USDOT approves American Airlines flights to Venezuela
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it has approved American Airlines’ request to operate U.S. flights to Caracas and Maracaibo in Venezuela from Miami through its wholly owned
White House formally nominates Warsh to be Federal Reserve chair
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally nominated Kevin Warsh, a former top Federal Reserve official, to be the next Fed chair when Jerome Powell’s term ends in two months. Warsh’s nomination, which was initially announced
US Postal Service hiring restructuring advisers as it could run out of money in 2027
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service is hiring restructuring advisers to help address its mounting financial troubles, Postmaster General David Steiner told Reuters in an interview. Reuters first reported in December
US FDA’s operations chief to retire, 30-year agency veteran to succeed
By Kamal Choudhury and Sneha S K March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top operations official, Barclay Butler, will retire from federal service, and 30-year agency veteran Melanie Keller is set to take
Lawsuit says Google’s Gemini AI chatbot drove man to suicide
By Jonathan Stempel March 4 (Reuters) – Google was sued on Wednesday by the family of a Florida man who said its Gemini AI chatbot, which he came to view as his “wife,” drove him to paranoia and
Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla tunnel loop met with opposition by Nashville metro council
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Elon Musk’s proposed Tesla tunnel loop under the streets of Nashville was met with opposition Tuesday by the metro council, which passed a resolution to put their concerns about safety, transparency and a
IRS leader Bisignano declines to answer questions over unlawful taxpayer data disclosures to ICE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the IRS largely declined to answer questions about recent unlawful disclosures of taxpayer data when he was questioned by lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, saying they happened before his
Lawsuit alleges Google’s Gemini guided man to consider ‘mass casualty’ event before suicide
A new lawsuit against Google alleges that the company’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini guided 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas on a mission to stage a “catastrophic accident” near Miami International Airport and destroy all records and witnesses, part of
US CDC staff to arrive in South Carolina to help contain measles outbreak
By Puyaan Singh and Mariam Sunny March 4 (Reuters) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff will arrive in South Carolina to help the state contain the largest measles outbreak in the country in more
Target’s new CEO says fresh eyes and respecting core values will help him regain customer trust
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Target plans to spend billions of dollars this year to end a persistent sales slump and to regain its image as a fun place to shop for stylish clothing, housewares, beauty products and packaged