House Democrats seek briefing on Acosta’s role in Epstein plea deal
U.S. House Democrats on Thursday asked the Justice Department for a briefing on Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta’s decision to approve a 2007 plea deal for...
Tropical Storm Barry nears New Orleans, raising flood threat
Nervous New Orleans residents prepared to flee as Tropical Storm Barry closed in on Thursday, with forecasts of “extreme rain” and more flooding ahead of...
Storm Barry cuts half U.S. Gulf Coast oil output, flooding fears close coastal refinery
An intensifying tropical storm in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Thursday cut more than half the region’s oil output, with energy companies evacuating staff...
House Democrats seek briefing Acosta’s role in Epstein plea deal
Democratic members of a U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday asked the Justice Department for a briefing on financier Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 plea deal for a...
House Speaker Pelosi says she’s seeking budget, debt deal before August recess
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she is seeking to finalize a deal to raise the debt ceiling and resolve an...
Trump rips tech firms at ‘social media’ event
President Donald Trump told prominent conservative social media figures on Thursday at a White House forum that he is being treated unfairly by big tech...
Apple reinstates OurPact parental control app removed over privacy concerns
Apple Inc this week restored a software application to its App Store that let parents control their children’s iPhone usage after removing it in February,...
Trump drops census citizenship question, vows to get data from government
U.S. President Donald Trump ended his quest on Thursday to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census, but insisted he was not retreating...
June imports fall at top U.S. hub for China ocean trade
The Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the nation’s busiest and the No. 1 for ocean trade with China, – handled 5.1%fewer inbound containers...
Fed’s Powell affirms rate cut view; others see U.S. economy humming
As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept the focus Thursday on global risks that could trigger a Fed rate cut in coming weeks, his colleagues...