4 smartphone apps for international travel

Spring is here, which means that spring break trips will soon commence. If you have international travel plans, certain apps can help you through your visits overseas.

McConnell wants hemp removed from controlled substance list

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top leader said Monday he wants to bring hemp production back into the national mainstream by removing it from the list of controlled substances. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a group of hemp advocates in his home state of Kentucky that he will introduce legislation to legalize the crop as an agricultural commodity. The versatile crop...

Wall Street average bonus topped $184K in '17

A second consecutive year of soaring profits on Wall Street pushed the average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City to more than $184,000 in 2017, New York state's top elected fiscal officer reported Monday.

Would you eat ketchup slices?

Ketchup bottles, ketchup packets, and now ketchup slices? Emily Williams of Los Angeles created the Slice of Sauce by mistake. She was experimenting with a family recipe for barbecue sauce. She was trying to make a dry rub but it came out in a "fruit roll-up" form. She said she put it on a sandwich just to see what it was like and it was delicious.

Lyft offering free rides to March For Our Lives

Lyft has announced that the ride-sharing service will be offering free rides to people wishing to attend the March For Our Lives.

NYC council proposal lets off-duty workers disconnect

A New York City Council proposal would protect private-sector employees who don't want to get work emails and phone calls after hours.

Attorney explains who could be held liable in the fatal self-driving Uber crash

The fatal accident involving a self-driving Uber car is raising new questions about who's to blame when technology is controlling a car. Now, FOX 10 Phoenix has learned the victim's daughter has hired a law firm. FOX 10's Courtney Griffin reports.

JFK, LGA, EWR airport workers to get wage hikes

Airport workers in the New York area will be getting raises. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Thursday approved raising, in phases, the minimum wage for airport workers from $10.45 per hour to $19 per hour by 2023.

Citigroup restricts gun sales by its customers

Citigroup on Thursday became the first Wall Street bank to take a stance in the nationwide gun control debate. The company announced that it will set restrictions on the sale of firearms by its business customers.

Fear of trade war sends stocks plummeting

The stock markets were jittery all day long on Thursday. The markets opened lower and the losses just accelerated as the president announced a tariff against China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average threw out 724 points and closed at 23,957.89.

Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus dies

Charles Lazarus, the founder of the iconic and toy store chain Toys R Us, has died. He was 94.

Toys "R" Us liquidation sales delayed; expected to begin Friday

Shoppers hoping to catch deals at Toys “R” Us or Babies "R" Us liquidation sales will have to wait a bit longer.

Starbucks offers sparkling Crystal Ball Frappucino for buzz

NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks, thirsty for some social media magic, is releasing its latest sugary concoction: the fortune-telling Crystal Ball Frappucino. The sparkling candy sprinkles-festooned drink will be available for five days in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. It follows similar limited-time drinks, such as the coffee chain's color-changing Unicorn Frappuccino.

NYC investigating Kushner buildings over false paperwork

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's buildings regulator launched investigations at more than a dozen Kushner Cos. properties Wednesday following an Associated Press report that the real estate developer routinely filed false paperwork claiming it had zero rent-regulated tenants in its buildings across the city.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg releases statement on data breach

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a statement Wednesday following Facebook’s massive data breach in the incident with Cambridge Analytica.

Geothermal NJ home melts away snow

No matter how hard it snows, Raj and Bharti Parikh don't need a shovel or snow blower. Their property in Paramus, New Jersey, has tubes running underneath the stoop, walkway, and driveway. Those tubes carry 75-degree water, which melts any snow that accumulates on the surface.