Judge blocks Arkansas law requiring parental OK for minors to create social media accounts
A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law that would have required parental consent for minors to create new social media accounts
2023-09-01 07:23
Biden administration proposes rule aimed at curbing the 'gun show loophole'
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed rules intended to require people selling firearms at gun shows and on the internet to conduct background checks on potential buyers, in an effort to curb the so-called gun show loophole.
2023-09-01 06:27
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents
Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires
2023-09-01 00:45
White House seeks short-term funding to avoid government shutdown -report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday asked Congress to pass a short-term government funding extension to avoid an Oct.
2023-08-31 22:47
White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding to keep government operating, official tells AP
The White House says Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30
2023-08-31 22:16
Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows a modest rise in latest sign of slowing price increases
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained low last month, adding to signs of cooling price increases and raising the likelihood that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged when it next meets in late September
2023-08-31 20:49
Special Report-Inside the downfall of embattled property developer China Evergrande
By Engen Tham, Julie Zhu and Clare Jim SHANGHAI/HONG KONG - In the beginning, Hui Ka Yan followed a simple
2023-08-31 18:56
Report says close associates of India's Adani Group secretly purchased large numbers of shares
Two people closely linked to India’s Adani Group, one of the country’s largest conglomerates, secretly purchased of millions of dollars of stocks in the group’s companies, possibly violating Indian law, according to a report by a network of investigative journalists
2023-08-31 18:24
Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October. Here's what borrowers should know
For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million borrowers by freezing their accounts.
2023-08-31 18:16
Europe's inflation held steady in August as European Central Bank keeps an open mind on rates
Inflation paused its decline in Europe in August
2023-08-31 17:25
Stock market today: Global shares trade higher ahead of US updates on inflation and hiring
Global stock markets are mostly higher ahead of updates on United States inflation and hiring that traders hope will persuade the Federal Reserve no more interest hikes are needed
2023-08-31 17:23
Japan's Sogo & Seibu department stores are being sold to a US fund as 900 workers go on strike
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. is selling department store chain Sogo & Seibu Co. to a U.S. investment fund, as the labor union went on strike ahead of the announcement
2023-08-31 16:27