House committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Bondi to answer questions over the Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee voted Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to answer questions over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Five Republicans joined Democrats
Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google will lower the lucrative fees imposed on its Android app store and offer a way for rival options to gain its stamp of approval, ending a bruising legal battle that led to
Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials told The Associated
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