US stock indexes mostly lower in afternoon trading; oil down

Industrial companies led U.S. stocks mostly lower in late-afternoon trading Tuesday as investors sized up the latest company earnings news ...

2 admit roles in $24M benefits scheme that targeted veterans

NEWARK, N.J. –  A former official at a New Jersey university and another woman have admitted their roles in a ...

Chicago fires 2 officers in United passenger dragging case

CHICAGO –  The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers who were involved in an incident in which ...

Senators reach deal to continue Obamacare health insurance subsidy payments

Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt government payments that subsidize insurance plans ...

Traders bet on obscure e-commerce stock in speculation over bitcoin’s blockchain technology

Speculation in digital currency bitcoin is apparently spilling over into an obscure e-commerce stock. Shares of Overstock.com surged more than ...

Vegas guard shot by Paddock vanishes before TV interviews

A union official representing the Las Vegas hotel security guard shot by Stephen Paddock before he rained gunfire on a ...

WATCH: Colliding neutron stars create ripples in space-time, NASA says

Now Playing: Oakland A's help replace young fan's baseball collection Now Playing: Authorities searching for killer terrorizing a Tampa Bay ...

US military says IS ‘capital’ of Raqqa 90 percent freed

The U.S. military says the Syrian city of Raqqa is about 90 percent cleared of Islamic State fighters.After the U.S.-backed ...

Exclusive – Italy President underscores independence of central bank after ruling party vote

FILE PHOTO: Italian President Sergio Mattarella reacts during his joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (not pictured) at ...

Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa

Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces raise a white flag near the National Hospital complex where the Islamic State militants are ...

Kurds abandon territory in the face of Iraq government advance

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen in Karez area, west of Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal October 17, 2017 ...

Senate moves ahead on GOP budget that’s key to taxes

WASHINGTON –  The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and ...