WASHINGTON (AP) — U. S. consumer confidence declined slightly this month as gas prices stayed high and inflation remained elevated, a sharp contrast to soaring stock prices hover near record levels. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0. 7 points to 93. 1 in May, the first...

BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to “important governance standards, oversight and conduct. ”The departure was abrupt and unexpected, with Albert Manifold having been appointed to the position late last year. “Albert has helped bring a welcome focus and...

BUGGENHOUT, Belgium (AP) — A train traveling at high speed hit a minibus crossing a railway in Belgium on Tuesday, killing four people, including two children, and badly injuring five other children in what officials called one of the worst rail accidents in the country's history. It appeared A...

Federal judges on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s plan to use a congressional map that could give Republicans an advantage in a key U. S. House race in the midterm elections. A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting case issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the state on...

Thousands of Southern California residents still could not return home Tuesday as crews worked to keep cooling a damaged tank containing a hazardous chemical at an aerospace plant, despite officials saying the risk of a catastrophic explosion had largely passed. “It’s not over yet,” TJ fire...