Hollywood writers at rally say they'll win as strike reaches 50 days
Fifty days into a strike, and about 1,000 Hollywood writers and their supporters have marched across Los Angeles for a new contract with studios that includes payment guarantees and job security
2023-06-22 08:24
PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV
A Senate subcommittee is asking executives from the PGA Tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the shocking business deal that upended the sport
2023-06-22 07:57
New rule would make all railroads alert first responders within 10 miles of derailed train cargo
Federal regulators want first responders to a train derailment to know exactly what they are dealing with even before they reach the scene
2023-06-22 07:48
Alaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas
A U.S. appeals court has halted a lower court ruling that would have shut down southeast Alaska’s Chinook salmon troll fishery for the summer to protect endangered orca whales that eat the fish
2023-06-22 07:46
After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns
Oregon lawmakers have passed amended versions of the two bills that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout
2023-06-22 06:45
Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhauls liquor law
The laws governing Wisconsin's multibillion-dollar liquor industry has passed the state Assembly
2023-06-22 06:28
Former AP journalist and spokesman Jack Stokes dies at 73
Veteran Associated Press journalist Jack Stokes has died
2023-06-22 04:52
EPA boosts use of biofuels but holds steady for corn-based ethanol production
The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s fuel supplies over the next three years, but held production totals steady for corn-based ethanol, disappointing the biofuel industry and farm advocates
2023-06-22 04:48
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