Countries agree to slash shipping emissions but not enough to stay within warming limits
Maritime nations agreed Friday to slash emissions from the shipping industry to net zero by about 2050 in a deal that many experts and some nations say falls well short of what’s needed to curb warming to agreed temperature limits
2023-07-07 19:29
Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money for families
President Joe Biden has rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs
2023-07-07 18:57
Amsterdam court gives green light to plan to reduce flights at busy Schiphol Airport
Appeals court judges in Amsterdam say the Dutch government can order Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000
2023-07-07 18:54
Stock market today: World shares mixed as Yellen meets with Chinese officials in Beijing
European shares have opened mostly higher after Asian markets retreated
2023-07-07 17:49
Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has criticized China's treatment of U.S. companies and new export controls on metals used in semiconductors during a visit to Beijing to try to revive strained relations
2023-07-07 15:46
Food delivery services sue NYC over minimum pay rates for app-based workers
Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub have sued New York City to block its new minimum pay rules for food delivery workers
2023-07-07 09:27
Biden administration seeks stay of judge's social media order, saying it could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 09:25
Biden administration says judge's social media order could cause 'grave harm'
Biden administration attorneys say a Louisiana-based federal judge’s order broadly limiting executive branch communications with social media companies could cause “grave harm” by preventing the government from “engaging in a vast range of lawful and responsible conduct.”
2023-07-07 08:51
Truck makers pledge to comply with new California rules phasing out gas-powered vehicles
Some of the nation's largest truck makers have pledged to not sell new gas-powered vehicles in California by the middle of the next decade
2023-07-07 08:28
Transgender woman, bookstore, teacher sue over Montana law banning drag reading events
A transgender woman, the owners of an independent bookstore and an educator who teaches in costume are among those challenging Montana's first-in-the-nation law that bans people dressed in drag from reading to children in public schools or libraries
2023-07-07 07:15
Railroad industry sues to block limit on crew sizes that Ohio imposed after E. Palestine derailment
The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February
2023-07-07 05:27
Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi has full FDA approval now and that means Medicare will pay for it
U.S. officials have granted full approval to a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug for patients with early stages of the disease
2023-07-07 04:57