In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
ATLANTA -- Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that the state will pay for districts to teach a new...
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Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri's main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese...
US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law
NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department ordered the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets on Tuesday, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy. The disclosure is required under a new law passed by Congress earlier this year known as the REPO Act, which gives the U.S. government the authority to seize Russian state assets held by U.S. banks, with the goal of eventually selling them and giving those funds to...
Microsoft outage disrupts global IT; Airlines ground flights; CrowdStrike blames Windows update
Hospitals across the U.S. are canceling operationsPatrick SmithPatrick Smith is a London-based editor and reporter for NBC News Digital.Hospitals and...
US agency says apps that let workers access paychecks before payday are providing loans
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and therefore subject to the Truth in Lending Act, a 1968 law that requires lenders disclose all loan costs and fees.If enacted, the proposed rule would provide clarity to a fast-growing industry known as Earned Wage Access, which has been compared to payday lending. The agency wants borrowers to be able to “easily compare products” and to prevent “race-to-the-bottom business practices,”...
US Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis
Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting...
US inflation cools again, Fed may cut interest rates soon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the...
Average long-term US mortgage rate falls again, easing to lowest level since early April
Home loan borrowing costs eased again this week as the average rate on a 30-year mortgage declined to its lowest...
L.A. ballerina goes on trial for treason in Russia after donating funds to Ukraine
A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason on Thursday...
24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A five-year investigation by U.S. officials has uncovered a complex partnership between one of Mexico’s most...
