Americans were paid an additional $235 billion in interest in 2023, thanks to the Fed
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re carrying a lot of high-interest debt, the fact that the Federal Reserve once again did not…
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Union Pacific undermined regulators’ efforts to assess safety, US agency says
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators say Union Pacific managers undermined their efforts to assess safety at the…
Continue ReadingTestimony ends in a trial over New Hampshire’s accountability for youth center abuse
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Testimony has ended in a landmark trial over New Hampshire’s accountability for abuse…
Continue ReadingExclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary…
Continue ReadingCubana de Aviación suspende vuelos a Argentina por negativa de YPF a venderle combustible
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cuba anunció este martes la suspensión de los vuelos de la aerolínea Cubana de Aviación entre…
Continue ReadingContinued FDA testing finds no active bird flu virus in variety of dairy products
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1…
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Gov. Kotek backs off plans to expand first lady’s role after top staff departures, apologizes for ‘way this conservation started’
Amid questions and concerns over her intended role for the first lady, which prompted some top staff departures, Gov. Tina Kotek met with reporters…
Continue ReadingFlorida sawfish deaths, ‘spinning’ fish decline
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
Continue ReadingDemocrats reintroduce federal CROWN Act legislation to ban hair discrimination
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — Democratic lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would ban discrimination based on a person’s…
Continue ReadingLawsuit against Meta asks if Facebook users have right to control their feeds using external tools
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Do social media users have the right to control what they see — or don’t see — on their feeds? A…
Continue ReadingCity College of New York goes remote after NYPD arrests protesters. See the statement
By Jessica Moore, Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — City College of New York is…
Continue ReadingFar-right Israeli ministers urge Netanyahu not to accept ceasefire proposal
By Benjamin Brown and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is coming under fierce pressure from far-right…
Continue ReadingThis Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer The first calls that Dr. Barb Petersen received in early March were from dairy owners worried about crows, pigeons…
Continue ReadingAirbnb’s Icons allow you to drift off in the ‘Up’ house or rest in Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ mansion
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — If you have ever wanted to dream in the balloon-lifted “Up” house, party with Kevin Hart or jam with…
Continue ReadingWant to spend the night in a Paris museum or a house owned by Prince? Airbnb plans to list them
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb says it’s going to give customers a chance at overnight stays in a Paris museum, a bedroom filled…
Continue ReadingScientists say they’ve traced the origins of a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid to the far side of the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — An unusual asteroid traveling near Earth is thought to be a chunk of the moon, but exactly how it ended up…
Continue Readingarthquake hits N.J. town today for second time this week. See the map.
By Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story GLADSTONE, New Jersey (WCBS) — New Jersey recorded another…
Continue ReadingAir Force preparing new charges against airman who leaked classified info on Discord
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US Air Force is preparing new charges within the military justice system against the Massachusetts Air…
Continue ReadingBiden to travel to North Carolina to meet with families of officers killed in deadly shooting
By ERIK VERDUZCO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to travel to North Carolina on Thursday to…
Continue ReadingAsian American, Pacific Islander consumers want better brand representation, Nielsen reports
By The Associated Press As companies around the country roll out plans to honor May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage…
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