US Birthrate Dips Slightly in 2022 After Rebound in Prior Year
The US birth rate declined slightly last year after picking up in 2021 from a multi-decade low in
2023-06-01 12:24
'You're wrong': McCarthy answers his critics as he faces blowback from GOP hardliners
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in February made a bold prediction about the GOP and the debt ceiling, asserting: "We don't believe they have a plan that can pass with Republican votes in the House."
2023-06-01 12:24
FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant
Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids’ voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant
2023-06-01 12:21
Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal
2023-06-01 12:16
Failed New Mexico GOP candidate indicted by federal grand jury in alleged shooting spree targeting Democratic officials' homes
A former GOP candidate in New Mexico has been indicted on federal charges in connection to a spate of shootings at Democratic officials' homes after he lost his 2022 midterm election bid, court documents show.
2023-06-01 11:54
Kim Cattrall set to make 'secret' comeback in 'And Just Like That' after years-long feud with Sarah Jessica Parker
Kim is all set to make a comeback as the confident Samantha Jones in ‘And Just Like That’ Season 2 after a years-long feud with ex-co-star Sarah Jessica Parker
2023-06-01 11:53
The Coast Guard suspends search for a man who went overboard from a Carnival cruise ship nearly 200 miles off the coast of Florida
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in
2023-06-01 11:52
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise after House approves debt ceiling deal
Asian benchmarks are trading mostly higher after the United States House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, avoiding a default crisis
2023-06-01 11:52
Elon Musk's jet leaves Shanghai as tycoon wraps up China visit: flight tracker
A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in...
2023-06-01 11:46
Stocks Rise on China Data Surprise, Fed Pause Talk: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Asia were broadly higher in choppy trading as the House passed a deal to avert US
2023-06-01 11:46
Ukraine war: 'Children die' in new missile attack on Kyiv
Officials in Ukraine's capital say two children and an adult were killed in an overnight attack.
2023-06-01 11:30
Inside a debt ceiling standoff 'far more dangerous than people will recognize'
President Joe Biden ended the month of May the same way he began it: with a phone call to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. .
2023-06-01 11:26