Stock market today: Asian stocks decline after US inflation edges higher
Asian stock markets are lower after U.S. inflation edged higher, fueling unease about the outlook for the biggest global economy
2023-08-11 14:18
EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailment
The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic smoke following the fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio
2023-08-11 12:23
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried returns to New York as prosecutors push for his incarceration
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is returning to New York City for a bail hearing
2023-08-11 12:15
Family of Henrietta Lacks files new lawsuit over cells harvested without her consent
The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another lawsuit accusing a second company of unjustly profiting off her cells for generations
2023-08-11 06:51
Singapore solar company plans major US manufacturing plant in New Mexico, pending federal loan
Singapore-based Maxeon Solar Technologies plans to build a major solar panel manufacturing plant in Albuquerque, pending approval of a loan application with the U.S. Department of Energy
2023-08-11 06:48
Fund sued over grant program for Black women enlists prominent civil rights attorneys to fight back
Attorneys for an Atlanta-based venture capital firm being sued over a grant program investing in Black women have vowed to fight back against the lawsuit calling it misguided and frivolous
2023-08-11 06:47
How to help or donate in response to the deadly wildfire in Maui
Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui even as emergency operations continue on Thursday
2023-08-11 06:27
China accuses US of trying to block its development and demands that technology curbs be repealed
China has accused Washington of trying to block its development after President Joe Biden stepped up a feud over technology and security by tightening controls on U.S. investments that might help Beijing develop its military
2023-08-11 06:26
Investigators say miscommunication between pilots caused United plane to drop near ocean's surface
Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines plane diving within 748 feet of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December
2023-08-11 05:53
Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
Miners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the current limit for silica dust exposure has strict enforcement mechanisms
2023-08-11 05:53
US probing Virginia fatal crash involving Tesla suspected of running on automated driving system
U.S. safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a Tesla suspected of running on a partially automated driving system
2023-08-11 04:28
Supreme Court blocks OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal that would shield Sackler family members
The Supreme Court has blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids
2023-08-11 03:58