Clock ticking for West Virginia to select leadership for opioid money distribution
West Virginia is finalizing the leadership for a newly created foundation tasked with distributing the lion’s share of the more than $1 billion in opioid lawsuit-settlement money
2023-06-27 03:17
McCarthy floats potential impeachment inquiry into Garland over IRS whistleblower claims
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is floating the possibility that the House could open an impeachment inquiry into Attorney General Merrick Garland over Internal Revenue Service whistleblower allegations that Justice Department leadership improperly interfered in the Hunter Biden probe, which Garland has denied.
2023-06-27 02:53
Was your flight canceled amid bad weather? What you need to know about rebooking, refunds and more
Thousands of air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this weekend and Monday as thunderstorms rolled in across the U.S. East Coast and Midwest
2023-06-27 02:51
John Goodenough, a Nobel Prize-winning co-creator of the revolutionary lithium battery, dies at 100
John Goodenough, who shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work developing the lithium-ion battery that transformed technology with rechargeable power for devices ranging from cellphones, computers and pacemakers to electric cars, has died at 100
2023-06-27 02:50
US should apologize to Guantanamo Bay inmates for treatment -UN expert
(Reuters) -A United Nations expert said on Monday that U.S. government treatment of Guantanamo Bay inmates was cruel, inhuman and
2023-06-27 02:20
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
The union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle
2023-06-27 02:17
Biden administration to spend $450 million on higher-blend biofuels
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $450 million to expand the production and
2023-06-27 02:16
Wagner revolt in Russia clouds outlook for its operations in Africa
By Tiemoko Diallo and Judicael Yongo BAMAKO/BANGUI A revolt by the Wagner militia in Russia poses a diplomatic
2023-06-27 02:00
NYC will add Diwali as a public school holiday, but there's a catch this year
New York City will add the festival of Diwali to the list of public school holidays in recognition of the growth of the city’s South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities
2023-06-27 01:53
US lawmakers make new push for expanded drone shootdown authority
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they are making a new
2023-06-27 01:51
3 found dead at home included couple celebrating golden wedding anniversary, officials in Massachusetts say
Three people were found dead inside a residence in Newton, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning, including a couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, officials said.
2023-06-27 01:50
Wife and mother of Titan passengers talks about waiting to hear from the doomed sub
Christine Dawood was on board a support vessel when she got word that communications had been lost with the Titan submersible carrying her husband and son to see the Titanic wreckage
2023-06-27 01:26