By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The White House is considering regulatory relief that would expand sales of red-dyed diesel, a tax-exempt fuel typically used for farming, as prices surge following supply disruptions linked to the US conflict with Iran, Ukrainian strikes on Russian refine
By Kamal Choudhury Sept 30 (Reuters) – Pennsylvania health officials said on Wednesday a Lancaster County resident had died after contracting measles, raising the state’s death toll from the disease this year to five, all of whom were unvaccinated. Two earlier deaths in the county, reported in Augus
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit seeking to force Harvard University to turn over records for an investigation into whether the Ivy League school’s hiring practices are discriminatory, particularly against white men. The EEOC
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The US Justice Department filed a judicial misconduct complaint on Wednesday against judges in Minnesota who gave interviews to the New York Times about the immigration surge there, alleging it was unethical and partisan. In September, judges in
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan blocked New York state from enforcing a first-of-its-kind law prohibiting landlords and real estate industry professionals from using algorithmic pricing tools to set, and potentially inflate, residential rents. US Distri
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The US economy grew at a solid clip in the second quarter, driven by robust consumer spending and business investment related to the buildout of AI infrastructure. Gross domestic product increased at a 2.2% annualized rate, revised up from the previously estimated 1.5
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – US inflation increased less than expected in August and price pressures were more moderate in the prior month than previously reported, likely reducing the urgency for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in October. Another rate hike th
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Facing potential liability for harms related to climate change, major oil companies have again turned to the US Supreme Court, teeing up a case that could determine the fate of dozens of climate-related lawsuits by state and local governments against fo
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University to build a new campus in Miami and support initiatives at its Pittsburgh base, including hiring leading academics and making the school more affordable for stude
(Plymouth, MA) — Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is now arguing that no evidence shows she admitted to killing her three children. Clancy was back in court Tuesday for the first time since a mistrial was declared in her case earlier this month. Speaking in court, Clancy’s lawyer Kevin Reddington said she ha
By Steve Gorman Sept 30 (Reuters) – Death row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. Pike, whose clemency pet
Do UAE, Saudi Meetings Signal Escalation or Efforts To Contain Conflict? “These governments appear to be preparing for escalation … At the same time, they are trying to discuss how to set up arrangements to contain it,” Cyril Widdershoven, senior advisor at Blue Water Strategy told TML By Giorgia Va
By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Staten Island judge on Tuesday ordered New York City officials to mail new notices to homeowners it has determined must pay a new tax on secondary homes. The city quickly appealed, invoking a stay that pauses what would have effectively required res
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – US Transportation Security Administration officers will no longer be able to sit while checking IDs at US airport checkpoints, the agency and a major union said Tuesday. TSA is removing chairs from checkpoints, said the American Federation of Gover
By Renee Hickman Sept 29 (Reuters) – Pesticides containing toxic “forever chemicals” will now be tracked by the state of California, the country’s largest producer of agricultural products. The legislation, signed this week by Governor Gavin Newsom, requires the state’s Department of Pesticide Regul
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A Michigan nurse was charged with helping a Mexican national escape from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the hospital where she worked, court documents unsealed on Tuesday showed. Chloe Renae Freeman, 33, of Whitmore Lake, Michigan, wa
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A US Justice Department lawyer asked an appeals court on Tuesday to terminate a judge’s inquiry into whether Trump administration officials willfully violated a judicial order directing them to stop deportation flights of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salv
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20% cut in the number of positions for generals and admirals when he speaks with hundreds of junior service members at Quantico, Virginia, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by Sherry-Lehmann, once among the elite wine sellers in the United States, accusing New York Times reporter James Stewart and former Chief Executive Michael Aaron of orchestrating a smear campaign over i
By Andrew Goudsward and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A US appeals court declined on Tuesday to immediately block sanctions against lawyers for Donald Trump who a judge accused of misusing the court system in settling a lawsuit the Republican president filed against the Interna
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A sponsor of a bill to toughen a US government ban on Chinese vehicles said on Tuesday that talks are ongoing to ensure that German automaker Mercedes-Benz is not banned from selling vehicles in the US. The bill approved by the Senate Commerce Com
By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – A senior FBI official has made an unusually public request to the hacking group ShinyHunters, telling the cybercriminals on Tuesday they should get in touch following a wide-ranging breach of the bureau’s job site. In a video address po
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) – U.S. power developer Exus Renewables North America has acquired four large-scale solar projects in Louisiana and Wisconsin from ibV Energy Partners and is in talks with potential data-center customers interested in buying electricity from the sites, Exu
Sept 29 (Reuters) – Target said on Tuesday it is lowering prices on nearly 2,000 home items, apparel and accessories, to attract cash-strapped shoppers ahead of the all-important holiday season. To navigate a cautious spending environment, U.S. retail giants including Walmart and Target have been an
By Sriparna Roy Sept 29 (Reuters) – The Democratic Women’s Caucus in the US House of Representatives has asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address a shortage of estrogen patches to ensure a stable supply of the widely used hormone therapy, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reu
By Nate Raymond and Luc Cohen Sept 29 (Reuters) – Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers argued on Tuesday that prosecutors had not proven the Massachusetts woman killed her three children in 2023, in a shift from their previous defense that she was not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Defense at
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – A group of 15 states and a Texas county on Monday sued the US Federal Aviation Administration over an environmental review of planned commercial drone package delivery rules. The states — including New York, California, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (Reuters) – US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito will not participate in an upcoming case involving a bid by oil companies to scuttle a lawsuit seeking to hold them liable for helping fuel climate change, a court official said on Monday. Alito owns stock in severa
By Luc Cohen Sept 28 (Reuters) – A US judge blocked the Trump administration on Monday from conditioning counterterrorism funds to state and local governments on changes to election administration. The decision by Washington-based US District Judge Amir Ali marks the latest defeat for President Dona
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nicole Jao Sept 28 (Reuters) – The White House is considering regulatory relief that would allow broader sales of red-dyed diesel as part of an effort to bring down soaring prices, a move that could allow some buyers to avoid the federal fuel tax, according to two people famil
