Nevada’s largest utility company, NV Energy, is suing a data center company over potential impacts to residents’ electric bills. It’s a unique twist in the nationwide data center boom that has generally seen utilities and tech firms’ interests aligned. The lawsuit, first reported by the Nevada Independent, is about how decisions are made regarding the […]
Online used-car retailer Carvana posted a record second quarter as more Americans turned to affordable used vehicles instead of buying new. The numbers Carvana sold nearly 200,000 vehicles during the quarter, a roughly 40% increase from a year earlier. Revenue climbed 52% to about $7.4 billion, while profit jumped to $310 million from $183 million. […]
The Roomba cleaning your floors while you sit on your sofa is more than an autonomous vacuum cleaner, according to the U.S. government. It’s an “advanced robotic device” from China, the government says — and may no longer be imported into the United States. The restrictions, announced Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission, target the […]
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark federal funds rate unchanged, despite stubbornly high inflation and recent signaling that rate hikes are back on the table. In a 9-3 vote, Fed officials kept the central bank’s key interest rate in a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, where it has been since December. The three […]
The U.S. may be losing its sheen as a second home for foreign nationals, as international buyers retreat from the U.S. housing market. A report released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found that international buyers purchased 67,100 existing homes from April 2025 through March 2026. That is a 14% decline from the […]
As the conflict in Iran intensifies again, the military is homing in on an unconventional target: U.S. troops’ cellphones. Citing interviews with military officials, Reuters reported that the U.S. may soon begin confiscating the cellphones of service members stationed in the Middle East. The officials said the Iranian military can use videos posted online by […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday during testimony in front of the Republican-led Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. In doing so, he eliminated the opportunity for fireworks between him and the committee’s chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who planned to question Fauci on COVID-19’s origins and the federal response to […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is demanding that Sen. Mitch McConnell prove he is still capable of serving, saying written medical updates and two photographs are no longer enough to show that Kentucky’s senior senator can still do the job. In a letter released Monday, the Democratic governor called on McConnell to speak directly to Kentuckians […]
Jill Escher has two adult children with autism, but they bear little resemblance to the autistic people portrayed in television shows, social media posts and news stories. Escher’s children are 25 and 18. They cannot read or write. They cannot send a text message, make a phone call or cook a meal. “They have no […]
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is expected to take up legislation that has student privacy advocates on high alert. Nearly a decade in the making, the College Transparency Act would repeal a 2008 federal ban that prevents the government from tracking individual student outcomes across their lives. Supporters argue the bill […]
