Biden plan to sell land leases for conservation gets pushback
More than a century after the U.S. started selling oil leases on public lands, the Biden administration is seeking to let conservationists lease government property to restore it
2023-05-17 04:18
Infertility is common in the US, but insurance coverage remains limited
Coverage of fertility treatments remains hard to find in many corners of health insurance even as it grows briskly with big employers that see it as a must-have benefit to keep workers
2023-05-17 03:59
Disney asks judge to dismiss DeSantis-appointed board's lawsuit in latest tit-for-tat
Disney is asking a state judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a governing board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney World
2023-05-17 03:56
Jurors deliberate in trial over limousine wreck that killed 20 people in rural New York
A jury began deliberations in the trial of a limousine company manager accused of deadly indifference to safety rules before a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York
2023-05-17 03:50
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: 'It's not the kids. It's the algorithms,’ study finds
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests
2023-05-17 03:28
NJ total gambling revenue up 9.5% in April but in-person casino revenue was down 1.6%
New Jersey’s casinos, racetracks that accept sports bets and their online partners won over $462 million in April, an increase of 9.5% from a year earlier
2023-05-17 03:28
Tesla lawyers want court to reconsider Musk tweet deemed 'threat' amid labor dispute
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that CEO Elon Musk unlawfully threatened employees with a loss of stock options in a 2018 Twitter post
2023-05-17 02:49
Council of Europe summit in Iceland seeks to hold Russia to account for waging war in Ukraine
Leaders from across Europe are convening in Iceland for a rare summit of the 46-nation Council of Europe that will once more step up support for member state Ukraine and condemn Russia for inflicting war on its neighbor
2023-05-17 02:48
Biden vetoes bid by Congress to reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from SE Asia
President Joe Biden has vetoed a congressional resolution that would have reinstated tariffs on solar panel imports from Southeast Asia
2023-05-17 02:25
Jurors hear closing statements at trial over fatal upstate NY limo crash
Jurors are hearing closing statements in the trial of a limousine company manager accused of acting recklessly and causing the deaths of 20 people in an upstate New York crash
2023-05-17 01:50
Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor
A Democrat running for Mississippi governor says he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists’ spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists
2023-05-17 01:48
Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest
The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia
2023-05-17 01:45