Business Highlights
NEW YORK (AP) — A growing number of travelers are signing up for the government's expedited airport screening programs, only to face another wait.
After angry fliers missed flights this spring because of lengthy security lines, government officials promoted the PreCheck and Global Entry systems.
The rise in real estate values likely means the wealth increase was more widely shared than in many previous quarters, because home ownership is the primary source of middle-class wealth.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Lenovo smartphone unveiled Thursday will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings — such as the room's size and the presence of other people — and potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education and gaming.
Tapping Google's 3-year-old Project Tango , the new Phab2 Pro phone will use software and sensors to track motions and map building interiors, including the location of doors and windows.
Racket supplier Head and bottled water company Evian followed Nike by saying they continue to back the 29-year old Russian player, who will appeal her suspension.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration has ruled out requiring psychological testing for airline pilots in favor of enhanced mental health support programs in response to a crash last year in which a German pilot deliberately flew an airliner full of passengers into a mountainside, agency administrator Michael Huerta said Thursday.
Psychological tests are ineffective because they reveal a pilot's mental health for only a moment in time without providing insight into whether the pilot will suffer problems later, Huerta said.
[...] he announced several steps the FAA and industry are taking to encourage more voluntary self-reporting by pilots of mental health problems.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials failed to force a recall of peanut butter and almond products for three months after advanced DNA tes