Tag: U.S. News

House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation that spurred U.S. production of semiconductor chips,...

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

ATLANTA -- Georgia's state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene.The Georgia State Financing...

A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A man faces a felony assault charge after an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping during a...

Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers

SAN FRANCISCO -- Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could...

MrBeast probe ends with some employees fired but finds no proof of sexual misconduct allegations

NEW YORK -- Online video production company MrBeast said Friday it has fired somewhere between 5 to 10 employees following an investigation into...

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON -- Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. It's also a measure of the influence...