Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return
2023-07-29 12:24
Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
Community organizations are gearing up for what they expect will be a worsening onslaught of disinformation targeting voters of color as the 2024 election approaches
2023-07-29 12:17
'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation of a giant “X” sign that cropped up Friday on top of the downtown headquarters of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter
2023-07-29 08:27
Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on sovereign tribal lands to sell directly to consumers
2023-07-29 07:15
Trucking company Yellow Corp. is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy. Here's what you need to know
After years of financial struggles, U.S. trucker Yellow Corp. is reportedly preparing for bankruptcy and seeing customers leave in large numbers
2023-07-29 06:59
Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana
2023-07-29 06:48
Judge blasts prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman
A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government
2023-07-29 05:58
Variety revises article on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker that was sharply criticized
Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment publication Variety made changes to the piece on Friday
2023-07-29 05:58
US asks Supreme Court to delay Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to
2023-07-29 05:50
Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say
A state agency has confirmed another issue involving a large roller coaster along the North Carolina-South Carolina border
2023-07-29 05:49
Sam Bankman-Fried must be jailed, is intimidating witnesses, prosecutors say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK Sam Bankman-Fried must be jailed pending his October fraud trial over the collapse
2023-07-29 05:45
J&J effort to resolve talc lawsuits in bankruptcy fails a second time
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson's second attempt to resolve
2023-07-29 05:26