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Cancer-causing chemicals used in homes and workplaces banned by EPA

12/09/2024 11:07pm
(cnn) — The Us Environmental Protection Agency on Monday banned the use of two ubiquitous cancer-causing solvents that

The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

12/09/2024 4:45pm
The Onion's bid to buy Alex Jones' Infowars has returned to a Texas courtroom. A federal judge in Houston is hearing arguments Monday on whether a bankruptcy auction was run properly.

Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate

12/09/2024 4:34pm
Fresh corroboration of the perplexing observation that the universe is expanding more rapidly than expected has scientists pondering the cause.

Supreme Court rejects school gender-identity policy challenge

12/09/2024 4:23pm
The Supreme Court, turning away another case involving transgender issues, declined on Monday to hear a bid to revive a lawsuit against a public school district in Wisconsin over a gender identity policy.

Supreme Court avoids Hawaii legal fight over hiking with a gun

12/09/2024 4:14pm
The Supreme Court rejected on Monday a Hawaii man's bid to throw out criminal charges for carrying a pistol while hiking.

US consumers expect higher inflation and better economy, New York Fed says

12/09/2024 3:53pm
U.S. consumers were bracing last month for higher levels of inflation in coming years even as they marked up expectations that their personal financial situations would improve markedly, the New York Federal Reserve reported on Monday.

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare’s CEO killing has eluded police for nearly a week

12/09/2024 3:36pm
(cnn) — He’s out there – somewhere. Nearly a week after a gunman fatally shot a health care executive on a busy New

Jay-Z denies allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old in 2000 with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

12/09/2024 3:17pm
(cnn) — A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs has amended her lawsuit to include

'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's 2024 word of the year

12/09/2024 2:58pm
Depending on who you ask, the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country or were cause for celebration. Is it any surprise the Merriam-Webster word of the year is "polarization"?

Lara Trump leaves RNC, eyes Senate seat

12/09/2024 1:14pm
Lara Trump will step down from her position as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, she announced on social media Sunday.

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death

12/09/2024 9:58am
A Marine veteran who put an agitated subway rider in a chokehold on a New York subway has been acquitted in the man's death.