US to Close Costly Texas Immigration Detention Center and Reroute Funds
June 10 By Ted Hesson U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will close a costly Texas detention center and reallocate the funds to increase overall detention capacity as the agency ramps up operations to implement new U.S. border restrictions. In a memo to U.S. lawmakers…
Exclusive-G7 Plans to Warn Small Chinese Banks Over Russia Ties, Sources Say
June 9 By Trevor Hunnicutt U.S. officials expect the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter. Leaders gathering…
Chrysler to Recall More Than 211,000 Vehicles in US Due to Software Malfunction, NHTSA Says
June 8 By Jahnavi Nidumolu Chrysler is recalling more than 211,000 vehicles in the United States due to a software malfunction that could disable the electronic stability control system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Saturday. Due to the malfunction, the Anti-Lock…
Tesla Objects to $5.6 Billion Payout for Lawyers Who Voided Musk’s Pay
June 7 By Tom Hals The legal team that voided Elon Musk’s record Tesla pay package deserves a tiny fraction of the $5.6 billion legal fee they requested because their lawsuit provided almost no benefit for the company, the electric automaker argued in court papers…
Migrants From Around the World Traverse California Desert to Reach US
June 6 By Adrees Latif and Mary Milliken Propped up against the rusty steel slats of the border wall, migrant families who hours before crossed the U.S.-Mexico border rest under tarps and tents and await Border Patrol officers. Some of the families along this remote…
Hunter Biden’s Ex-Girlfriend Describes His Drug Use at His Criminal Trial
June 5 By Jack Queen and Tom Hals Hunter Biden’s former girlfriend testified about his near-constant crack cocaine use at lavish hotels at the criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove that U.S. President Joe Biden’s son lied about his addiction to illegally buy…
In Northwest Alaska, an economic engine runs low on ore
June 3 By Nathaniel Herz Alaska’s most powerful elected officials reacted with outrage last month when the Biden administration announced it was rejecting a state agency’s plan to build a new road across remote Northwest Alaska, to access an array of mining deposits. Mining company…
Trump Warns of ‘Breaking Point’ for Americans if He’s Jailed
June 2 By Susan Heavey Donald Trump said on Sunday he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction on criminal charges by a New York jury last week but that it would be tough for the public to accept. Trump is…
China Lands on Moon’s Far Side in Historic Sample-Retrieval Mission
June 1 By Liz Lee, Joey Roulette, Joe Brock and Eduardo Baptista China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the…
US Nears Deal to Fund Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine Trial, FT Reports
May 30 By Kanjyik Ghosh, Bhanvi Satija and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna’s mRNA bird flu vaccine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the outbreak spreads in dairy cows. Moderna…
US Gives School Districts $900 Million for Electric School Buses
May 29 By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday unveiled nearly $900 million in awards to 530 school districts to replace thousands of aging, gas-fueled school buses with cleaner, mainly electric models. The funding is the third tranche of $5 billion that…
Gap, Abercrombie Results to Show if Mall Shoppers Are Splurging
May 28 By Savyata Mishra and Juveria Tabassum (Reuters) – Results from U.S. mall-based apparel chains this week will give a clearer picture of whether Americans are splurging on clothes and accessories heading into summer following mixed results from big retailers Walmart and Target. Abercrombie…