American Express to pay $230 million to settle US charges over deceptive sales practices
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -American Express said on Thursday it will pay about $230 million to settle U.S. criminal and civil probes into alleged deceptive practices in selling credit card and wire transfer products to
Donald Trump vows to help ‘troubled’ Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump wants to make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger” and has cast Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as stars of what he is calling his “Special Ambassadors to a great
More than a dozen Democratic AGs say they’ll defend gun regulations ahead of Trump’s 2nd term
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more
Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make
New Tennessee House rules to ban hecklers, banish disorderly lawmakers to vote remotely
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee House is warning lawmakers and the crowds watching legislative floor sessions that they could be booted from the room if their behavior is deemed out of line. For lawmakers, after multiple
US FTC, Colorado sue property firm Greystar, alleging renters deceived by hidden fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the State of Colorado have filed a complaint against Greystar, a multi-family rental property manager, alleging that it deceived consumers about rental costs with hidden fees, the FTC
Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather. Another polar vortex disruption will stretch Arctic air across the top of the globe and make Donald
Blinken defends US policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday defended Biden administration policies on Israel’s war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached, facing protests that interrupted his final news conference at
Biden warns the US risks becoming an ‘oligarchy.’ What does the term mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was sliding into an “oligarchy” of tech billionaires. But what exactly is an oligarchy? In short, an oligarchy is
Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console will come out in 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gaming giant Nintendo revealed its newest console Thursday in a highly anticipated announcement gamers had been waiting for since rumors of its release first spread years ago. The Nintendo Switch 2, the successor
