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SNAP benefits increase as eligibility requirements change through 2024
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, for benefits to supplement their grocery budget to afford nutritious foods. As of Oct. 1, the program [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot tops $1 billion ahead of Monday’s drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $1.04 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Monday night. It’s the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history and the [Read More…]
Gasoline prices in California are up 80 cents in a month. Here’s why.
Grace Cary/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Gasoline prices in California are skyrocketing. The average price of a gallon of gas in California on Friday reached $6.08, up some 80 cents or 15% since a month [Read More…]
EEOC files federal lawsuit against Tesla, alleging discrimination, retaliation against Black employees
John Keeble/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Tesla, alleging the company engaged in racial harassment and discrimination. The complaint, which was filed in the [Read More…]
UAW expected to announce new strike targets amid talks with General Motors, Ford, Stellantis
Scott Olson/Getty Images (DETROIT) — A labor strike against the three largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the United States is expected to be expanded further on Friday amid ongoing contract negotiations. If no deal is [Read More…]
Gen Z is burdened by student loan debt, and now many are facing payments for first time
jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In the first week of October, Kennedy Quintanilla will do something she has not had to do since graduating from college two years ago: make a student loan payment. “Reality [Read More…]
Donald Trump faces potential financial losses after a civil fraud trial ruling
aluxum/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered the cancellation of the business certificates for firms in the state owned by former President Donald Trump and others associated with the Trump Organization, casting [Read More…]
SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP to meet on Monday, resuming strike negotiations
David Livingston/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will be heading back into negotiations on Monday, Oct. [Read More…]
Chicken bone broth recall on products sold at Costco
Costco (NEW YORK) — Costco shoppers might want to check their home pantry to ensure any broth they may have purchased from the big box retailer is not impacted by a recent recall. In a [Read More…]
WGA strike to end Wednesday, members authorized to return to work
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After 148 days, leaders of the Writers Guild of America have unanimously voted to lift its strike, allowing writers to return to work Wednesday, Sept. 27. “The WGAW Board [Read More…]
FTC sues Amazon, accuses company of illegally maintaining monopoly power
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the company of illegally maintaining its monopoly power “to inflate prices, degrade [Read More…]
Uber Eats to accept SNAP benefits for groceries following announcement from Instacart
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shoppers who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, a federal program to provide food benefits to low-income households, will soon have even easier options for online [Read More…]
Authors’ lawsuit against OpenAI could ‘fundamentally reshape’ artificial intelligence, according to experts
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of prominent authors joined a proposed class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI over allegations that products like ChatGPT make illegal use of their copyrighted work, setting off [Read More…]
Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal to end strike. What happens next?
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative deal with the major film and TV studios on Sunday, effectively ending a strike [Read More…]
Hollywood writers reach ‘tentative’ deal with studios, end monthslong strike
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Unions representing thousands of Hollywood movie and television writers reached a “tentative” deal with major studios on Sunday, ending a strike that [Read More…]
James Bond isn’t the only one who wants to drive an Aston Martin
Aston Martin (NEW YORK) — For decades, the fictional spy James Bond helped boost sales of Aston Martin’s beautifully designed sports cars and grand tourers. Now, the 110-year-old British marque has found a new star to [Read More…]
Biden says he will join picket line as UAW strike expands
MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images (DETROIT) — President Joe Biden said he will join the picket line, as a labor strike against the three largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the United States expanded on Friday. [Read More…]
UAW president announces 38 more strike locations targeting GM, Stellantis
MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images (DETROIT) — A labor strike against the three largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the United States expanded on Friday as 38 new strike locations were announced targeting Stellantis and General [Read More…]
UAW president to make announcement on strike as deadline looms for GM, Ford, Stellantis
MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images (DETROIT) — A labor strike against the three largest motor vehicle manufacturers in the United States could expand if ongoing contract negotiations don’t move toward a deal by Friday. United [Read More…]
Commerce Department finalizes rule on national security ‘guardrails’ for CHIPS funding
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Commerce Department finalized the national security “guardrails” in which recipients who receive CHIPS and Science Act funding must abide by. The CHIPS and Science Act was passed last year [Read More…]