The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus released an outline Wednesday for raising the debt ceiling, an alternate to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s emerging plan.
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How to get more money out of a savings account while interest rates are high
As part of its plan to cool inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to their highest levels in nearly two decades.
MLB pitcher sparks debate about who should clean up on flights
Toronto Blue Jays player Anthony Bass came under fire after calling out United Airlines over claims that a flight attendant made his pregnant wife clean up after their daughter while on a recent flight. Senior Editor for Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, Megan Spurrell, joins News NOW to break down how travel etiquette can make flights easier for passengers and flight attendants.
Josh Hawley wants the government to play a bigger role in lowering drug prices
Sen. Josh Hawley is introducing legislation that may be more likely to garner support from Democratic colleagues across the aisle than from fellow Republicans.
Fire kills more than two dozen patients in Beijing hospital
The death toll rose to 29 on Wednesday from a fire at a Beijing hospital that was one of the Chinese capital’s deadliest in at least two decades.
Kim Jong Un says North Korea’s 1st spy satellite is ready for launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday.
Former Fugees member Pras Michel takes the stand in conspiracy trial
Rapper and producer Pras Michel, who has been accused of conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions and failing to register as an agent of China, took the stand in his own defense Tuesday morning in a Washington, D.C. federal courtroom.
Twitter quietly changes its hateful conduct policy to remove standing protections for its transgender users
Twitter sparked backlash this week after some users noticed it had quietly removed language in its hateful conduct policy that explicitly protected transgender people from online harassment.
Netflix announces 'broad rollout' of password-sharing crackdown in U.S.
Netflix said Tuesday it is preparing a “broad rollout” of its plan to crackdown on password sharing in the coming months.
Dominion and Fox News settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million
Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems said Tuesday that they have reached a settlement agreement just moments before opening arguments were set to begin.