WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on Friday that Deputy Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender has been appointed acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner,
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Trump administration ordered to fully comply with order lifting funding freeze
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to fully comply with a previous order lifting its broad freeze on
Winds, warmth and relentless drought fueled Los Angeles fires, scientists say
By Alison Withers and David Stanway (Reuters) – Scientists said the wind-whipped wildfires tearing across the arid Los Angeles landscape mark the latest in climate-fuelled
Florida fuel suppliers brace for shortages as hurricane Helene approaches
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fuel distributors in Florida were bracing for supply shortages as government officials issued dire warnings about strengthening hurricane
FDA authorizes first OTC hearing aid software to be used in Apple’s AirPods Pro
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized the first over-the-counter hearing aid software that is intended to be used with compatible versions
US oil firms evacuate staff, cut drilling ahead of Storm Francine
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil and gas producers were evacuating staff and curbing drilling to prepare for Tropical Storm Francine
Trump rally shooting victim identified as 50-year-old man
(Reuters) – The person who died in a shooting at former U.S. President Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday was identified as 50-year-old Corey
Biden to promote Justice Department’s crackdown on illegal gun trafficking
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday that the Department of Justice has charged more than 500 defendants
Biden aide raises possible increased deployments of U.S. strategic nuclear weapons
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States may reach a point in coming years where it will have to increase deployments of strategic nuclear
Novavax awaits FDA decision on whether its next COVID shot can be offered in US
By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Novavax will only be able to offer a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States this autumn if regulators accept the