Stories from United States

Hotel operator Choice Hotels announced it is integrating artificial intelligence across its operations using Amazon Web Services. The technology will assist guests with hotel bookings and help franchisees with financial management and guest communication.

Marriott is lifting its financial outlook for the year despite facing certain challenges. Marriott International has raised its full-year financial outlook. The company's outlook was previously reported as being lifted from Frankfurt and Miami.

Donald Trump has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in communication history and was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 1991.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the Royal Grande home of Susan Flores on Wednesday. Flores is the mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of murdering Kristen Smart in 2022. Authorities stated the goal of the search is to locate Smart's remains, which have not been found. The sheriff and District Attorney have not specified the reason for the new search. The source did not specify where the warrant was served or what investigators were seeking. Smart disappeared 30 years ago in 1996 after leaving a college party. Investigators in Central California conducted a new search of property linked to convicted killer Paul Flores. Louis Obispo, nearly 30 years ago.

Assembly Democrats have raised issues with Governor Hochul inserting policy matters into the state budget process. The legislators argue these inclusions have little to do with state spending.

Massachusetts collected $7.3 billion in tax revenue during April. This total is nearly $900 million higher than the state's initial forecast. The State Department of Revenue attributed the increase to capital gains taxes and the state surtax.

Social worker Jeanette Young is working to prevent wrongful police raids following a 2019 incident. During that encounter, officers searched her condo for a suspect based on incorrect information.

FreshRealm intends to lay off 637 workers at its facility in Linden, New Jersey. The decision follows the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing due to ongoing financial struggles.

US businesses added 109,000 jobs in April. This figure was reported by multiple sources. The number of jobs added is a key indicator of economic health.

Philadelphia City Sanitation Commissioner Crystal Jacobs Shipman announced the distribution of $76,000 in grant funds for local schools. A total of 32 district, charter, independent, and parochial schools received grants of up to $2,500 each. Jeremiah Torres, a third grader at Esperanza Academy, stated the school used its grant to plant a garden. The funding initiative was announced on Friday night. State Senator Vincent Hughes and local leaders celebrated these grants. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, all violent crime in the city is down by over 6%, which officials attribute directly to the work of these organizations.