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Driven by continual Federal Reserve rate increases, credit card APRs have hit 19.04%.

In September, during the Oakland International Film Festival, Governor Gavin Newsom (D) talked about the benefits of Federal legalization for California growers, who could potentially supply the nation with premium legal cannabis. 

From SEC v. Moraes, decided today by Judge Ronnie Abrams (S.D.N.Y.): In its normal practice of settling enforcement actions, the SEC routinely demands that defendants sacrifice the ability to ever deny the allegations against them—indefinitely silencing them from speech otherwise protected by the First Amendment. The threat held over the…

Friday, Federal Monitor Steve Martin will submit his latest report on the situation at the ignominious Rikers Island complex. It will come just over four months after Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the city to put into practice an action plan to address the consistent threat to the…

The government warns of tough times ahead for families after delivering its first budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying inflation "will get worse before it gets better."

If the bill were to become law, it could affect not only schools but also programs, events and literature at any federally-funded institution. But its prospects are dim for now.

The stock market has been witnessing wild swings amid the consecutive Federal rate hikes. E-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) lost more than 30% in 2022. Moreover, its bottom-line position looks concerning. However, investors looking to invest in internet stocks could consider buying TripAdvisor (TRIP) and Yelp (YELP) instead, which have outperformed…

As a federal rental subsidy program winds down and social housing applications triple, Melanie says she sees no option for her and her two children but to move into her car.

Ice tires with studs and moderate winter tires are also evaluated for comparison.

The decision is a warning to states that impose vague permit standards or sweeping bans on guns in "sensitive locations."

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta will be heading to South Africa to join Nigerian counterpart Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday as mediators for African Union-brokered peace talks between the Federal government of Ethiopia and Tigray representatives.