The federal government announced Tuesday a program that will provide billions of dollars in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the farm loan relief program funded from $3.1 billion set aside in the Inflation …
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Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men whom police have said were among six men slain by a serial killer over the past 18 months. Wesley Brownlee, 43, was arrested Saturday in connection with a series of shootings dating back to April 2021 in …
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The following is a transcript of an interview with Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova that aired Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Charlie D’Agata, thank you and we are joined now by Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Makarova. Madam Ambassador, good to …
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LOS ANGELES — Former goalkeeper Hope Solo objected to the equal pay lawsuit between her former teammates and the U.S. Soccer Federation, filing a notice in federal court. Solo sued the USSF in August 2018 alleging violations of the federal Equal Pay Act and sex status discrimination. While Solo’s case …
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Anna Sorokin, whose exploits posing as a German heiress to scam individuals and financial institutions out of hundreds of thousands of dollars inspired a Netflix series, has been released from immigration custody. Pictures in the New York Post Friday showed Sorokin in an apartment building in Manhattan. She told the publication …
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A Michigan judge dismissed felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease. The judge’s dismissal was significant but not a complete surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court in June unanimously said a different judge acting …
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The hottest inflation in 40 years has prompted manufacturers to resort to “shrinkflation,” a cost-saving tactic to reduce the size of packages while keeping the same price. Now, businesses are trying another way to save money: “skimpflation.” Some companies are reformulating their products using cheaper ingredients to reduce their manufacturing …
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Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration in an effort to halt its plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers. It’s at least the second legal challenge this week to the sweeping proposal laid out by President …
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A wave of heavy selling driven by investors’ concerns that the global economy could fall into recession rocked major stock indexes around the world Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each lost more than 1.5% on Friday, with the Dow closing at its lowest …
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A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to a former boyfriend, which led to a three-week, multi-state search before she resurfaced on Thanksgiving Day in 2016. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this …
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