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Will technology provide a boost to truck drivers — or will it replace them?

The American economy depends on truckers. Technology is promising to transform this industry with new driver-assistance features that are meant to make the job safer and less demanding.

A blue sign on a shop window asks people to "shop small."

Small businesses feel more uneasy ahead of the holidays after a year of slow sales and high costs

A national survey found the smallest business owners are feeling less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why.

THC drinks are flying high. A new hemp law could kill the buzz

Drinks infused with cannabis' buzzy compound THC are wildly popular and available in many states. But a year from now, the hemp-based products could be banned under a newly approved federal law.

Pastry chef Carla Jones loads a trio of sweet potato pies onto a tray destined for the oven on Nov. 15 at Ol’ Henry’s Restaurant in Berkeley, Missouri. Sweet potato pie is a significant touchstone of African American culture, especially around Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin pie vs. sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving? Both are part of American history

Are you serving pumpkin or sweet potato pie this Thanksgiving? There's a lot of history and cultural ties that influence why Americans may prefer one or the other.

A white water tower with an orange pumpkin covers the word Morton. Morton, Illinois prides itself on producing tons of pumpkins each year. Most of them are pureed and canned at the Libby's plant, which has been in the town for nearly 100 years.

This bite-sized Midwest town produces almost all of the canned pumpkin in the U.S.

The pumpkin pie Americans enjoy each Thanksgiving often comes from pumpkins grown near Morton, Illinois. The region accounts for more than 95% of canned pumpkin in the U.S.

Give thanks for the discounts: The feast will cost a little less this year

Shoppers can be thankful for discounts on turkey and stuffing this year. While overall grocery prices are up, this year's Thanksgiving meal should cost a bit less than last year's.

The U.S. labels Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist group led by Maduro

The Trump's administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization.

In Geneva, U.S. and Ukraine officials report progress on ending war with Russia

Officials say progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia. But the Kremlin on Monday said it hadn't seen the changes.

The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.

Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK's granddaughter who wrote about her cancer, has died at age 35

Schlossberg, an environmental journalist and a daughter of Caroline Kennedy, has died, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said. She revealed her battle with acute myeloid leukemia last month.

Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children

Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.

Amid smoldering wreckage, anger at Ukraine peace proposal many consider lopsided

As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine

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