Durbin makes in-person pitch to John Roberts for Supreme Court ethics code
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee made a personal plea to Chief Justice John Roberts to create a Supreme Court code of ethics at a closed-door conference Tuesday.
2023-09-13 23:28
Sister of Paul Whelan seeks meeting with Biden to press him on her brother's release
The sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been declared wrongfully detained in Russia, is hoping to meet again with President Joe Biden to press him to do everything he can to bring her brother home.
2023-09-13 23:27
Germany's Buch picked for top ECB supervision role
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany's Claudia Buch was picked on Wednesday to head the European Central Bank's supervisory arm, overseeing a 26
2023-09-13 22:19
Income too high for Medicaid? ‘Spend down’ to qualify
Making more than the maximum income level for Medicaid isn’t necessarily a deal breaker
2023-09-13 21:20
Picasso masterpiece depicting his young mistress could sell for over $120 million at auction
A Picasso masterpiece entitled "Femme à la montre" is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this fall.
2023-09-13 21:19
Selena Gomez pokes fun - and gets serious- about her MTV VMAs look
For better or for worse, all eyes appeared to be on Selena Gomez Tuesday night at the MTV Video Music Awards.
2023-09-13 20:56
Birkenstock heads for Wall Street in another blow to Europe
German shoemaker Birkenstock has filed for an initial public offering in New York, becoming the latest European company to choose the United States as the place to raise money on the stock market.
2023-09-13 20:45
Ox-pulled floats with sacred images of Mary draw thousands to Portugal’s wine-country procession
In the small town of Lamego in Portugal's Douro River Valley, where harvesting grapes for wine is in full swing in early September, one of Portugal’s largest and oldest religious festivals draws thousands
2023-09-13 20:21
Austrian ex-minister Karin Kneissl moves to Russia with her ponies
Karin Kneissl is known for her links to Russia, including dancing with Vladimir Putin at her wedding.
2023-09-13 19:47
Ramaswamy looks to distinguish himself from Trump with conservative policy address
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is focused on a new objective weeks after his standout debate performance, when he just wanted to get his name out. Now he's looking to differentiate himself from former President Donald Trump, display his policy chops and establish himself as an authentic MAGA-aligned Republican candidate.
2023-09-13 19:27
'A spit in the face.' Electric vehicle plans worry a Midwest auto town
Normally a new, $2.5 billion factory, complete with 1,400 expected jobs, would be considered a good thing for a local economy.
2023-09-13 19:22
Jon Tester failed to fully follow through on ethics pledge at center of 2006 campaign
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester failed to fulfill multiple promises he made in a public ethics pledge during his first Senate campaign in 2006, including a vow to publicly post meetings between members of his Senate staff and lobbyists.
2023-09-13 19:21