U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform.
Category: Nation & World

7 candidates qualify for second Republican presidential debate
The Republican National Committee says seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night’s debate in California.

Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as leader of both Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings.

16 states underfunded historically Black land-grant universities, Biden administration says
Historically Black land-grant universities in Tennessee and 15 other states have missed out on $12.6 billion in funding over the last three decades, according to the Biden administration.

Alex Jones spent over $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families who sued him have yet to see a dime
Lawyers for several families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting are criticizing Alex Jones’ personal spending as they seek nearly $1.5 billion they won in lawsuits against the Infowars host.

Hillary Clinton is stepping over the White House threshold in yet another role
The former first lady and current first lady Jill Biden will appear together to announce the recipients of an annual global arts prize for lifetime achievement by the Japan Art Association.

Walmart cuts starting hourly pay for some workers in move it says will offer consistency in staffing
Walmart is making adjustments to its pay scale that will mean some new store workers begin at a lower hourly pay rate than they would have a few months ago.

This summer was a global record breaker for the highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
Earth has sweltered through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer ever measured, with a record warm August capping a season of brutal and deadly temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Wait times to exit Burning Man drop after flooding left tens of thousands stranded in Nevada desert
Wait times for tens of thousands of Burning Man partygoers trying to exit the mud-caked northern Nevada desert are beginning to decrease after flooded roads left them stranded there for days.

After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US
Many of the major reforms to ticket sellers in the U.S. have failed to pass this year.

Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida and Georgia, swamping a wide stretch of coast
Idalia came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula.

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water toward Florida
Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into “an extremely dangerous major hurricane” before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

Bob Barker, dapper ‘Price Is Right’ and ‘Truth or Consequences’ host and animal advocate, dies at 99
Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He was 99.

Mug shot of Donald Trump shows scowling former president during speedy booking at Atlanta jail
A scowling Donald Trump posed for a mug shot Thursday as he surrendered inside a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

Republican candidates fight each other, and mostly line up behind Trump, at the first debate
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson was the only person who clearly refused to raise his hand, indicating he would not support Trump as the nominee if he was convicted.