US Senate confirms Kugler to fill Fed governor position
(Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed World Bank economist Adriana Kugler to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, where
2023-09-08 01:59
Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month's wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging
2023-09-08 01:54
Slave descendants on Georgia island face losing protections that helped them keep their land
One of the few remaining Gullah-Geechee communities in the U.S. is in another fight to hold onto land owned by residents' families since their ancestors were freed from slavery
2023-09-08 01:52
Anna Jones killing: Mother files lawsuit against drunk professor who shot dead her 18-year-old daughter
The freshman-to-be at the University of West Georgia died after Richard Edward Sigman fired randomly at parked cars, killing her instantly
2023-09-08 01:47
Mexico on track for first woman president as second female frontrunner joins race
Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year's election after the country's leading parties both unveiled women candidates.
2023-09-08 01:29
'I am the best version of myself': Charlie Puth announces engagement to girlfriend Brooke Sansone
Charlie Puth publicly revealed his relationship with Brooke Sansone in 2022
2023-09-08 01:26
New federal rule may help boost competition for railroad shipments at companies with few options
Companies with plants and factories that are only served by one railroad may soon be able to get a bid from another railroad if their current service is bad enough under a new rule that was proposed Thursday to help boost competition
2023-09-08 01:23
A Wisconsin Supreme Court justice under impeachment threat isn't the only member to get party money
Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party
2023-09-08 00:59
Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has placed a $20 bet to signal that legal sports wagering is off and running in the Bluegrass State
2023-09-08 00:57
Fact check: Ramaswamy falsely describes his own 2021 article, continuing a recent pattern
For at least the third time in the last two weeks, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has falsely described something he wrote before he launched his campaign.
2023-09-08 00:56
More than 800 rescued after extreme flooding in Greece turns villages into lakes
More than 800 people have been rescued over the past two days from severe floods in Greece, local officials said, after extreme rainfall turned streets into deadly rivers, tore down buildings and bridges and left whole villages submerged.
2023-09-08 00:51
A grizzly bear that killed a woman earlier this year gets euthanized after breaking into a house with a cub to steal food
An adult grizzly bear with "a history of conflict" was euthanized Saturday after breaking into a home through a kitchen window while with a cub and taking a container of dog food, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a news release.
2023-09-08 00:29