Janet Yellen walks back Biden's comments US taxpayers on hook for Baltimore bridge collapse
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appeared to walk back comments from President Biden that American taxpayers would foot the bill for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
California leads nation in unemployment after slower job growth than anticipated
California has the highest unemployment in the nation, after new data revealed that job growth in the Golden State was much lower in 2023 than previously thought.
DMV outage temporarily hits offices nationwide, impacting driver's license services, permit tests
A nationwide outage hit DMV offices early Thursday, temporarily impacting various services from driver license renewal to permit tests.
Honeywell recalls fire alarm sounders, strobe lights
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling at least 29,000 Honeywell-manufactured fire detectors with strobe lights due to low-frequency sounders.
Airliner under investigation after pilots fell asleep midflight for nearly 30 minutes
Batik Air, an Indonesian airliner, is being investigated after two of its pilots fell asleep midflight for nearly 30 minutes with 159 passengers on board.
Congress getting ‘thousands’ of phone calls from youth after TikTok bill: Rep. Chip Roy
Members of Congress have been overwhelmed by “thousands" of callers urging lawmakers to reconsider a bill that would ban TikTok in the United States, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas said.
California GOP calls for investigation into Newsom’s ties to Panera franchisee exempt from minimum wage law
GOP lawmakers are calling on the Attorney General to investigate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ties to a Panera Bread franchisee and the restaurant’s exemption from the state’s minimum wage.
YouTube Music workers say they were ‘laid off’ during Austin City Council meeting
Workers contracted with Google's YouTube Music made headlines for saying they were laid off in the middle of an Austin City Council meeting on Thursday.
Google CEO’s 2016 pledge to combat misinformation with AI under scrutiny following Gemini controversy
Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledged after Trump's 2016 victory that investing in artificial intelligence would be a great opportunity for the tech giant to combat "misinformation."