'Dollarization' of North Korean economy, once vital, now potential threat to Kim's rule
North Korea has tolerated the widespread use of more stable foreign currencies like U.S. dollars and the Chinese yuan since a bungled revaluation of the won in 2009 triggered runway inflation and public unrest
2023-06-09 09:29
Nevada Senate vote on proposed A's stadium in Las Vegas extended until next week
The Nevada Senate adjourned on Thursday without voting on a a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics, extending the special legislative session into the next week amid negotiations over whether to contribute $380 million in public funding to the project
2023-06-09 08:51
Los Angeles county DA's office quits Twitter due to barrage of 'vicious' homophobic attacks
The Los Angeles county district attorney's office has left Twitter due to barrage of what the office called vicious homophobic attacks
2023-06-09 08:24
Biden picks longtime transportation official as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration has another acting leader at the controls
2023-06-09 08:23
Social media helps invent, then circulate info on DIY air purifiers amid wildfire smoke
West Coast social media users are sharing their DIY tips for building an air purifier at home as smoke from Canada wildfires are cloaking much of the East Coast
2023-06-09 08:22
Nevada Senate adjourns without voting on proposed A's stadium in Las Vegas
An anticipated vote has failed to materialize in the Nevada Senate on a financing bill for a proposed $1.5 billion Las Vegas Strip stadium for the Oakland Athletics
2023-06-09 08:17
Senate confirms highest-ranking Muslim in government after earlier GOP blockade
The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government
2023-06-09 07:18
Georgia man gets 18 months in North Dakota for smuggling people across Canada border
A Georgia man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to smuggle people from Mexico across the U.S.-Canada border into and through North Dakota
2023-06-09 06:25
Smoke from wildfires, a fact of life in the West, catches outdoor workers off guard in the East
The hazardous haze from Canada’s wildfires is taking its toll on outdoor workers along the Eastern U.S. who carried on with their daily jobs even as dystopian orange skies forced the cancelation of sports events, school field trips and Broadway plays
2023-06-09 05:55
The S&P 500 is in a bull market. Here's what that means and how long the bull might run
The S&P 500 is now in what Wall Street refers to as a bull market, meaning the index has risen 20% or more from its most recent low
2023-06-09 05:15
GM's electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla's vast charging network
Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s vast charging network starting early next year
2023-06-09 04:58
Los Angeles district attorney's office quits Twitter due to barrage of 'vicious' homophobic attacks
The Los Angeles district attorney's office has left Twitter due to barrage of what the office called vicious homophobic attacks
2023-06-09 04:45