UAE's president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks
The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference has offered a full-throated defense of his nation hosting the talks
2023-09-30 15:54
Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war
Ukraine has hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion
2023-09-30 15:26
China's factory activity expands for first time in six months, in latest sign economy is recovering
An official Chinese survey says the country's factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months, providing another sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise
2023-09-30 13:24
Astros, Rockets acquire AT&T SportsNet Southwest, form new network
Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros and the NBA’s Houston Rockets announced on Friday that they’ve acquired AT&T SportsNet Southwest from Warner Bros
2023-09-30 08:50
IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of wealthy people
A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people
2023-09-30 04:54
Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children
Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted
2023-09-30 02:50
James Dolan's sketch of the Sphere becomes reality as the venue opens with a U2 show in Las Vegas
It started as a crude sketch — a circle with a stick person inside
2023-09-30 01:53
FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that have long skirted oversight
The Food and Drug Administration says it plans to begin regulating laboratory-based medical tests
2023-09-30 00:20
McCarthy launches last-ditch plan to keep government open but with steep 30% cuts to many agencies
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is rushing into a last-ditch plan to keep the government temporarily open but with steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies
2023-09-29 23:48
804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall
Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven
2023-09-29 22:16
Biden calls for up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, disappointing all sides
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska
2023-09-29 21:23
Stock market today: Asian shares mixed, with most regional markets closed after Wall St ticks higher
Asian markets are mixed, with only a few open due to public holidays across the region
2023-09-29 14:19