The Senate on Thursday confirmed Colombian American economist Adriana Kugler as a Federal Reserve governor, making her the first Latina to join the Fed Board in its 109-year history.
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Disney drops all but free speech claim in political retaliation suit against DeSantis
Disney on Thursday amended its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis erupts at audience member who blamed him for the Jacksonville shooting
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in a heated argument with an audience member Thursday, who blamed him for the recent racist mass shooting in Jacksonville.
Instagram influencer sentenced to prison for using Covid loans for private jet, luxury apartment
An Instagram influencer was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for using stolen identities to secure more than $1 million in pandemic-related loans, federal prosecutors said.
Symptoms and causes of peptic ulcers, which forced Springsteen to delay shows
Bruce Springsteen has postponed eight shows due to peptic ulcer disease. Here are the condition’s most common symptoms and causes.
Jim Jordan to investigate alleged DOJ pressure campaign in Trump documents case
Rep. Jim Jordan is investigating lawyer Stanley Woodward’s allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in the Trump classified documents case.
Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
Kavanaugh told a judicial conference he hopes there will be steps to address ethics concerns but stopped short of addressing calls for an official code of conduct.
Former California basketball coach sentenced to 150 years for sexual assault of 4 girls
A former Southern California basketball coach was sentenced to 150 years in prison on Wednesday in the sexual assaults of four girls he coached more than a decade ago.
Georgia descendants of enslaved people face losing decades-old land protections
Descendants of enslaved people who populate a tiny island community are once again fighting local officials who have proposed eliminating protections that for decades helped shield the Gullah-Geechee residents from high taxes and pressure to sell their land to developers.
Fulton County DA tears into Rep. Jim Jordan over his inquiry into Trump indictment
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis rebuked House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan for his decision to investigate the Georgia election interference probe that led to the indictment of former President Donald Trump.