White House takes signature law off negotiating table in early spending, debt ceiling talks
The White House is drawing its battle lines.
2023-05-12 04:52
Biden, McCarthy's Friday debt ceiling meeting postponed, White House says
By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON A debt limit meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and top
2023-05-12 04:46
Debt limit fight: Biden meeting with Congress leaders put off until next week as staff talks proceed
The White House says President Joe Biden’s follow-up meeting with congressional leaders on averting a potential default has been postponed until next week
2023-05-12 04:45
Musk says has found new CEO for Twitter
(Reuters) -Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday that he has found a new chief executive for the social media
2023-05-12 03:51
Santos avoids prosecution in deal with Brazilian authorities in fraud case
US Rep. George Santos has signed a deal with Brazilian authorities to avoid prosecution in lieu of a confession, reimbursement for the victim and a fine to the state stemming from a 2008 fraud case, his attorney said.
2023-05-12 03:50
Justices back Calif. law requiring more space for pigs; producers predict pricier pork chops, bacon
The Supreme Court has backed a California animal cruelty law that requires more space for breeding pigs
2023-05-12 03:48
Favre ends lawsuit after sportscaster McAfee apologizes over 'stealing from poor' remark
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending his lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been “stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case
2023-05-12 03:19
New York attorney general sues manufacturer over magazine lock used in Buffalo store massacre
New York's attorney general is suing a gun accessory manufacturer for selling a magazine lock that can be easily removed to attach high-capacity magazines
2023-05-12 01:21
Ukraine pushes to extend wartime grain deal at talks with Russia, Turkey and U.N.
Kyiv is seeking to extend the unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday after the talks on prolonging the agreement concluded in Turkey
2023-05-12 00:27
Weekly US jobless claims highest since 2021, but companies avoid risk of being caught short-handed
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week rose to its highest level in a year-and-a-half, though the labor market remains healthy by historical standards
2023-05-12 00:21
Supreme Court sides with ex-Cuomo aide, others convicted of corruption related to 'Buffalo Billion'
The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov_ Andrew Cuomo and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”
2023-05-12 00:18
Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis: What to know
President Joe Biden and his administration have been searching for ways he might act unilaterally to avoid an economic “calamity” if Congress can’t reach agreement to allow more federal borrowing
2023-05-12 00:00