After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state's 4% grocery tax wins final passage
Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage to a landmark bill to gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food by September 2024
2023-06-02 09:24
US Seeks New Tools to Compete With China in Latin America
The US needs new tools in order to build on its network of free-trade agreements and compete with
2023-06-02 09:16
Journalists to strike June 5 at the largest US newspaper chain
Journalists across the U.S. will walk off their jobs next week at publications owned by Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. Their union said Thursday that the mostly one-day strike will start June 5
2023-06-02 08:59
Arizona to restrict some new construction in fast-growing areas of Phoenix reliant on groundwater
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought worsened by climate change
2023-06-02 08:16
Judge: Diamond Sports must pay full value of contracts to Diamondbacks, Guardians, Twins, Rangers
A federal bankruptcy judge has ordered Diamond Sports to pay the full value of its media contracts to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Guardians, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers
2023-06-02 08:16
Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial
2023-06-02 08:15
Audit finds National Highway Traffic Safety Administration auto safety defect probes are too slow
A government audit has found that the U.S. agency charged with keeping the roads safe is slow to investigate automobile safety defects, limiting its ability to handle rapidly changing or severe risks
2023-06-02 07:54
JetBlue strikes a deal to sell Spirit's LaGuardia operation if it succeeds in buying Spirit
JetBlue is trying to improve its chances of buying Spirit Airlines over government objections
2023-06-02 07:26
'Shrink the room:' How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt-limit deal and staved off a catastrophe
Perhaps most critical to locking up the debt-limit deal were President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s five handpicked negotiators, three men and two women unknown to most outside government
2023-06-02 07:17
California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news gains momentum
A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay news agencies for using their content passed its first big test in the state Legislature on Thursday
2023-06-02 06:53
Biden Plans to Tap Mandy Cohen for CDC Director, Replacing Walensky
President Joe Biden intends to nominate Mandy Cohen, North Carolina’s former health secretary who led the state’s response
2023-06-02 06:25
Airbnb sues New York City over restrictions on short-term rentals
Airbnb is suing New York City over rules that the company says would make it much more difficult for people to turn their property into short-term rentals
2023-06-02 05:50