NYC Congestion Pricing, First in the US, Gets Final Approval
A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, according to
2023-06-27 04:30
Odey Suspends Flagship Hedge Fund After Redemption Pressure
Odey Asset Management suspended its flagship hedge fund after being hit by redemption requests from investors fleeing the
2023-06-27 03:53
El Salvador's president is running for reelection, though critics say the constitution prohibits him
El Salvador's president has registered for reelection in next February’s contest even though legal experts and opposition figures say the country’s constitution prohibits it
2023-06-27 03:47
Trafigura Cuts Mexico Oil Traders as Policies Crimp Margins
Trafigura Group is cutting oil-trader positions in Mexico as the government’s nationalist policies squeeze its profit margins. Five
2023-06-27 03:47
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman's mental health is focus of punishment phase of death penalty trial
The Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter acted irrationally due to mental health problems and had a history of psychotic symptoms consistent with schizophrenia, his defense attorneys said in the punishment phase of his death penalty trial Monday.
2023-06-27 03:28
Louisiana electoral map: Supreme Court clears way for a new majority-black district
The current congressional map raised concerns that black voting power had been diluted in the state.
2023-06-27 03:15
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
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is remaking the Metropolitan Opera from the bottom up
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is remaking the Metropolitan Opera from the bottom up
2023-06-27 02:50
Student Loan-Relief Backers Warn Biden ‘Failure Isn’t an Option’
Advocates of student debt relief want President Joe Biden to use a 1965 law to cancel student debt
2023-06-27 02:49
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 02:29
DeSantis pitches crackdown on illegal immigration in first major policy proposal of his campaign
In his first major policy rollout of his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration, including sending the US military to the border and mass detention and deportation of undocumented people.
2023-06-27 02:26
Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars
Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all
2023-06-27 02:19