Tag: U.S. News

Federal Reserve minutes: Inflation is cooling, but more evidence is needed for rate cuts

FILE - A news conference with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock...

Kansas businessman pleads guilty in case over illegal export of aviation technology to Russia

TOPEKA, Kan. -- A Kansas businessman has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting sensitive aviation technology to Russian companies in violation of U.S. sanctions....

Microsoft will pay $14M to settle allegations it discriminated against employees who took leave

SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against...

One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics

LOS ANGELES -- Once a year, law professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory usually brings celebrities like Steve Harvey, Ludacris and Rick Ross into her...

To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense...

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise, boosted by Wall Street records as Tesla zooms

TOKYO -- Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday after Tesla shares zoomed up more than 10%, helping to drive U.S. benchmarks to...