Ocean shippers playing catch up to electric vehicle fire risk
By Lisa Baertlein and Anthony Deutsch LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM Electric vehicles are crisscrossing the globe to reach their eager
2023-07-28 03:59
His campaign forced Sinead O'Connor to scrap a 1997 Jerusalem concert. Now he is a Cabinet minister
When death threats forced Irish pop singer Sinead O’Connor to call off a peace concert in Jerusalem in the summer of 1997, a young man named Itamar Ben-Gvir took credit for the campaign against her
2023-07-28 03:49
White House rolls out measures aimed at lowering cost of housing, increasing supply
The White House has announced a series of measures that it said would reduce the cost and increase the supply of housing while bolstering protection for renters
2023-07-28 03:46
Investigators say poor track conditions caused a 2021 Amtrak derailment in Montana that killed three
A derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a poor track conditions at the accident site, federal investigators said in a final report
2023-07-28 03:45
Deep dive into Meta's algorithms shows that America's political polarization has no easy fix
A team of some of the world's leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America's widening political divide
2023-07-28 03:20
White House: Russia grain deal withdrawal has sparked price volatility
WASHINGTON Russia's withdrawal from a deal that had allowed Ukraine to export its badly needed grain has sparked
2023-07-28 02:47
Former Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments
Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is suing a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The lawsuit comes just over two months after Mississippi Today won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the welfare misspending
2023-07-28 02:46
US House votes to approve first 2024 spending bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal 2024 appropriations bill for military construction
2023-07-28 02:29
US Senate panel passes AM radio, ticket fee pricing bills
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation on Thursday to bar
2023-07-28 02:19
Alaska asks US Supreme Court to strike down the rejection of a proposed copper, gold mine
The state of Alaska wants the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal agency’s rejection of a proposed copper and gold mine in southwest Alaska’s Bristol Bay region
2023-07-28 01:49
Biden administration moves to boost housing supply, improve renter protections
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON The Biden administration on Thursday continued its push to drive down housing prices, announcing
2023-07-28 00:21
Bankman-Fried campaign finance charge dropped, lessening trial's political focus
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK The decision by U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday to drop a campaign finance charge
2023-07-28 00:16