Nike investors reject pay equity, human rights proposals
By Katherine Masters NEW YORK Nike investors voted against two shareholder-led proposals during the sportswear giant’s annual meeting
2023-09-13 02:23
McCarthy Launches Biden Impeachment Probe, Alleging Corruption
Speaker Kevin McCarthy launched an impeachment probe into President Joe Biden for what the Republican leader called a
2023-09-13 01:55
Lyft's new feature lets women and non-binary riders request their driver's gender
Lyft is introducing a new feature that let's women and non-binary riders choose a preference to match with drivers of the same gender.
2023-09-13 01:29
Ford announces leadership changes, adding more family to the mix
Ford says the great-great-granddaughter and great-great-grandson of founder Henry Ford would be taking on leadership roles in the company
2023-09-13 01:22
Child poverty in the US jumped and income declined in 2022 as coronavirus pandemic benefits ended
Child poverty in the United States more than doubled and median household income declined last year when coronavirus pandemic-era government benefits expired and inflation kept rising
2023-09-13 00:22
TikTok Shop launches in the U.S. as the company bets big on e-commerce
After months of testing, TikTok is fully launching its e-commerce product in the U.S., in an effort to translate the app’s cultural relevance among young consumers to sales
2023-09-13 00:20
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending state gas and diesel taxes again
Georgia’s governor is suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel
2023-09-12 23:52
Popular nasal decongestant doesn't actually relieve congestion, FDA experts say
Government advisers say the leading decongestant used by millions of Americans to treat nasal congestion doesn't actually work
2023-09-12 23:47
Landmark Google trial opens with sweeping DOJ accusations of illegal monopolization
US prosecutors opened a landmark antitrust trial against Google on Tuesday with sweeping allegations that for years the company intentionally stifled competition challenging its massive search engine, accusing the tech giant of spending billions to operate an illegal monopoly that has harmed every computer and mobile device user in the United States.
2023-09-12 23:20
Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
The share of Americans, particularly children, in poverty rose significantly last year, in part because Congress did not renew a Covid-19 pandemic enhancement to the child tax credit, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
2023-09-12 22:49
US official poverty rate was 11.5% in 2022, Census Bureau says
WASHINGTON The official U.S. poverty rate was 11.5% in 2022, while the supplemental poverty rate, which takes into
2023-09-12 22:26
McDonald's is getting rid of self-serve soda machines
McDonald's is getting rid of one its biggest perks.
2023-09-12 19:59