing about the Las Vegas underworld and government corruption, investigative reporter Jeff German took on plenty of powerful and dangerous people. The hard-bitten newsman was once punched by an organized crime associate and received veiled threats from mobsters. Nothing seemed to faze him as he doggedly …

Six years of federal complaints, three years of litigation and decades of domination of the women’s soccer circuit finally paid off with a historic achievement on Tuesday night as the U.S. Women’s National Team finally got its long-awaited victory: equal pay.  Shortly after the team won 2-1 in a friendly …

There was quite a “hairy” situation at the U.S. Open on Tuesday night, as two men’s stay in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats was cut short after one buzzed the other’s head in the stands during the quarterfinals. They had clippers and the sort of cape a barber usually uses …

Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information that can be used to identify people and track their movements to and from sensitive locations, including reproductive health clinics, homeless shelters and places of worship. The Federal Trade Commission …

Elon Musk’s legal team is demanding to hear from Twitter’s whistleblowing former security chief, who could help bolster Musk’s case for backing out of a $44 billion deal to buy the social media company. Former Twitter executive Peiter Zatko — also known by his hacker handle “Mudge” — received a …

A man who fatally shot two people inside a Safeway supermarket in Bend, Oregon, began the shooting in a residential neighborhood of apartment complexes behind the shopping center and continued his rampage in the parking lot before entering the store, authorities said. Terrified shoppers and employees fled for safety late …