Global Citizen conference to unite political leaders, celebs Posted March 22, 2023 Advocacy group Global Citizen will convene political, philanthropic, business and cultural leaders for a thought leadership conference in New York to tack…
Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency Posted March 5, 2023 Britcoin is moving closer to reality. U.K. authorities said British businesses and consumers are likely to need a digital version of the pound, formally asking for public comme…
Radioactive capsule that fell off truck found in Australia Posted February 23, 2023 Authorities in Western Australia recovered a tiny but dangerous radioactive capsule that fell off a truck while being transported along a 1,400-kilometer (870-mile) Outback highwa…
Tax the rich? Liberals renew push for state wealth taxes Posted February 16, 2023 Supporters of taxes on the very rich contend that people are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a bigger appetite for what they’re calling “tax justice.” …
Davos report: Cost-of-living crisis overshadows climate Posted February 9, 2023 Climate change is the global economy's biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the…
Federal COVID aid OK’d to pay for roads, natural disasters Posted February 4, 2023 State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic, including new ro…
NY Rep. elect Santos admits lying about career, college Posted January 26, 2023 Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., admitted that he lied about his job experience and college education during his successful campaign for a seat in the U.S. House…
North Macedonia takes emergency anti-pollution steps Posted January 25, 2023 North Macedonia’s government is imposing emergency measures in the country’s capital, Skopje, and three other cities in order to protect people from severely high levels of air po…
18-year-old college student elected mayor of Arkansas city Posted January 15, 2023 An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the youngest people to serve as a city's top lead…
Michigan city pays driver $1,000 to settle tire marking case Posted January 11, 2023 A Michigan city agreed to pay $1,000 to a driver to settle a lawsuit about marking tires to catch parking violators. The deal in Bay City followed a declaration in August 2022 …