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The Federal Reserve disclosed results from an assessment of how the biggest US banks would be impacted by climate change, an exercise that created new political tensions for the central bank.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it found “insufficient evidence” that racial discrimination shaped decisions made by two Mississippi agencies about water system funding for the state's majority-Black capital city of Jackson. The EPA's Office of External Civil Rights Compliance issued its findings this week about the investigation it started in October 2022 into the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Bring on the fresh, fruity flavors and ingredients of the tropics with these dishes from Ryan Hardy.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a court order to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over files on priests accused of sexual abuse.
The DNC is making new tech investments to bolster its efforts to reach young voters and voters of color in an increasingly fragmented environment.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump urged oil industry executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign, promising to reverse environmental regulations imposed by Joe Biden's administration once he is re-elected to the White House, the Washington Post reported Thursday."Donald Trump is acting like a comic book villain, offering to sell off the fate of the planet for a $1 billion check," climate group Evergreen Action said in a statement.
Stocks have lost their bounce after a growing chorus of Federal Reserve officials made it clear that interest rates will need to stay higher for longer.
A Brazilian horse nicknamed Caramelo by social media users garnered national attention after a television news helicopter spotted it stranded on a rooftop, presumably for days, in southern Brazil, where massive floods have killed more than 100 people. About 24 hours after it was first spotted and with people clamoring for its rescue, a team in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state on Thursday successfully removed Caramelo, providing a dose of hope to a beleaguered region. The brown horse had been balancing on two narrow strips of slippery asbestos in Canoas, a city in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area that is one of the hardest-hit areas in the state, much of which has been isolated by floodwaters.
A top former aide to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democrat congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week. Colin Strother, Cuellar's former chief of staff and campaign manager, and Florencia Rendon, a business consultant and former chief of staff for former U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz, struck plea deals in March to ensure their cooperation in a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Cuellar and his wife.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected Hunter Biden's effort to get his gun case in Delaware dismissed.
President Xi Jinping vowed to deepen already flourishing economic ties with Hungary during a visit to Budapest on Thursday, advocating that its closest European Union ally "play a bigger role" in fostering relations between Beijing and the bloc. Following a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday afternoon, Xi said Beijing placed "great importance" on its relations with the EU. The Chinese leader also called on Hungary, which takes over the bloc's rotating presidency in th
If you are bringing a dog into the U.S. — whether if you are returning from a trip overseas with Rover, visiting the U.S., or adopting a dog from abroad — you have to follow a set of new rules designed to help prevent the spread of rabies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last updated these rules in 1956, when far fewer dogs came to the U.S. from other countries, officials say. About 1 million dogs now enter the U.S. every year.
A former judge and an expert on political communication dissect the most recent week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial.
Jenna Bush Hager and her husband, Henry Hager, have been married for over 15 years and share three children. Here's a complete timeline of their relationship.
The Georgia Congresswoman better known as "MTG" is up for reelection this year, and is expected to win.
Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit access to electricity for which it relies heavily on hydro-generation.Further south, Ecuador has recently had to ration electricity due to a shortage of water for hydro-generation, while the capital of Colombia, Bogota, is rationing municipal water. apg/fj/db/mlr/st
Peru's poverty rate rose again last year, official data showed on Thursday, as South America's fourth biggest nation struggles to emerge from a painful recession amid ongoing political turbulence blamed in part for denting the economy. Some 29% of the population is now classified as impoverished and disproportionately represented in rural villages and towns, according to the Andean country's statistics institute. The figure, up 1.5% from the previous year, marks the second consecutive annual increase while approaching the decade-high of 30.1% recorded in 2020, when Peru faced travel and economic lockdowns intended to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.
Like student protesters today, Martin Luther King Jr. and other 1960s civil rights activists were criticized as disruptive and disorderly.
A judge found Thursday that Beach Boys founder and music luminary Brian Wilson should be in a court conservatorship to manage his personal and medical decisions because of what his doctor calls a “major neurocognitive disorder.” At a hearing, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May approved the petition filed by the 81-year-old Wilson's family and inner circle after the death in January of his wife, Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, who handled most of his tasks and affairs. “I find from clear and convincing evidence that a conservatorship of the person is necessary,” May said at the brief hearing.
The story at the center of Netflix’s latest true crime drama, “The Asunta Case,” is captivating, horrifying and real.