Government And Institutions

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials have been hit with a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1,000 wedding venues that are arguing for the right to be treated the same as restaurants.

The U.S. government could impose tariffs on products to help domestic growers

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is willing to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible, the Financial Times reported him as saying in an interview published on Sunday.

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd has agreed to settle a U.S. criminal case accusing it of bribing Chinese officials, including in government agencies and media outlets, to boost its business in China.

A pair of neighbors in Florida is accused of working together to commit an estimated $1.1 million in novel coronavirus-relief fraud by falsely claiming they were farmers, officials recently announced.

A growing number of U.S. companies are pledging to give workers time off to vote in the presidential election this November.

Watchdog group questions $521.6 million in overtime costs incurred during fiscal 2019.

Moderna said that its experimental coronavirus vaccine induced immune responses in people aged 56 years and older, a promising sign for a vulnerable age group.

The White House on Wednesday announced more than $1 billion in new funding for AI and quantum research.

In a stunning reversal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are now saying that Pebble Limited Partnership's proposed gold and copper mine would cause unavoidable adverse impacts.

Americans have faced many stresses in the pandemic, of which paper-towel scarcity is hardly among the worst. Yet the forces behind the shortage nearly six months into the crisis help explain the broad lack of U.S. preparedness that has made the pandemic worse than it might have been.

DeJoy has come under scrutiny for policies that have slowed mail deliveries and raised fears of chaos in the presidential election

The ending of the agreements follows President Trump's order last month to end Hong Kong’s special status

So far, police have discovered more than $250,000 in illegitimate payments and have recovered $150,000 in cash.

The current controversy over the U.S. Postal Service's lack of resources and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's cost-cutting measures are based on suspicion that service changes are meant to impair mail-in voting, but the USPS 2019 annual report to Congress shows that in reality, they are nearly at the point of insolvency.

The Department of the Interior on Monday approved an oil and gas leasing program within Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the sprawling home to polar bears, caribou and other wildlife.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem rejected the federal government's offer of an additional $300 in weekly unemployment benefits and touted her state's economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate at Beirut’s port remains unclear.

CoreCivic and GEO Group -- which operate prisons around the nation -- stand to lose ground in a multibillion-dollar industry if Democrat Joe Biden ousts Trump and delivers on his promise to end the use of private facilities. 

An Emmy-award winning Hollywood producer with longtime ties to the NRA has emerged as a major figure in the New York attorney general's case/