Federal judge temporarily blocks Utah social media laws aimed to protect children
A federal judge in Utah has temporarily blocked social media access laws that leaders said were meant to protect the...
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Stock market today: Wall Street slides as traders pare forecasts for rate cuts
NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks are dropping Wednesday as traders scale back expectations for how much relief the Federal Reserve...
US Postal Service squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs
The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use...
US inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates
WASHINGTON -- The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low,...
US consumer watchdog finds that school lunch fees are taking a toll on parents
NEW YORK -- Single mother Rebecca Wood, 45, was already dealing with high medical bills in 2020 when she noticed...
Key witness in trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried seeks no prison time at upcoming sentencing
NEW YORK -- Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried ’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire and his...
A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
BERLIN -- Officials are investigating why a concrete bridge partially collapsed in eastern Germany early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic...
No neigh-sayers: Live horses join first-day veterinary students for anatomy lecture in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A lecture hall full of first-year veterinary students in Hungary eagerly took their places for the first...
European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says
HONG KONG -- China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for...
Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life
NEW YORK -- A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000...
