Missouri sued over alleged decades of underfunding at historically Black universitySeven current and former students at Lincoln University of Missouri sued the state on Wednesday, alleging it violated the US Constitution and federal civil rights law by systematically underfunding the historically Black university for decades.Reuters15h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentlincoln university funding lawsuit
Kennedy offers federal support to New York over measles outbreakNew York Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, and he offered federal support as the state responds to a measles outbreak, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.Reuters16h agoWhole story →HealthKathy Hochulmeasles outbreak response
Priceline to face FTC action over deceptive hotel ads, sources sayThe US Federal Trade Commission is gearing up to take action against Priceline.com owner Booking Holdings over online ads that appear to direct consumers to a hotel's site but send them to a third-party site where they are often charged extra, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.Reuters20h agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomyftc action on priceline ads
US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources sayExaminers at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gave a largely clean bill of health to most of the companies they inspected earlier this year, a light-touch approach that marked a departure from the past for the watchdog, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.Reuters1d agoWhole story →EconomyCommercecfpb oversight changes
US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointmentsA lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handpicked appointees from serving on it.Reuters2d agoWhole story →Healthvaccine panel appointments dispute
Texas AG Paxton probes Fruit of the Loom, Hanes over potential toxic chemicals in children's underwearTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation on Tuesday into whether Fruit of the Loom and Hanes use toxic chemicals in producing children's underwear.Reuters2d agoWhole story →HealthCommercetexas toxic chemicals probe
Most Americans support switch to Medicare for all health insuranceMost Americans now favor government-paid health insurance for all, according to a new poll, as voters across party lines see major healthcare reforms as a priority less than a month before midterm elections to decide control of the US Congress.Reuters2d agoWhole story →Healthmidterm elections
