US single-family building permits at 7-month high; housing slump persists
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON Permits for future U.S. single-family homebuilding jumped to a seven-month high in April, giving
2023-05-18 00:57
Bankman-Fried faces long odds of tossing charges despite Supreme Court decision
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is hoping a recent Supreme Court decision limiting the
2023-05-18 00:49
House Speaker McCarthy says U.S. debt ceiling deal by Sunday is “doable”
WASHINGTON House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Wednesday that a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling limit
2023-05-18 00:24
BP unit to pay record $40 million to settle U.S. air pollution civil charges
By Sarah N. Lynch and Laura Sanicola WASHINGTON A subsidiary of BP plc will pay a record-setting $40
2023-05-17 23:57
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles
2023-05-17 23:20
In a first, women poised to become mayors of Philadelphia and Jacksonville
By Brendan O'Brien A Philadelphia Democrat who promised to hire more police has won her party's nomination for
2023-05-17 23:19
Massachusetts US Attorney sought to improperly influence local election-report
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department
2023-05-17 22:50
DeSantis signs Florida ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care
2023-05-17 22:45
Trump lawyer Parlatore exits legal team amid US special counsel probes
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON Tim Parlatore, an attorney who has represented Donald Trump in a pair of U.S.
2023-05-17 22:24
House Democrats filing 'discharge petition' on debt limit in case needed, Jeffries says
WASHINGTON U.S. House Democrats will file a so-called discharge petition on Wednesday as a means to raise the
2023-05-17 21:29
Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold
By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADHSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to
2023-05-17 21:22
U.S. House Speaker McCarthy says he thinks U.S. will not default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he believed the United States will not default on its debt
2023-05-17 20:25