United States

Senate Republicans take initial action on Zika Virus emergency funding

The Senate GOP is planning to a draft a bill that would provide $1 billion to fund a program that wo...

Apr 21, 2016 06:54 AM EDT

House Speaker calls for review of 9/11 bill to ensure to avoid 'mistakes with allies'

House Speaker is calling for a review on the 9/11 to ensure that it will not jeorpardize the United ...

Apr 20, 2016 04:52 AM EDT

US House of Representative committee votes to ease stringent review process on e-cigarettes

The amendment would make it easier for companies to pass the regulatory process proposed by the FDA.

Apr 20, 2016 04:30 AM EDT

US Supreme Court rules against Maryland over power plant subsidies

A unanimous High Court ruled on Tuesday that Maryland officials overstepped their authority when the...

Apr 20, 2016 03:31 AM EDT

US senator dismisses "not satisfactory" Puerto Rico debt bill

A high-ranking Republican senator dismissed as "not satisfactory" a draft legislation aimed at addre...

Apr 20, 2016 03:05 AM EDT

Panama Papers Update: US launches criminal investigation into tax evasion claims

The US Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the widespread international...

Apr 20, 2016 02:56 AM EDT

Target increases minimum wage to $10 an hour in attempt to maintain competitive workforce

Retail company Target has increased its minimum wage for employees to $10 an hour in an attempt to r...

Apr 19, 2016 04:31 AM EDT

Cuban leaders criticize ways of bureaucracy and private sector

In a meeting held on Monday, the Cuba's top leaders and officials have expressed their concerns on t...

Apr 19, 2016 02:10 AM EDT

US Supreme Court Begins To Hear President Barack Obama's Immigration Plan, Justices Seem To Be Divided

US President Barack Obama's bid to save his proposal to spare millions of immigrants in the country ...

Apr 19, 2016 12:30 AM EDT

Peabody Energy Filed for Bankruptcy After Extended Downturn in Coal Mining Industry

U.S. energy giant Peabody filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Wednesday. The company had to declare...

Apr 18, 2016 05:51 AM EDT

Carnival, Fathom Travel face class-action lawsuit over Cuba regulations

Carnival Corp and Fathom Travel are facing a lawsuit filed by two passengers for discrimination. The...

Apr 14, 2016 08:41 PM EDT

Wall Street Journal Investigated by Federal Regulators on U.S. Banks Living Wills Stories

It is not quite often when news agencies are caught up in controversy for actually reporting a contr...

Apr 14, 2016 04:17 AM EDT

Injunction securing parties' anonymity puts British law into 'farce' in controversial 'celebrity threesome' case

An injunction ordered by the court has caused an outrage among newspapers in England and Wales for b...

Apr 14, 2016 02:54 AM EDT

Regulators Want Revisions on 'Living Wills’ of Five Big U.S. Banks

The Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. wants significant revisions on the livin...

Apr 14, 2016 02:33 AM EDT

Doubts On EU-US Privacy Shield Revealed

Recent reports reveal that the on-going talks between the European Union (EU) and the United States ...

Apr 13, 2016 05:17 AM EDT

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