WASHINGTON — Plans announced Sunday to fully reimburse deposits made in the collapsed Silicon Valley Bank and the shuttered Signature Bank will rely on Wall Street and large financial institutions — n...
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Fetterman to be in hospital for weeks for depression care
U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), leaves a classified briefing for U.S. Senators about the latest unknown objects shot down by the U.S. military, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 14, 20...
Sen. John Fetterman in hospital for depression
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., checked himself into a hospital to “receive treatment for clinical depression,” his chief of staff said Thursday. Fetterman, the 53-year-old freshman senator wh...
Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that three unmanned aerial objects shot down over the weekend by the U.S. military were “most likely tied to private companies, recreation or ...
Biden Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to become NHL union head
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh listens as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Labor ...
Supreme Court abortion ruling questioned by judge
Agnes Scott College student Jordan Simi (C) participates in a chant during a pro-abortion rights march and rally held in reaction to the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion written by ...
Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt tapped for federal biotech commission that allows members to keep investments
On Dec. 30, leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees announced the selection of former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and 11 others to serve on a new federal commission on biotechnology. Tas...
Biden plans to end public health emergency on May 11
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before receiving a second COVID-19 booster vaccination in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditor...
Supreme Court justices questioned in abortion leak probe
Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the annual “March for Life” for the first time since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, January 20, 202...
Philip Esformes, whose prison sentence Trump commuted, loses appeal
Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. Tiffany Rose | Getty I...
Trump drops lawsuit against New York Attorney General James
Former President Donald Trump stands on the 18th green during the Pro-Am tournament before the LIV Golf series at Trump National Doral, Oct. 27, 2022. Jasen Vinlove | USA Today Sports | Reuters Former...
Fake billionaire Justin Costello could plead guilty in fraud case
A former fugitive accused of falsely telling investors he was a billionaire, a Harvard MBA, and a special forces veteran appears set to plead guilty on Wednesday in connection with an alleged $35 mill...
SEC charges Genesis and Gemini with selling unregistered securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged crypto firms Genesis and Gemini with allegedly selling unregistered securities in connection with a high-yield product offered to depositors....
U.S. Chamber of Commerce threatens to sue the FTC over proposed ban on noncompete clauses
Signage is seen on the Chamber Of Commerce Building in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 21, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A major business advocacy group has pledged to sue...
South Carolina Supreme Court overturns state abortion ban
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the state’s ban on abortion after around six weeks of pregnancy, ruling that the law violated the state’s constitutional right to pr...
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty as FTX task force created
The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday it had created an FTX Task Force to trace and recover assets of victims of the cryptocurrency exchange firm’s collapse and to handle inves...
One Trump tax return was audited by IRS audit, report says
Only one of Donald Trump‘s annual federal income tax returns began being audited by the IRS when he served as president, despite the agency having a policy dating to 1977 of conducting mandatory...
Marco Rubio and Ro Khanna say U.S. needs manufacturing investment
The exterior of the U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2022. Sarah Silbiger | Reuters Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intell...
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried hit with campaign finance complaint
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and chief executive officer of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, during an interview on an episode of Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein in New York, US, on Wedne...
Trump Organization, owned by Donald Trump, convicted in tax fraud case
Two subsidiaries of the Trump Organization were convicted Tuesday by a jury in New York City of multiple crimes, including tax fraud, falsifying business records and conspiracy. The guilty verdicts on...
Alex Jones files for bankruptcy after Kanye West interview
Alex Jones arrives at the court house as he faces a second defamation trial over Sandy Hook claims in Waterbury, Connecticut, September 22, 2022. Michelle McLoughlin | Reuters Infowars host Alex Jones...
Senate passes rail labor pact before strike deadline, sends to Biden
The Senate passed legislation that would force a tentative rail labor agreement and thwart a national strike. A separate vote on adding seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement failed. The appro...
Fake billionaire Justin Costello co-defendant settles SEC complaint
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards FBI Poster for Justin Costello FBI The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit against a man accused of five separate penny stock p...
Russian court denies Griner’s appeal, sends her to a penal colony
US’ Women’s National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of ca...
FBI found gold, cash on fake billionaire fugitive Justin Costello
Prosecutors on Tuesday asked a California federal judge to jail without bail a recent fugitive accused of a brazen $35 million fraud that involved him falsely telling investors he was a billionaire, a...
Supreme Court to allow public at hearings, first time since Covid
A crosswalk signal is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Supreme Court starting Monday will allow members of the public to ...