March 18 (UPI) -- Former White House economist and Princeton University professor Alan Krueger died at the age of 58 over the weekend, the university announced.

March 18 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose for the fourth consecutive day Monday, as the Federal Reserve prepares to set interest rates later this week.

March 18 (UPI) -- The Trump administration introduced a proposal to set limits on federal student borrowing programs as part of a series of reforms to the Higher Education Act.

March 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case in which a Hawaiian bed and breakfast refused to accommodate a lesbian couple.

March 18 (UPI) -- JPMorgan Chase announced Monday a $350 million initiative to train people on skills for the future job market.

March 18 (UPI) -- A well-known drug used to control blood pressure and angina has been linked to out-of-hospital heart failure, a new study says.

March 18 (UPI) -- Bolivia's government has expelled several Venezuelans accused of conspiring against the Cuban Embassy in La Paz, Bolivian media reported Monday.

March 18 (UPI) -- Apple unveiled its new iPad Air and iPad mini Monday, adding keyboard and Apple Pencil support to both items for the first time.

March 18 (UPI) -- Argentine scientists are studying the well-preserved fossil of the head of a giant bear that lived 700,000 years ago, which turned up at a quarry in Argentina.

ORLANDO, Fla., March 19 (UPI) -- Climate change, craft brewing and local food trends are powering greater interest in a new Florida crop, hops, and some initial attempts to grow barley in Florida.