Portland bans daytime camping, imposes other restrictions
Officials in Portland, Oregon, have voted to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as the city struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis
2023-06-08 11:47
Richard Snyder, ‘warrior-king’ of publishing who presided over rise of Simon & Schuster, dead at 90
Richard Snyder, a visionary and imperious executive at Simon & Schuster who presided over the publisher’s exponential rise during the second half of the 20th century and helped define an era of growing corporate power, has died
2023-06-08 08:54
Nevada revisits Oakland Athletics stadium plan in special legislative session
The Nevada Legislature convened Wednesday for a special session to consider whether to provide $380 million in public financing for a stadium that would host the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip
2023-06-08 07:24
Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend
Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to unionize
2023-06-08 06:29
Black workers at California Tesla factory allege rampant racism, seek class-action status
Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination
2023-06-08 05:59
Los Angeles Times announces 74 job cuts due to economic challenges
The Los Angeles Times says it is cutting 74 jobs due to economic challenges as the newspaper strives to transform itself into a digital media organization
2023-06-08 03:47
Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document
The years-long feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor
2023-06-08 02:28
Rishi Sunak goes to Washington with Ukraine, economy and AI on agenda for Biden meeting
The war in Ukraine is top of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s agenda as he starts a two-day trip to Washington
2023-06-08 00:55
Campaigners want fossil fuel firms to pay into climate calamity fund; diplomats dubious
Environmental campaigners are calling for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund intended to help poor countries cope with climate disasters
2023-06-08 00:28
Shell's clean energy advertising campaign is misleading, UK watchdog says
A marketing campaign by oil major Shell has been banned by the U.K.’s advertising watchdog Wednesday for implying a big proportion of its business was in low carbon energy even though fossil fuels make up the “vast majority” of its operations
2023-06-07 23:45
CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure
Chris Licht was ousted as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings
2023-06-07 23:20
Is it a 'skip' or a 'pause'? Federal Reserve won't likely raise rates next week but maybe next month
Don’t call it a “pause.”
2023-06-07 22:55