A prominent New York City immigrant advocate on Thursday criticized a visit to the city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who is in town to headline the local Republican Party’s annual gala. Murad Awawdeh, president of the New York Immigration Coalition, said Abbott is “not welcome” on account of his hardline immigration policies. “Greg...
President Biden is signaling that growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could lead to a change in U.S. support for Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, following the shocking Israeli strike killing World Central Kitchen aid workers. The White House sharpened its message toward Israel significantly following a call between Biden...
The $175 million bond in former President Trump's civil fraud trial is at risk after the New York attorney general’s office questioned the qualifications of the California-based company that posted it. State lawyers wrote in a brief court notice Thursday that they take “exception to the sufficiency of the surety,” secured from Knight Specialty Insurance...
Presented by Panasonic — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday announced it will stay implementation of its final rule requiring companies to disclose their climate-related risks pending the results of a legal challenge from GOP-led states. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story SEC pauses final climate rule...
The adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) across the Bay Area has brought a small but steady decrease in carbon dioxide emissions to the region, a new study has found. Using an air quality monitoring network set up in the area more than a decade ago, scientists documented a 2.6 percent annual decline in vehicle emissions...
Aviation giant Boeing has paid Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation for the grounding of its 737 Max 9 planes after a door panel blew off an aircraft in early January. According to a recent filing from the airline, Boeing paid the sum because the airline's first quarter performance was "significantly impacted" when the door...
Story at a glance As the U.S. grapples with a maternal health crisis, a new study shows more than 1 out of 8 new moms are shouted at, scolded or ignored by a healthcare provider during their deliveries. The study published in JAMA Network Open Thursday used data from the 2020 Postpartum Assessment of Health...
Truth Social parent company Trump Media is a "scam," billionaire investor Barry Diller told CNBC in an interview Thursday. “It’s a scam, just like everything he’s ever been involved in is some sort of con,” Diller said on CNBC’s "Squawk Box," referring to former President Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group. Diller also...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday announced it will stay implementation of its final rule requiring companies to disclose their climate-related risks pending the results of a legal challenge from GOP-led states. The SEC said in its ruling the stay does not indicate an abandonment of the rule, which it will continue...