The Energy Department on Friday proposed to require new household refrigerators and clothes washers to meet a more stringent sets of energy efficiency standards. It said that the move will save energy and money for consumers. Consumers who use appliances meeting the proposed standards will save about $425 on utility bills over the life of...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) reached a tentative settlement with four ex-employees on Friday, agreeing to pay them $3.3 million after they were fired for reporting him for alleged bribery and abuse of office. In addition to the multimillion-dollar payment, Paxton agreed to provide a statement saying that he “accepts that plaintiffs acted in...
The number of pediatric flu deaths during the current season has officially gone over 100, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — more than twice the number of the pediatric deaths confirmed in the last flu season. The CDC reported nine pediatric flu deaths this week, bringing the total for this...
President Joe Biden is pursuing an aggressive economic agenda aimed at boosting worker power, taxing the rich, reducing fees and taking on dominant corporations. But with Republicans in control of the House — and eager to block the president’s wishlist — Biden doesn’t have a pathway to enact many of the economic reforms announced at...
Former President Trump criticized singer Rihanna on Thursday ahead of her planned performance at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. “Without her “Stylist” she’d be NOTHING. Bad everything, and NO TALENT!” Trump posted on his Truth Social account. Trump’s post came in response to a post on the social media platform from Rep. Ronny...
Former North Carolina legislator Tom Murry announced Friday he will be running for attorney general. The local prosecutor will run against Democratic AG Josh Stein.
The Biden administration proposed sweeping regulations impacting clothes washers and refrigerators in an action it said would create cost savings and reduce pollution.
The Washington Post's profile of GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida contained numerous factual errors, and was very similar to a story the New York Times declined to run.