Government And Institutions

A startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour won't have to meet the same stringent requirements that large, public pools do after Wisconsin regulators backed down in the face of a threatened lawsuit.

Robinhood revealed in early August that a group of its existing were planning to sell up to 97.9M shares and that the company would not receive any of the proceeds.

A number of consumers, companies, celebrities and even business leaders have announced plans to donate to a variety of organizations focused on helping the Gulf Coast region, which was pummeled by one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. mainland.

Polaris will enable scientists and developers to test and optimize software codes and applications that will be used by Intel's $500 million Aurora supercomputer for a range of scientific projects, from advancing cancer treatments and the nation’s energy security to expanding the boundaries of physics with particle collision research.

And even though the FAA continues to propose fines on unruly passengers, totaling over $1 million to date, the cases keep mounting.

A federal court judge overseeing the California fraud case against disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti has declared a mistrial

Union leaders representing 350,000 city workers plan to file a legal action to stop Mayor de Blasio from implementing a vaccine mandate for Department of Education employees without their input.

A recent audit found the Internal Revenue Service misreported information about more than $726 million and potentially overpaid almost $900,000 for government contracts.

The British military has stepped in to help evacuate Americans left behind in Afghanistan after its fall to the Taliban, according to former deputy national security advisor Matt Pottinger.

Help is on the way for dairy farmers who got a lower price for their products because of pandemic-related market abnormalities, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday.

Facebook on Thursday said it is reviewing the Federal Trade Commission's amended lawsuit alleging the social media platform has engaged in anticompetitive behavior.

U.S. carriers and pilots are prohibited from flying over Afghanistan without approval.

The fines are part of the FAA's zero-tolerance policy, which was adopted in January after the agency saw a "disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior," the FAA said.

Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is introducing legislation to protect farmers who supply animal products to California.

The Biden administration last week canceled bulk shipments of dollars headed for Afghanistan as Taliban fighters were poised to take control of the capital city of Kabul, part of a continuing scramble to keep hundreds of millions of dollars out of the hands of the terrorist group, according to people familiar with the matter.

Founder Trevor Milton stepped back from the company in September after a damning report from short-selling activist firm Hindenburg Research accusing Milton of deceiving investors with a video that made it look like one of Nikola’s trucks was driving when in fact the vehicle was simply rolling down a hill.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday honored first responders to the Surfside condo collapse by handing them $1,000 bonus checks and thanking them for their efforts.

Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, sent a letter to the Treasury Department on Friday inquiring as to why an important report detailing the financial health of two popular programs, Social Security and Medicare, has yet to be released.

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that later this month the city will begin requiring anyone dining indoors at a restaurant, working out a gym or grabbing cocktails at a bar to show proof they’ve been inoculated.

The number of incidents involving unruly passengers has surged this year, according to regulators. Flight attendants said they have been harassed, threatened and, in some cases, physically attacked.