White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify

The White House on Monday rejected a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP’s stalled impeachment ... Read More

The 2024 Swing States: Why North Carolina Could Sway the Presidential Election

President Joe Biden is hoping to flip the purple Tar Heel State for just the second time this century. North Carolina has voted for the Republican presidential candidate in just about every election ... Read More

North Carolina sees slight surplus this year, $1B more next year

A new North Carolina forecast from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration expects revenues during this fiscal year and next to be higher than what's projected in the ... Read More

Stocks end the day higher even as blowout jobs report pushes some Fed officials to consider another rate hike

The March jobs report showed the US economy added 303,000 positions and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%. That far surpassed expectations for 205,000 jobs to be added, underscoring the ongoing ... Read More

House's Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job

President Joe Biden said Wednesday he strongly supports a proposal from Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Read More

Julie Su prepares to forgive herself for Julie Su’s mistakes

Now serving as Joe Biden’s acting U.S. Secretary of Labor, Su is prepared to force U.S. taxpayers to pay off California’s loss of some $30 billion in federal COVID-relief funds. Read More

Higher gas prices and rents keep US inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed interest rate cuts

Prices outside the volatile food and energy categories rose 0.4% from February to March, the same accelerated pace as in the previous month. Read More

Live news: Spanish beauty group Puig aims for €14bn IPO valuation

Puig, the family-owned Spanish beauty group, is seeking a valuation of up to €14bn in a flotation set to be the biggest in the sector in years. The Barcelona-based company said it was aiming for its ... Read More

‘Queen of the Con’ left trail of scam victims across US. Now ‘Irish heiress’ could face reckoning in UK

Dubbed “Queen of the Con,” Marianne Smyth posed as an heiress, an emissary for Satan, a witch and Jennifer Aniston’s best friend. Then she stole tens of thousands, authorities say. Read More

Britishvolt’s gigafactory site sold off in electric car blow

US private equity investors have bought the site of what had been hoped would become Britain’s first electric car battery gigafactory in a blow to Britain’s net zero ambitions. Land in Cambois near ... Read More