Economy

Biden says 'women are becoming - not a joke - better educated than men' as male college enrollment drops

1 hour ago | Travel

President Joe Biden. Associated Press/Evan Vucci Biden said he was "worried" about the drop in male college enrollment in the US. Women are enrolling, and completing, college...
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Austrian Airlines expands Premium Economy Class

2 hours ago | Flights - Transports

Starting next spring, even more Austrian Airlines passengers will be able to fly long-haul flights in the Premium Economy Class booking category. The travel class, which was...
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Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, or the day Latina workers finally earn what non-Hispanic white men made in just 2020

4 hours ago | Travel

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Latina Equal Pay Day is October 21. This represents how much longer it takes Latinas to earn what non-Hispanic white men earned just last year. The...
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India to stockpile gas & coal to avoid future energy crunch

6 hours ago | News

New Delhi is reportedly mulling the idea of maintaining strategic reserves of natural gas and imported coal to prevent future supply shortages amid the growing global energy...
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Climate change is bad for your health. And plans to boost economies may make it worse

19 hours ago | News

A Lancet medical journal report finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way. It calls for more urgent action from world...
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Understanding fiscal policy: The use of government spending and taxation to manage the economy

20 hours ago | Travel

The Federal Reserve is not involved in determining fiscal policy decisions - that's done by Congress and the Administration. Hill Street Studio/Getty Fiscal policy describes...
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Kyrsten Sinema is torpedoing Democrats' plans to roll back the Trump tax law, forcing a last-ditch scramble for alternatives

20 hours ago | Travel

Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images Sinema's opposition to rolling back swaths of the Trump tax law is prompting a scramble for...
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One of the biggest student loan companies in the US gets approval to shut down its services

21 hours ago | Travel

Supachok Pichetkul / EyeEm/Getty Images The Education Dept. approved student-loan company Navient's request to shut down its services. The 6 million federal borrowers under...
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Janet Yellen is optimistic the US will still hit full employment next year, even though Delta crushed the hiring recovery

22 hours ago | Travel

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends the House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on September 30, 2021. Al Drago/Pool/Reuters The US is still on track to...
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Biden faces grim polling numbers as just 37% approve of job performance & his support among Independents crumbles

22 hours ago | News

President Joe Biden is struggling in his approval ratings among Americans yet again, with new polling showing half disapprove of the job he's doing, alongside a significant...
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New incentive offered for Milwaukee residents to get 2nd dose of COVID-19...

There is now a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive for Milwaukee residents who get their second dose. Read more ...

Family attorney: Strong probability that suspected remains found in Florida...

Investigators also found a backpack and a notebook belonging to Brian Laundrie near the suspected remains while they were searching the Carlton Reserve in Florida. Read more ...

Scott Is Ready For a ‘Battle' Over His Kids With Kourtney After Her...

Now that their mother is engaged, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick's kids may be celebrating the holidays a little bit differently this year. For starters, Kourtney's... Read more ...

5 Veterans Quit Kyrsten Sinema's Advisory Council In Protest

“You have become one of the principal obstacles to progress, answering to big donors rather than your own people,” the veterans told the Arizona senator. Read more ...

Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 57 months in the killing of a 911...

Mohamed Noor, who fatally shot an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible rape behind her home, was sentenced on a lesser charge after his murder conviction was... Read more ...

Qatar Airways Goes Pink in Support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

To mark Qatar Airways' continuous support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, passengers are being offered an exclusive ‘Think Pink' experience in the sky as well in Hamad... Read more ...

Coroner: 19-year-old dies after shooting in Colerain Township

A 19-year-old woman is dead after a shooting in Colerain Township Wednesday. Read more ...

China Evergrande shares plummet after $2.6 billion asset sale falls through

Shares of heavily indebted China Evergrande sank on Thursday after a $2.6 billion deal to sell the developer's assets to a smaller rival fell through. Once one of China's top... Read more ...

US President Joe Biden will restore 3 national monuments

President Joe Biden is going to restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the centre of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine... Read more ...

Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires Reopens Main Tower

After more than a year and a half, the main tower of Four Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires has reopened its doors for travellers to enjoy its luxurious suites. Read more ...