Nation and World
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Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker's corporate registration to TexasFeb 01, 2024 8:15 am - Elon Musk wants Tesla investors to decide on moving the company's corporate listing to Texas after a Delaware court decided he shouldn't get a multibillion-dollar pay pac...
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More Americans apply for unemployment benefits but layoffs still historically low
Feb 01, 2024 7:59 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose last week to the highest level in 11 weeks, though layoffs remain at historically low levels. Applications for un...
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Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable
Feb 01, 2024 7:04 am - BEIRUT — The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fa...
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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify in heated Senate hearing on child exploitation
Jan 31, 2024 3:28 pm - Sexual predators. Addictive features. Suicide and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing wit...
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U.S. women's professional volleyball void is filled, and possibly overflowing, with 3 upstart leaguesJan 31, 2024 1:04 pm - The PVF is one of three U.S. women's professional leagues now operating or planned for players who previously had no choice but to go overseas to continue their careers. League One Volleyball is on track to launch in November. The five-week Athletes Unlimited league recently wrapped up its third season.
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Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: 'What happens when no one believes anything anymore?'
Jan 31, 2024 9:48 am - WASHINGTON — Days after Maui's wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and ...
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Iran threatens to respond to any U.S. strikes as Biden weighs how to react to a base attack in Jordan
Jan 31, 2024 7:13 am - JERUSALEM — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella gro...
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Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules
Jan 31, 2024 7:07 am - DOVER, Del. (AP) — Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla’s board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Del...
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Powell: Federal Reserve is on track to cut rates, though not likely for months
Jan 31, 2024 7:05 am - WASHINGTON — Interest rate cuts are coming. Just not yet. The Federal Reserve delivered that message Wednesday, first in a policy statement and then in a news conference ...
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Justice Department investigating Democratic Rep. Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds
Jan 30, 2024 2:20 pm - WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri misused campaign funds for her own personal security, the progressive l...