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In this photo from Sept. 27, 2019, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City. The Indian government has asked social media giants Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary on 2002 religious riots in Modi’s home state of Gujarat. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)
India blocks social media posts on BBC documentary on 2002 riots
The Indian government has asked social media giants Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s YouTube to take down videos and tweets about a BBC documentary on 2002 religious riots in Prime Minister … more
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President Joe Biden welcomes bipartisan mayors attending the Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting to the White House on Jan. 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department found six items containing classified information during a Friday search of Biden's home in Wilmington, Delaware, his personal lawyers said on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS)
DOJ officials find more classified documents at President Biden’s home
The Justice Department found six items containing classified information during a Friday search of President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, his personal lawyers said on … more
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 7, known as the “stop woke act,” in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022. (Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/TNS)
Florida cites CRT, ‘Black Struggle,’ and communism in rejected African American course
Florida rejected an Advanced Placement African American studies course because it contains critical race theory and state leaders objected to its lessons on “Black queer studies." … more
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JUUL Labs Inc. Virginia tobacco and menthol flavored vaping e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store on June 23, 2022, in El Segundo, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
Juul settlement to end youth-vaping lawsuits gets initial approval
Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge … more
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Journalist Jeff German is shown on the Las Vegas Strip on June 2, 2021. The Las Vegas Review-Journal is asking a judge to impose sanctions on the Metropolitan Police Department for not informing the newspaper that investigators have searched the cellphone of German, who was found dead outside his home on Sept. 2, 2022, in what has been characterized as a homicide. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/TNS)
Newspaper seeks sanctions after police search of slain reporter’s phone
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is asking a judge to impose sanctions on the Metropolitan Police Department for not informing the newspaper that investigators have searched the … more
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Former President Donald Trump arrives for a New Year's event at his Mar-a-Lago home on Dec. 31, 2022, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)
Trump not scared by judge’s million-dollar smack, experts say
A court order that Donald Trump and his lawyer must pay almost $1 million in sanctions for filing an “abusive” lawsuit against Hillary Clinton probably won’t succeed in … more
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Travelers wait to hear if their flight will depart on time, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on January 11, 2023. - The US Federal Aviation Authority ordered a temporary halt to all domestic flight departures Wednesday, after a major system outage that disrupted air traffic across the country. Airlines and airports were left scrambling with news of the nationwide pause, as the White House said there was no immediate evidence of a cyberattack. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
US air traffic halt caused by ‘unintentionally’ deleted files
The contractors who damaged computer files leading to the massive Jan. 11 disruptions to the U.S. flight system did so “unintentionally,” aviation regulators said Thursday … more
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New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference on Sept. 21, 2022, in New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/TNS)
Trump drops lawsuit against NY Attorney General Letitia James after being fined nearly $1 million for ‘strategic abuse’ of legal system
Former President Donald Trump dropped a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday just a day after a federal judge slapped him and a lawyer with a nearly $1 … more
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A computer screen relaying North Dakota Gov. Burgum's State of the State Address during the governor's inauguration at the State Capitol Building, Jan. 3, 2017, in Bismarck, North Dakota. Republican lawmakers in North Dakota have introduced legislation seeking to prohibit transgender and nonbinary people from using pronouns according to their gender identity. (Joel Angel Juarez/Zuma Press/TNS)
N. Dakota bill would bar people from using pronouns according to gender identity; $1,500 fines threatened
Republican lawmakers in North Dakota have introduced legislation seeking to prohibit transgender and nonbinary people from using pronouns according to their gender identity. Senate Bill 1299 … more
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Jungle Cruise in Adventureland inside Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Jeff Gritchen/Orange County Register/TNS)
Disneyland employees laughed at struggling disabled guest before fall, wrongful death suit alleges
Disneyland employees laughed at the struggles of a disabled woman rather than help her out of a Jungle Cruise boat before she suffered a fall that ultimately led to her death, a lawsuit … more
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A dozen eggs cost $5.29 on Jan. 7, 2023, at a Target in Lewisville, Texas. Egg prices have soared recently, driven largely by a devastating avian flu outbreak.
Egg prices are sky-high. When will they come down?
A humble supermarket staple is no longer.Egg prices have soared in recent months, driven largely by a devastating outbreak of avian flu. Some stores have even placed limits on purchases as reports of … more
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The U.S. housing market continued to sag in October as the impact of higher mortgage rates and concerns over the economy rattled buyers and sellers.
Here’s how much buyers are saving on monthly payments as mortgage rates decline
After months of record highs, mortgage rates are showing signs of easing, sending some relief to potential homebuyers’ budgets.The decline in mortgage rates from when they peaked in the fall is … more
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Elizabeth and Nick Woodruff of Binghamton, New York, were sued for nearly $10,000 by the hospital where Nick's infected leg was amputated.
Hundreds of US hospitals sue patients or threaten their credit, a KHN investigation finds
Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling … more
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In this photo from August 20, 2022, former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Bremer County Republicans' Grill and Chill lunch in Waverly, Iowa. Pence was introduced as "the next president of the United States" during the event.
Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023
The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down.More than a dozen Republican state attorneys general have blasted ESG financial practices, … more
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The ozone layer lies in the upper stratosphere, blocking radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts as well as damage crops.
Earth’s ozone layer is healing, UN report finds
The depleted ozone layer that shields Earth from harmful UV radiation will be healed by mid-century, a new United Nations report stated on Monday.Thanks to international cooperation starting in 1989, … more
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A woman holds a sign at a candlelight vigil at the Texas Capitol on Jan. 6, 2022, to mourn the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
How Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection
The Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection would not have been possible without the help of a number of key Texans. That much is clear on the two-year anniversary of the attack and in the wake of a massive ... more
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A hiring sign is displayed outside of a store in Manhattan on December 02, 2022, in New York City.
US jobless claims rise slightly but remain near historic lows
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week, but remained near historic lows, underscoring the enduring resilience of the labor market despite the Federal Reserve’s aggressive … more
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A COVID-19 testing site stands on a sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan on Dec. 9, 2022, in New York.
Coronavirus 2022 review: What studies taught us about COVID this year
After another year of living with COVID-19, we have a greater understanding of the respiratory illness than we did nearly three years ago, when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic on … more
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President Joe Biden stands in a manufacturing demonstration area at United Performance Metals on May 6, 2022, in Cincinnati. President Biden spoke about bolstering domestic manufacturing in an effort to reduce inflation and shortages caused by pandemic woes in Asia and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
US jobs report likely to show still-tight labor market
The latest U.S. employment report is anticipated to highlight the resilience of the nation’s labor market through 2022, despite the most aggressive pace of monetary tightening in decades.Payrolls … more
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Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30, 2022.
Economists place 70% chance for US recession in 2023
Economists say there is a 7-in-10 likelihood that the U.S. economy will sink into a recession next year, slashing demand forecasts and trimming inflation projections in the wake of massive … more
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