McDonald's plans to hire 375K workers this summer

McDonald's said Monday it plans to hire up to 375,000 U.S. restaurant employees this summer, its biggest hiring push in years.

'Killer robot' talks at UN continues as regulation lags

Countries are meeting at the United Nations on Monday to revive efforts to regulate the kinds of AI-controlled autonomous weapons increasingly used in modern warfare.

Amazon signs up FedEx for residential deliveries

Amazon has hired FedEx to handle some of its large package deliveries, the companies said on Monday, weeks after UPS said it was halting its less-profitable deliveries for the e-commerce retailer.

Pentagon halting gender-related health care for transgender troops, memo says

The Pentagon is halting gender-related health care for transgender troops as it moves to implement President Donald Trump's plan to remove them from the U.S. military, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Monday.

US budget surplus surges to $258B in April, year-to-date deficit tops $1T

The U.S. government posted a $258 billion budget surplus for April, up 23%, or about $49 billion, from a year earlier, the Treasury Department said on Monday.

Republicans float new tax breaks for tips, local taxes in Trump budget package

Republicans in the U.S. Congress proposed new tax breaks for tipped income, overtime pay, private school tuition, seniors, and state and local taxes on Monday as they fleshed out a sweeping budget package that would also cut taxes and tighten healthcare benefits for the poor.

US deputy attorney general tapped to serve as acting librarian of Congress

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has been appointed to serve as the acting librarian of Congress, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman confirmed on Monday, after President Donald Trump recently fired Carla Hayden.

Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander leaves Gaza; Israel says no ceasefire

An Israeli-American hostage crossed into Israel on Monday after his release by Hamas as fighting paused in Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Jury begins hearing opening statements in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial

A jury has begun hearing opening statements in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York.

US and China reach deal to temporarily slash tariffs, easing slump fears

The United States and China have agreed to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs in a deal that surpassed expectations as the world's two biggest economies seek to end a damaging trade war that has stoked fears of recession and roiled financial markets.