A pollution tax on older cars can be extended to London's suburbs after a British court ruling
A British court has ruled against five London suburbs that tried to block a pollution tax on older cars
2023-07-28 21:53
Tim Scott pushes back on DeSantis over Florida curriculum: 'No silver lining' in slavery
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina pushed back Thursday against Republican rival Ron DeSantis over his state's new Black history curriculum, which says middle school students should be taught that enslaved people learned some skills they later used to their benefit.
2023-07-28 21:46
Top US Senate Republican McConnell to stay in post through 2024 election-CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell plans to remain in his leadership post through the 2024 elections, CNN
2023-07-28 21:24
US labor costs growth slows in second quarter
WASHINGTON U.S. labor costs increased less than expected in the second quarter as wage growth cooled a bit,
2023-07-28 21:20
Scott criticizes DeSantis over his support for Florida's slavery curriculum as they stump in Iowa
U_S_ Sen_ Tim Scott is criticizing fellow Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis for supporting standards requiring teachers to instruct middle school students that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal benefit.”
2023-07-28 20:53
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Fed falls to its lowest level in more than 2 years
A measure of consumer prices that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve fell last month to its lowest level since March 2021, the latest sign that inflation in the United States is steadily cooling from its once-painful highs
2023-07-28 20:51
McConnell's office says he will serve out this Congress as leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to serve the rest of the 118th Congress as the GOP leader, the Kentucky Republican's office said in a statement Friday.
2023-07-28 20:49
US annual inflation slows in June, consumer spending solid
WASHINGTON U.S. annual inflation slowed considerably in June, likely pushing the Federal Reserve closer to ending its fastest
2023-07-28 20:48
Man who drove through a Black Lives Matter protest and killed a demonstrator agrees to plea deal
Three years after a protester was fatally hit by a car during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle, the person responsible agreed to a plea deal on Thursday.
2023-07-28 20:24
Biden to sign executive order moving prosecution of military sexual assault outside chain of command
President Joe Biden will sign an executive order Friday amending the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, murder and other serious crimes.
2023-07-28 20:21
Inside efforts to avert environmental 'catastrophe' in the Red Sea
Moored five miles off the coast of Yemen for more than 30 years, a decaying supertanker carrying a million barrels of oil is finally being offloaded by a United Nations-led mission, hoping to avert what threatened to be one of the world's worst ecological disasters in decades.
2023-07-28 20:20
No G20 consensus on emissions mitigation targets at talks -source
CHENNAI Climate talks between representatives of the group of 20 countries (G20) failed to reach a consensus on
2023-07-28 20:18