IRS is ending unannounced visits to taxpayers to protect worker safety and combat scammers
The IRS says it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits — in a an effort to keep its workers safe and combat scammers who pose as IRS agents
2023-07-25 01:29
Lufthansa Takes Fight Over €6 Billion Covid Aid to Top EU Court
Deutsche Lufthansa AG is fighting a landmark ruling that toppled the European Union’s approval for its €6 billion
2023-07-25 00:54
Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year
2023-07-25 00:51
With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors
“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman
2023-07-24 23:46
How David Bowie, long thought ambivalent to country music, became a writer on a Chris Young song
Country star Chris Young’s latest single, “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” is a vivid love letter to summertime weekends, old trucks, and dive bar bands
2023-07-24 23:23
Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of what's hoped to be the last Fed rate hike in a while
Wall Street is ticking higher to start a week full of updates on where interest rates and profits for the stock market’s most influential companies are heading
2023-07-24 22:54
An Arizona woman died after her power was cut over a $51 debt. That forced utilities to change
The death of an older Arizona woman when her electricity was cut during a heat spell five years ago spurred changes in shutoff rules
2023-07-24 22:48
UN chief urges Russia to revive grain deal with Ukraine, warning 'the most vulnerable' will suffer
The leader of the United Nations has urged Russia to resume the internationally-brokered deal so that grain can be shipped from Ukraine's Black Sea ports during the war
2023-07-24 22:18
Salesforce CEO shares his predictions for AI and the future of work
Salesforce founder Marc Benioff is among the few tech pioneers who is also still CEO at a groundbreaking company born in the 1990s
2023-07-24 21:16
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust
2023-07-24 20:57
Germany Readies €20 Billion in Aid to Bolster Chip Output
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government plans to dole out €20 billion ($22 billion) to bolster semiconductor manufacturing in Germany
2023-07-24 20:53
Key question as Federal Reserve meets: Can the central bank pull off a difficult 'soft landing'?
When Chair Jerome Powell and other Federal Reserve officials gather this week for their latest decision on interest rates, they will do so on the cusp of achieving an elusive “soft landing” — the feat of curbing inflation without causing a deep recession
2023-07-24 19:56