Justices back Calif. law requiring more space for pigs; producers predict pricier pork chops, bacon
The Supreme Court has backed a California animal cruelty law that requires more space for breeding pigs
2023-05-12 03:50
Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over 'stealing from poor' remark
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending his lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been “stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case
2023-05-12 03:27
IRS takes steps to protect identity of workers in effort to deter personal threats
The IRS is taking steps to protect the identity of its workers in an effort to deter personal threats aimed at the tax agency's employees
2023-05-12 03:25
Adidas to sell Yeezy shoes and donate proceeds months after Kanye West split
Adidas has decided to try to sell a portion of its remaining Yeezy shoe inventory and donate the proceeds to chartitable organizations, CEO Bjørn Gulden said Thursday
2023-05-12 03:21
Swiss parliamentary panel seeks easing of export controls on weaponry
A parliamentary committee in Switzerland has recommended easing export controls for Swiss-made war materiel to help prop up the domestic defense industry
2023-05-12 01:58
New York attorney general sues manufacturer over magazine lock used in Buffalo store massacre
New York's attorney general is suing a gun accessory manufacturer for selling a magazine lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines
2023-05-12 01:29
Sunak’s Tories Spy Chance of Income Tax Cut If Workers Return
The UK will be able to fund a 2 percentage-point income tax cut if the government can lure
2023-05-12 00:28
Weekly US jobless claims highest since 2021, but companies avoid risk of being caught short-handed
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week rose to its highest level in a year-and-a-half, though the labor market remains healthy by historical standards
2023-05-12 00:22
Average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 6.35% this week, lowest level in 5 weeks
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level in five weeks, welcome news for house hunters looking for an edge as they navigate a housing market constrained by a near-historic low number of homes for sale
2023-05-12 00:20
Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal at talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.
Kyiv is seeking to extend the unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday after the talks on prolonging the agreement concluded in Turkey
2023-05-12 00:20
Supreme Court sides with ex-Cuomo aide, others convicted of corruption related to 'Buffalo Billion'
The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov_ Andrew Cuomo and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”
2023-05-12 00:19
Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis: What to know
President Joe Biden and his administration have been searching for ways he might act unilaterally to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress can’t reach agreement to allow more federal borrowing
2023-05-11 23:50