Government And Institutions

Lifeguards for the City of Los Angeles are raking in big bucks, with the highest-paid earning more than $500,000 in pay and benefits last year.

Disgraced Theranos health care tech founder Elizabeth Holmes is asking a judge to overturn a jury's "guilty" verdict convicting her on four counts..

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating fresh organic strawberries potentially linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak in the U.S. and Canada. The FDA has reported 17 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations linked to the strawberries.

Baby formula from Abbott Nutrition's shuttered manufacturing facility will not hit shelves until mid-July, an official says.

Google's legal troubles with the federal government started with a Justice Department investigation and developed into a multi-state effort campaign over Google's ad practices.

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is questioning Abbott Laboratories' business practices after the shutdown of one of the company's plants exacerbated the baby formula shortage in the U.S.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that "there might be need for indictment" over the ongoing baby formula shortage in the U.S.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief Robert Califf said Monday that his agency is working to allow baby formulas intended for sale in other countries to be sold in the U.S. to help boost supply amid domestic shortages.

Across the country, steel production is expected to increase due to a new federal mandate that prioritizes U.S. steel over foreign alternatives. Starting May 14, all federally funded infrastructure is required to use U.S.-made steel and iron.

Officials say upwards of $100 billion was stolen in fraud schemes via pandemic relief packages, pushing the government to make major changes to security of the PPP loan program.

Rep. Jim Jordan sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan on Wednesday, questioning whether she has taken action on her former employer's calls for her agency to block Elon Musk's pending purchase of Twitter.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Monday released his latest wasteful spending report, dubbed "Federal Fumbles: Ways the federal government dropped the ball."

The FAA is demanding that Jacob immediately surrender his piloting certificate and any other certificates he holds following the incident in November, which had been posted to his YouTube channel.

The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, is calling on Visa and Mastercard to cancel swipe fee increases as consumers battle skyrocketing inflation.

According to the Postal Service, 32% of first-class packages will see their delivery service standard increase by one or two days. Meanwhile, 64% of first-class package service volume will be unaffected and 4% will be updated from a three-day to two-day service standard.

The Internal Revenue Service's website experienced problems on Monday, the tax filing deadline, leaving many taxpayers frustrated.

The IRS will try to process over 133 million tax returns filed by individuals and businesses this year while also facing a backlog of returns.

The Honolulu City Council voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would ban any short-term vacation rentals outside of resort areas.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a two-year ban on foreign investors buying homes in Canada.

Journalist Glenn Greenwald said Thursday that Edward Snowden is the “happiest person” he's “ever met” at the Bitcoin 2022 conference during a panel that linked bitcoin to libertarian and third-party ideals.