U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, erasing earlier gains after the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point rate cut and projected a slower pace of rate reductions for next year.
A $70 million furniture manufacturing plant planned by SBA Home, a Lithuanian company that produces furniture for IKEA, will bring 250 new jobs to Mocksville, North Carolina, thanks to significant state and local incentives. The North Carolina Economic Investment Committee approved a $1.4 million job development investment grant, to be distributed over the next 12 years, while Mocksville and Davie County contributed $800,000 in incentives to support the project.
The Biden administration’s Energy Department released a report that could complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to promote liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports.
Scientists are calling for a suspension of research relating to "mirror life" bacteria. "Mirror" bacteria are synthetic organisms created through mirror images of molecules.
The U.S. government has agreed to pay nearly $116 million to settle lawsuits brought by over 100 women who suffered sexual abuse and mistreatment at the now-closed Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Dublin, California.
Columbia College Chicago will eliminate 11 degree programs and lay off up to 25 full-time faculty members starting in the 2025-26 school year, as part of a strategy to address ongoing financial difficulties.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), the governing body for many adult and junior tennis competitions in Great Britain, announced a new policy this week barring transgender women and certain nonbinary individuals from participating in various domestic tournaments.
A massive brawl involving over 100 students erupted across three floors of a Chicago high school on Friday, leaving at least four police officers injured.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, has raised concerns about the Trump-Vance transition team's handling of FBI background checks for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.
A lawsuit described by lawyers as the "first of its kind" alleges that major food companies, including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and General Mills, intentionally designed their products to be addictive. The lawsuit, filed by a Pennsylvania teenager, argues that the companies draw from the "cigarette playbook."
