New York City outlaws discrimination on the basis of weight, height
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion
2023-05-27 06:21
X marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling
2023-05-27 06:19
New York man indicted on murder charge after 20-year-old woman was shot and killed when car turned in wrong driveway
A man accused of shooting and killing a woman who was a passenger in a car that mistakenly drove up his driveway in rural New York has been indicted on a murder charge.
2023-05-27 05:53
Ukraine Recap: Graham ‘Optimistic’ After Meeting With Zelenskiy
Senator Lindsey Graham, after a trip to Ukraine and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said that he had
2023-05-27 05:30
US Navy Hit by Chinese Hacking Campaign, Report Says
An alleged campaign by Chinese state-sponsored hackers on targets in the US and Guam has raised fears that
2023-05-27 05:26
Hikikomori: Why S Korea is paying young recluses to leave home
Money only "touches the surface" of a deeper problem, former recluses and youth workers say.
2023-05-27 05:23
Yellen pushes back forecast of potential US default date
WASHINGTON U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday extended the deadline for raising the federal debt limit, saying
2023-05-27 05:16
Yellen Sets June 5 as Default Date in US Debt-Ceiling Standoff
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her department estimates it will run out of funding by June 5 if
2023-05-27 05:15
After yearslong delay, DEA revokes license of drug distributor over opioid crisis failures
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has stripped one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical distributors of its license to sell highly addictive painkillers after determining it failed to flag thousands of suspicious, high-volume orders at the height of the opioid crisis
2023-05-27 04:45
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon deposed over bank's Jeffrey Epstein ties
Two lawsuits accuse the bank of ignoring signs it was profiting from the long-standing relationship.
2023-05-27 03:50
'How to Have Sex' wins Cannes' 'Certain Regard' competition
By Hanna Rantala CANNES The provocatively titled film "How to Have Sex," about three British teen girls who
2023-05-27 03:26
Nvidia Nailed Bet on AI Trend in Surge Toward $1 Trillion
Nvidia Corp. has a knack for riding tech trends — selling graphics chips that powered everything from the
2023-05-27 03:25