Is anyone buying couches and beds from Wayfair anymore?
Early in the pandemic, people realized they were going to be spending a lot more time at home. So they decided to upgrade.
Transportation Department proposes new rules to make it easier for airline consumers to get refunds
The US Department of Transportation has proposed changes to allow airline passengers to seek refunds under circumstances including major delays and Covid-19.
Drag queen storytime in England promotes compassion and inclusion. British far-right extremists are importing US hate against them
An ordinary red-brick library in the southern English town of Reading is an unlikely backdrop for the latest front in the battle for equality for the LGBTQ+ community. But last week -- in scenes later repeated across the country-- Covid-19 …
Four current, former Louisville police officers federally charged in Breonna Taylor's death
Four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home were arrested on Thursday and charged with civil rights offenses, unlawful conspiracies, unconstitutional use of force and obstruction offenses, Attorney General Merrick …
Non-bank lender Trident Mortgage to pay over $22 million for redlining DOJ, CFPB, State AGs participate in joint fair housing enforcement
A four-year investigation begun by Pennsylvania’s state attorney general attracted the support and resources of the United States’ Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to bring the first-ever redlining enforcement involving a non-bank lender.
Sandy Hook family attorney exposes Alex Jones' dishonesty during brutal cross-examination
The dishonesty of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was spotlighted in a Texas court on Wednesday as a lawyer for a pair of Sandy Hook parents cross-examined the Infowars founder and fact-checked his answers in real-time.
The forest growing in the world's hottest sea
An intensely salty sea which warms to planet-beating temperatures at the height of summer is a hostile place for most vegetation to survive.
The ACLU says Border Patrol agents are confiscating Sikh men's turbans
Border Patrol agents in Arizona have confiscated the turbans of dozens of Sikh men seeking asylum in the United States, violating their civil rights and government policies, the ACLU says in a letter calling for an end to the practice.
The party is over at Robinhood. But meme mania lingers
Robinhood got off to a rocky start when it made its Wall Street debut one year ago, but hopes for the buzzy trading app were high as armchair investors piled into the market hoping to mint quick fortunes.
White House says Russia planning to falsify evidence to frame Ukrainian forces for prison attack
US officials believe Russia is preparing to falsify evidence to blame Ukrainian forces for last week's deadly blast at the Olenivka prison ahead of visits to the site by outside parties.
Pelosi's Taiwan trip is another knock to China's yuan
China's yuan has fared better than many other major currencies this year. It's shed 6.5% against the US dollar, holding its ground as the greenback has gone on a breakneck rally. The euro, the British pound and South Korea's won …
Jurors in Parkland gunman's trial to visit mass shooting site Thursday on what would have been victim Joaquin Oliver's 22nd birthday
Jurors in the sentencing phase of the Parkland, Florida, school shooter's trial are expected to visit the scene of the massacre Thursday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School's 1200 building, which has been sealed since the attack in February 2018.
China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island
China fired multiple missiles toward waters near northeastern and southwestern Taiwan on Thursday, the island's Defense Ministry said, as Beijing makes good on its promise that Taipei will pay a price for hosting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
These cities are better at enduring extreme heat. Here's what they're doing different
Blistering heat has returned to western Europe, as some countries like France enter into their third wave of the summer with temperatures expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius), while more than 80% of the US population …
Joe and Jill's long summer
This summer has not been an easy one for President Joe Biden, and no one feels that more than Jill Biden.
