Last year, California voters supported Proposition 31, a ballot referendum banning the sale of flavored tobacco products in California. Despite this ban, which now makes it illegal to sell flavored tobacco products in California, recent on-the-ground reports show that flavored tobacco products are abundant on many store shelves. This can be attributed to two primary...

Dell Technologies is the latest technology company to announce job cuts, saying Monday that it will be cutting about 5 percent of its workforce, or about 6,600 jobs. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Dell will cut 5 percent of its global workforce to respond to a "challenging global economic environment." Co-Chief Operating...

President Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address Tuesday as the third year of his presidency gets underway. Networks have extensive coverage before, during and after the speech planned to discuss what Biden will talk about and reactions to the speech, giving the public numerous ways to watch the address and the...

President Biden on Monday said he’s “deeply saddened” by the destruction and loss of life in Turkey and Syria, where a massive earthquake has killed more than 2,300 people. “Jill and I were deeply saddened by the news of the devastating earthquakes that have thus far claimed thousands of lives in Turkiye and Syria… Today,...

Vice President Harris on Monday announced a nearly billion-dollar investment in Central America, as part of the Biden administration's efforts to address root causes of migration in the region. The investments will be made as part of a public-private partnership by a range of U.S.-based companies, from Columbia Sportswear Company to financial institutions like Microwd,...

While Democrats are viewed as inept and ineffective, Republicans are seen as extreme and self-interested. 

Coal power plants are a major contributor to climate disruption — but current policies give just a 1 in 20 chance of phasing them out by 2050. According to a study published on Monday in Nature Climate Change, growing calls for an end to the use of coal — and even widespread global agreements to stop burning the...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday insisted that “every responsible member of Congress” must agree to raise the debt ceiling to avoid “catastrophe” after the U.S. reached its borrowing limit last month. “America has paid all of its bills on time since 1789, and not to do so would produce an economic and financial catastrophe,...

Story at a glance Ann Arbor, Mich., was ranked the best place to live in the United States, according to a new review of cities most frequently cited on national lists.  The city, located to the southwest of Detroit, is home to around 121,000 residents and the public University of Michigan. The region’s low crime...

Today we are again amid a geopolitical strategic competition spurred by authoritarian rivals seeking to bend the world order.