Biden administration announces more than $3 billion in funding to tackle homelessness with veterans focus
The Biden administration announced new actions Thursday to help prevent and reduce veteran homelessness across the country, including $3.1 billion in funding to support efforts to quickly rehouse homeless Americans.
2023-06-29 17:25
US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth
Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history
2023-06-29 17:23
Uhuru Joins Top International Companies as Members of Future Investment Initiative (“FII”) Institute
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 29, 2023--
2023-06-29 17:17
The family of Irvo Otieno is requesting a federal investigation into his death at a Virginia mental health facility
The family of Irvo Otieno -- who died in March while being admitted to a Virginia mental health facility -- is asking the Department of Justice for a federal investigation into his death, their attorneys announced Wednesday.
2023-06-29 16:53
Federal Reserve may tighten financial rules after US bank failures, Powell says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank may have to tighten its oversight of the American financial system after the failure of three large U.S. banks this spring
2023-06-29 16:47
2 more New Haven officers are being fired in the police van transport incident that left Randy Cox paralyzed
Two more police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, are being fired in connection with a 2022 incident that paralyzed Randy Cox as he was being transported in a police van handcuffed and without a seat belt.
2023-06-29 15:51
Facebook content moderators in Kenya call the work 'torture.' Their lawsuit may ripple worldwide
Nearly 200 former content moderators for Facebook are suing the company and a local contractor in a court case in Kenya that could have implications for the work worldwide
2023-06-29 15:45
150 arrested in second night of French protests after 17-year-old shot dead by police
French authorities arrested about 150 people overnight as protests broke out for a second night over the fatal police shooting of a teenager, officials said Thursday.
2023-06-29 15:26
Ipsen Gets FDA Advisers’ Backing for Rare Bone Disease Drug
Ipsen SA’s drug for a rare bone disease got support from a panel of US drug regulatory advisers,
2023-06-29 15:21
Over 120 million Americans are under air quality alerts as smoke and hazy skies from Canada's wildfires stretch into third day
Dangerous air quality and hazy skies persist from Toronto to Washington, DC, as smoke from Canada's raging wildfires drifts south — with more than 120 million under air quality alerts within the US.
2023-06-29 14:57
Fed's Powell: Most US policymakers see two or more rate hikes ahead
With U.S. inflation well above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal and a labor market that's still very tight,
2023-06-29 14:50
Ireland's domestic economy to remain robust, predicts think tank
But there are risks to the economy, including high core inflation and signs of a weakening export market.
2023-06-29 14:26