European Union adds porn site XXNX to list of online platforms facing strictest digital scrutiny
The European Union says it’s adding the porn site XNXX to its list of online services facing the strictest level of scrutiny under the bloc’s digital regulations, including measures requiring…
Costco raises annual membership fees for the 1st time since 2017, boosting them $5 to $10
Costco bargain hunters are going to have to pay an additional $5 to $10 annually as the popular warehouse chain prepares to raise its membership fees for the first time…
Up to two new offshore wind projects are proposed for New Jersey. A third seeks to re-bid its terms
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Up to two additional offshore wind projects were proposed for the New Jersey coast Wednesday, and the developers of a third project that already has preliminary…
Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite a…
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times ‘undesirable’ amid crackdown on criticism
The Russian prosecutor general’s office has declared The Moscow Times newspaper to be an “undesirable organization.”The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular…
Dollar General agrees to pay $12 million fine to settle alleged workplace safety violations
The U.S. Department of Labor says Dollar General has agreed to pay a $12 million fine and improve conditions at its thousands of retail stores nationwide to make them safer…
The Beastie Boys sue Chili’s parent company over alleged misuse song in ad
NEW YORK -- The Beastie Boys are suing the parent company of Chili's in a case that accuses the chain restaurant of running an advertisement that used the hip-hop trio's…
Biden’s challenge: Will he ever satisfy the media’s appetite for questions about his ability?
NEW YORK -- Toward the end of his closely watched news conference Thursday night on the sidelines of the NATO summit, President Joe Biden was talking about being examined by…
US would keep more hydropower under agreement with Canada on treaty governing Columbia River
SEATTLE -- The U.S. and Canada said Thursday they have agreed to update a six-decade-old treaty that governs the use of one of North America’s largest rivers, the Columbia, with…
Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached an agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary FundPakistan has reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal, the…