![UPS reaches deal with union Teamsters to avert strike](/i/c/ba840426-3443-8844-e8aa-9a5e7eade604.webp)
UPS reaches deal with union Teamsters to avert strike
The agreement raises starting pay for part-time staff to $21 (£16.31) an hour.
2023-07-26 01:45
![US companies' diversity efforts are legal, Democratic officials say](/i/c/bc37645e-56fb-e0da-1edc-6432db280b9b.webp)
US companies' diversity efforts are legal, Democratic officials say
By Daniel Wiessner A group of Democratic U.S. state attorneys general on Wednesday pushed back against claims by
2023-07-20 02:19
![John Kerry in Beijing: Can US and China set aside rivalry for climate action?](/i/c/dff476a2-8042-f09b-c451-6aba5d97e240.webp)
John Kerry in Beijing: Can US and China set aside rivalry for climate action?
The two biggest economies and polluters need to work together to avert the crisis, experts say.
2023-07-16 06:29
![Biden administration wipes out $39bn in student loan debt](/i/c/3cbe0f0a-e3da-0258-e521-5c31673fc34d.webp)
Biden administration wipes out $39bn in student loan debt
Republicans called the debt write-off for 800,000 borrowers "a slap in the face to hard-working taxpayers".
2023-07-15 09:26
![Manuel Chang: South Africa to hand Mozambique 'tuna bond' minister to FBI](/i/c/f0383d75-c099-3b55-618e-b560a221483a.webp)
Manuel Chang: South Africa to hand Mozambique 'tuna bond' minister to FBI
Mozambique's ex-finance minister is to be tried in the US after five years in a South African jail.
2023-07-10 23:22
![Wisconsin will raise public school funding for the next 400 years](/i/c/7d823705-9bc1-df94-46a6-1f648430e3a9.webp)
Wisconsin will raise public school funding for the next 400 years
Democratic Governor Tony Evers' creative move to hike the budget leaves state Republicans furious.
2023-07-08 00:21
![Yellen criticises Chinese curbs against US firms](/i/c/75b99d57-357c-6d9d-eeb9-84e4730c4bf8.webp)
Yellen criticises Chinese curbs against US firms
The US Treasury Secretary said decoupling the world’s two largest economies would destabilise the global economy.
2023-07-07 18:45
![The US is the world's biggest corn exporter - but for how long?](/i/c/7056f7f2-a1e6-6ace-c48f-4f93a0d467a4.webp)
The US is the world's biggest corn exporter - but for how long?
The US could soon lose its title as the world's biggest exporter of the crop, which could have global consequences.
2023-07-07 09:21
![Threads: Instagram owner launches Twitter-like app](/i/c/32272e52-2eab-cc58-4eed-cf418c9a6aa2.webp)
Threads: Instagram owner launches Twitter-like app
The new app is now available to download in over 100 countries, though not in the European Union.
2023-07-06 07:19
![Minimum wage workers in these states and localities just got a raise](/i/c/74604093-f66a-77dc-551d-f0c8aec09380.webp)
Minimum wage workers in these states and localities just got a raise
Lots of low-wage workers just received a boost in pay, as more than a dozen states and localities increased their minimum wages.
2023-07-05 01:54
![Scorching heat fuels calls for worker protections](/i/c/95a42266-cb5b-4255-4e41-f0b6263eab06.webp)
Scorching heat fuels calls for worker protections
A punishing heat wave in parts of the US has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people.
2023-07-01 06:58
![What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?](/i/c/acc421ac-1f9e-dadf-6fb3-8e0941a9d560.webp)
What are junk fees and how might Biden tackle them?
The president says airlines, banks, hotels and concert vendors are playing Americans "for suckers".
2023-06-16 09:58