Author: Pauline Edwards

President Biden on Wednesday rallied a crowd in Milwaukee by citing former President Trump’s recent remarks suggesting he’s open to cuts to Medicare and Social Security. “Just this week, Donald Trump said cuts to Social Security and Medicare are on the table. When asked if he’d change his position, he said quote, there’s a lot we can…

California saw a spike in tuberculosis cases in 2023, returning to levels not seen since before the pandemic. In 2023, there were 2,113 reported cases of tuberculosis in California – a 15 percent increase from the 1,842 reported cases in 2022. The number of cases in 2023 reflects those in 2019 – which had 2,110…

Vice President Harris will convene a roundtable on marijuana reform Friday with rapper Fat Joe, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and individuals who received pardons for marijuana convictions. A White House official said Harris will highlight actions the Biden administration has taken to pursue criminal justice reforms, including by pardoning tens of thousands of Americans with…

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Wednesday endorsed a statewide carbon-trading market in the state while seeming skeptical about a regional market embraced by his predecessor. Speaking in Scranton, Shapiro endorsed pending legislation in the state Legislature that will create a statewide carbon-capping market, with proceeds paying for rebates to electricity ratepayers and renewable projects…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that she feels sorry for characterizing inflation in 2021 as “transitory,” a term used by several Federal Reserve and Biden administration officials to describe the pandemic-induced price surges they initially believed would be short-lived. “I regret saying it was transitory. It has come down. But I think transitory means a few weeks or months…

A majority of adults in the United States said the decline in union membership is bad for the country, according to a survey conducted earlier this year.  The Pew Research Center survey found that 54 percent of U.S. adults believe the decline in union membership is bad for the country. Another 59 percent said that the decline…

“My Dead Friend Zoe” premiered at the SXSW Film & TV Festival over the weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is one of 10 executive producers.

Nine states filed a lawsuit this week against the SEC over a rule that mandates publicly traded companies to disclose certain climate-related information to potential investors, lead by Iowa. This follows a separate lawsuit the previous week from 10 states. The rule requires publicly traded companies…

UK residents can now get up to £283 for a PlayStation 5 and other consoles through an expanded recycling service.

Can Arsenal or Man City go all the way?