Social issues

Budget office projects Biden green energy plan will cost much more than initial estimate

WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit will grow by an estimated $1 trillion over the next 10 years, the nonpartisan…

Elon Musk’s X funds Gina Carano lawsuit vs. Disney, Lucasfilm over ‘Mandalorian’ firing

Elon Musk’s company X is funding a new lawsuit filed by actor Gina Carano over her firing from the Disney+…

House Republican vote to impeach Mayorkas fails, a major defeat for Johnson

A Republican effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed Tuesday, after four members of the caucus bucked party…

Court blocks Florida law barring Chinese citizens from owning property

A U.S. appeals court has blocked Florida from enforcing a ban on Chinese citizens owning homes or land in the…

Ad giant Publicis paying $350 million to settle U.S. opioid crisis claims

The health-care division of French ad giant Publicis agreed to pay $350 million to settle claims that its past marketing…

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg ‘needs to do the right thing’ in child sex targeting fight: New Mexico attorney general

New Mexico’s attorney general slammed Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, saying they failed to protect children from…

Nikki Haley slams Trump for trying to torpedo congressional border deal

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took aim at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday for his attempts to further delay…

Workers are paying to get part of their paychecks early. It’s ‘payday lending on steroids,’ one expert says

Millions of American workers are paying for early access to their paychecks. In some cases, it can come with a…

WWE boss Vince McMahon accused of sexual assault and trafficking in new lawsuit

WWE boss Vince McMahon was accused in a graphic lawsuit Thursday of sexual assault, trafficking, and physical and emotional abuse…

Biden guest at State of the Union will be Texas abortion case mom

The mother at the center of a high-profile Texas Supreme Court abortion case will attend President Joe Biden’s State of…