Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
2023-07-26 07:28
Colorado students at private career school that lost accreditation get federal loan relief
The federal government is forgiving the loans of Colorado students who enrolled in a now-defunct career school
2023-07-26 07:22
Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president
WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Congress, the president, vice president and senior executive branch officials and their relatives
2023-07-26 07:20
Puerto Rican bank sues NY Fed for suspending account in Venezuela-linked crackdown
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK The New York Federal Reserve was sued on Tuesday by a Puerto Rican
2023-07-26 07:20
Lawmakers say the UK should ban Russia's Wagner as a terrorist group
British lawmakers say the U.K. has underestimated the threat posed by the Russian Wagner mercenary group and should ban it as a terrorist organization
2023-07-26 07:16
49ers QB Brock Purdy cleared for start of training camp following offseason elbow surgery
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been cleared to take part in training camp after undergoing surgery on his throwing elbow in the offseason
2023-07-26 07:16
Visa looks to soothe spending slowdown fears after tepid quarter
By Niket Nishant and Sri Hari N S (Reuters) -Visa on Tuesday forecast annual results in line with Wall Street
2023-07-26 06:51
Senate Targets US Investments in China Through Key Defense Bill
The Senate attached a measure to the annual defense policy bill that would subject some US investments in
2023-07-26 06:45
Salmonella in ground beef sickens 16, hospitalizing 6, in 4 states, CDC says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says ground beef contaminated with salmonella has sickened at least 16 people in four Northeastern states
2023-07-26 06:45
Greenpeace says ECB has broken climate pledge with end of bond buying
FRANKFURT Activist group Greenpeace said on Wednesday the European Central Bank has broken a pledge to join the
2023-07-26 06:29
Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.
Texas' floating barrier on the Rio Grande is new, but a former Trump official says the idea isn't
2023-07-26 06:26
FEC asked to investigate flower shop's $500,000 contribution to super PAC backing Suarez's 2024 bid
A government watchdog group is asking federal regulators to investigate a $500,000 contribution to a super PAC backing Miami Mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential bid by a shop selling artificial flowers
2023-07-26 06:26