Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act
2023-06-22 03:56
Drugmaker lobbying group sues over plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
A key drugmaker lobbying group has joined the legal fight against the federal government’s plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices
2023-06-22 03:22
Biden's 3 Federal Reserve nominees appear likely to win Senate approval
President Joe Biden’s three nominees for the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors pledged to fight inflation during a confirmation hearing that drew only modest pushback from Republican members of the Senate Banking Committee
2023-06-22 02:52
Fed's Powell: More rate hikes are likely this year to fight still-high inflation
With inflation in the United States still too high, most Federal Reserve officials expect to raise interest rates further this year, Chair Jerome Powell said in prepared testimony to be delivered to a House committee
2023-06-22 01:24
US approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation's first 'lab-grown' meat
Chicken grown from animal cells, not from slaughtered birds, can now be sold in the U.S. The Agriculture Department issued approvals Wednesday to California firms Upside Foods and Good Meat to sell the products, known as “lab-grown” or “cultivated” meat
2023-06-21 23:55
Amazon is accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for what it calls a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions
2023-06-21 23:46
Need for speed: F-16 pilot calls the fighter jets sought by Ukraine 'easy to fly'
F-16 fighter jets hurtle pilots through the sky at high speeds
2023-06-21 23:24
Russia says it downed 3 drones outside Moscow, suspects it was attack by Ukraine
Russian authorities say two drones have crashed outside Moscow as they were approaching the warehouses of a local military unit
2023-06-21 22:25
Charitable giving in 2022 drops for only the fourth time in 40 years: Giving USA report
Charitable giving in the United States declined in 2022 -- only the fourth time in four decades that donations did not increase year over year -- according to the Giving USA report released Tuesday
2023-06-21 21:25
European Union countries agree on a new package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine
European Union countries have agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine
2023-06-21 21:17
Windrush scandal rumbles on 5 years after UK government's apology
It's been five years since the U.K. government apologized and promised to compensate legal residents who were caught up in an immigration crackdown
2023-06-21 17:55
Stock market today: World shares mixed after Wall Street retreat
World shares are mixed after Wall Street benchmarks retreated following the S&P 500's rise to its highest level since the spring of last year
2023-06-21 17:55