Millions scramble to afford energy bills amid heat waves, but federal program to help falls short
As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., millions of the poorest Americans grapple with enduring perilous heat or paying costly air conditioning bills
2023-08-10 00:54
The end-call button on your iPhone could move soon. What to know about Apple's iOS 17 change
The location of Apple’s red end-call button is set to slightly move with upcoming iOS 17 updates to the phone app, so be wary of your thumb’s muscle memory
2023-08-10 00:28
House Oversight GOP claims they don't need to find direct payments to Joe Biden to prove corruption in Hunter Biden business dealings memo
House Oversight Republicans laid out their intention to accuse President Joe Biden of corruption even without direct evidence that he financially benefited from Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings, a clear shift in their strategy that they said was launched to investigate the president.
2023-08-10 00:26
Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination has filed for bankruptcy after a judge ordered it to pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages for submitting hundreds of false asbestos claims
2023-08-09 23:51
Severe storms lead to unprecedented $34 billion in US insured losses so far this year, Swiss Re says
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time as climate change contributes to the frequency and severity of violent meteorological events
2023-08-09 23:47
Hollywood strike matches the 100-day mark of the last writers' strike in 2007-2008
The Hollywood writers strike has reached the 100-day mark, matching the length of the landmark 2007-2008 strike
2023-08-09 23:46
Biden Decries Climate Threat But Does Not Declare Emergency
President Joe Biden stopped short of saying he would declare a national climate emergency, a move progressive lawmakers
2023-08-09 23:25
Angry villagers in England call for the quirky Crooked House pub to be rebuilt following demolition
Villagers in central England are fuming after one of Britain’s quirkiest pubs burned down and was reduced to rubble by a digger before a fire investigation was completed
2023-08-09 23:16
Sudan conflict: Call for gravediggers in Omdurman as fighting intensifies
Residents of the Khartoum area are shaken by an intense wave of bombing targeting paramilitary forces.
2023-08-09 22:48
Colombia conflict: Rebels deny plot to kill attorney general
ELN rebels say accusations they are planning to kill Attorney General Francisco Barbosa are "false".
2023-08-09 22:25
Italy’s Meloni Breaks Silence, Backs Tax on Banks’ Extra Profits
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni broke the silence she’d observed for almost two days, backing her government’s decision
2023-08-09 21:47
Biden administration to announce new bans on investments in China meant to protect national security
President Joe Biden's administration plans to detail new rules Wednesday limiting US investments in advanced technology industries in China, according to people familiar with the plans, in an effort to protect national security at a moment of heightened tension with Beijing.
2023-08-09 21:46