Postal Service testing a new business: Check cashing

New offering could help beleaguered Postal Service bolster its bottom line, while also helping low-income Americans.

• Oct 5, 2021

Capitol Police arrest driver of suspicious vehicle outside Supreme Court

Capitol Police identified the suspect as Dale Paul Melvin of Kimball, Michigan.

• Oct 5, 2021

Andrew Yang leaves Democratic Party to become an independent

Yang said he thinks he can make a bigger difference outside the constraints of a political party.

• Oct 5, 2021

NIH chief Dr. Francis Collins to step down

Collins has led the agency for more than a decade.

• Oct 5, 2021

Biggest tax haven in U.S.? South Dakota, says Pandora Papers

Wealth being hidden in the Mount Rushmore State — from taxes, creditors and child support — has quadrupled in the last decade.

• Oct 6, 2021

Biden administration reverses stopping federally funded clinics from abortion referrals

Health and Human Services announced the rule change on Monday.

• Oct 5, 2021

Internal Facebook documents detail how misinformation spreads to users

Frances Haugen accused Facebook of removing safeguards that allowed misinformation to rapidly spread ahead of the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

• Oct 5, 2021

Biden tells GOP lawmakers to "just get out of the way" on debt ceiling

The U.S. is expected to reach its debt limit if Congress does not act by October 18.

• Oct 4, 2021

Supreme Court begins blockbuster term under political microscope

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who tested positive for COVID-19, participated in oral arguments remotely.

• Oct 4, 2021

House January 6 select committee hears testimony behind closed doors

Several of former President Trump's allies were subpoenaed last month, and their depositions are scheduled for October 14 and 15.

• Oct 4, 2021

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces wife Casey has breast cancer

"Casey is a true fighter, and she will never, never, never give up," Governor Ron DeSantis said in a statement.

• Oct 4, 2021

84-year-old hostage in Iran needs lifesaving surgery within a week

The 84-year-old's family has turned to the UN for urgent assistance to get him out of the country.

• Oct 4, 2021

Schumer says lawmakers must address debt ceiling by end of week

The Treasury Department estimates the U.S. will exhaust measures allowing it to pay its bills October 18.

• Oct 4, 2021

Supreme Court gears up for new term filled with contentious disputes

The court's new term begins Monday.

• Oct 4, 2021

Fauci says it's "too soon to tell" whether to avoid Christmas gatherings

"We've just got to concentrating on continuing to get those numbers down and not try to jump ahead by weeks or months," he said.

• Oct 4, 2021

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