A new central AC unit could make sense, but you need to determine whether that purchase will pay off first. the_burtons/Getty Images Utility bills have become a growing source of financial pressure for many households over the last few years. With inflation ticking back up, electricity prices have continued on their upward trend across much …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, reaffirming the more than 100-year-old understanding that nearly all of those born in the United States are citizens. In a divided decision in the case Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court split 6-3 in finding that Mr. …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled states can prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, a decision that delivers the latest setback for transgender rights. In two of the most closely watched cases of its term, the Supreme Court upheld laws from West Virginia and Idaho that restrict transgender …
Caracas — The race to find survivors continued Tuesday six days after powerful twin earthquakes devastated northern Venezuela. A NASA assessment based on satellite imagery suggests almost 60,000 buildings may have been damaged or destroyed, and teams from all over the world have joined increasingly frantic efforts to find anyone still trapped alive under the …
London – Prince Harry is exploring “every available option” to bring his wife Meghan and their children along on his next visit to the U.K., expected next month, representatives for the royal couple said Tuesday. An ongoing dispute over security provisions for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is complicating those plans, however. CBS News’ …
An agreement signed four days ago between the Israeli and Lebanese governments, which links Israel pulling its forces out of southern Lebanon with Hezbollah being disarmed, could effectively keep Israeli troops in the neighboring nation indefinitely, analysts say, and that could make a final peace deal between the U.S. and Iran harder to achieve. Hezbollah …
Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals’ population and a declining number of people in rural …
American workers’ share of the economic pie has fallen to its lowest level since at least 1947, when the federal government began tracking the data, according to an analysis by Federal Reserve economists. The measure, known as “labor share of income,” tracks how much of the nation’s economic output flows to workers in the form …
Kyiv — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Sunday that Ukrainian strikes were causing “problems” for Russia. “As for strikes against critical infrastructure in general, and energy infrastructure in particular, of course these attacks on our infrastructure facilities create problems, that’s obvious,” Putin said in an interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin. “Right now we’re …
The battle of the Dan Sullivans is on. The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Republican candidate with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan can challenge the sitting lawmaker in the state’s Senate primary in August. The high court upheld a ruling from a lower court judge that cleared the way for …