Chinese hackers breached State Dept., other government email on eve of Blinken visit, officials say
U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security and hacked the email of officials at multiple U.S. agencies that deal with China ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Beijing last month
2023-07-13 04:50
Inflation drops to 3% and Biden hopes to turn a weakness with voters into a strength
The politics of inflation took a sharp turn with a new report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency
2023-07-13 04:20
Plastic surgeon who livestreamed procedures on TikTok banned from practicing medicine in Ohio
An Ohio plastic surgeon’s state medical license has been permanently revoked after a medical board determined she harmed patients while livestreaming their surgeries on the social media app TikTok
2023-07-13 04:17
Police say there's no sign of crime by BBC presenter who allegedly paid teen for sexual photos
London police say there's no evidence that a BBC presenter who allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos committed a crime
2023-07-13 03:20
Fed's Jefferson, fellow Fed nominees advance toward confirmation
By Moira Warburton and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's three Federal Reserve Board nominees, including his pick
2023-07-13 02:46
What is flood insurance, and why do you need it?
Highlands, New York, was underwater and under a state of emergency as devastating floods swept the area this weekend. Gov. Kathy Hochul warned of "life-threatening flooding," and nearby West Point saw a 1-in-1000-year rainfall on Sunday afternoon, totaling nearly eight inches in six hours. Some drivers swam out of their cars to safety, and 13,000 homes lost power.
2023-07-13 02:29
Fed’s Beige Book Shows Uptick in Economy But Warns of Slowing
The US economy showed an overall increase in activity since late May, though most regions expect the pace
2023-07-13 02:19
US officials: Chinese hackers breached unclassified govt email by foiling Microsoft security
U.S. officials say state-backed Chinese hackers foiled Microsoft’s cloud-based security to break into unclassified U.S. government email systems at an unspecified number of agencies including the State Department
2023-07-13 01:55
Anchor Brewing halting operations after 127 years citing faltering sales, tough economic conditions
San Francisco’s 127-year-old Anchor Brewing Co. will shut down after years of declining sales, citing tough economic conditions
2023-07-13 01:25
Germany plans to offer companies $6.6 billion a year in tax relief
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's finance ministry plans to offer companies a tax relief package of around 6 billion euros ($6.61 billion)
2023-07-13 00:24
Iran's leader, visiting Africa, attacks Western support for homosexuality as among 'dirtiest' things
Iran’s president on a rare visit to Africa has sharply criticized Western nations’ support for homosexuality as “one of the dirtiest things which have been done in human history.”
2023-07-13 00:19
Kosovo to partially withdraw special police officers from northern Serb-majority municipalities
Kosovo’s government has decided to reduce by one-fourth the number of special police officers and also hold new mayoral elections in four Serb-majority municipalities
2023-07-12 23:19