‘Open banking’ rules for consumer data unveiled by US watchdog
The top U.S. consumer finance watchdog on Tuesday unveiled long-awaited rules that would make it easier for consumers to switch between financial services providers, a move the agency said was aimed at boosting competition.
New cases of political violence roil U.S. ahead of contentious election
In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House campaign, punching a 74-year-old man in the head and calling another man a “n—– supporter” as he fled.
As Harris courts Sun Belt, housing costs stand in her way
LAS VEGAS — The promise of the American dream has shimmered in Las Vegas for as long as the city has existed. That hope of a stable middle-class life has attracted would-be homeowners from California, sun-seekers from the East and immigrants from all over the world.
Trump took a turn at the fryer. McDonald’s workers have thoughts.
Inside a McDonald’s in Lower Manhattan, David Ye, who has worked at the fast-food outpost for three years, knew in just a few seconds that something was off.
Researchers: Arkansas may have vast lithium reserves
Researchers at the United States Geological Survey and the Arkansas government announced Monday that they had found a trove of lithium, a critical raw material for electric vehicle batteries, in an underground brine reservoir in Arkansas.
Biden to propose that insurers cover over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON — The White House announced Monday that it would propose new rules under the Affordable Care Act that would require insurers to cover over-the-counter birth control at no cost to patients, as it seeks to expand access to contraception and cut out-of-pocket costs.
Austin condemns Kremlin ‘apologists’ in pledging support for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday offered full-throated support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia and delivered biting criticism of naysayers who might seek to end the conflict on Moscow’s terms.
Most of Havana back online as Cuba works to revive power grid
HAVANA — Cuba’s power-grid operator said it had restored electricity to most of the capital Havana on Monday even as Tropical Storm Oscar lashed the island’s eastern end, downing trees and power lines.
Events that led to close call on Trump’s life were preventable, committee finds
WASHINGTON — The House task force on the attempted assassinations of former President Donald Trump released its first preliminary report Monday, chastising the Secret Service for poor planning and a communications breakdown that resulted in a fatal shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
U.S. envoy calls spiraling conflict in Lebanon ‘out of control’
BEIRUT — A top U.S. official said Monday that the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah had “escalated out of control,” and called for the revival of a United Nations resolution that, if enforced fully, could pull the region back from the brink amid Israel’s widening war in Lebanon.
Cheney, with Harris, tells anti-abortion women it’s OK to back her
MALVERN, Pa. — Former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming on Monday sought to give voters who oppose abortion rights explicit permission to support Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting during a town-hall-style event with Harris that Republican restrictions on abortion rights had gone too far.
Harris sets record for biggest fundraising quarter ever
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign set a record for the biggest fundraising quarter ever this fall, raising $1 billion in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30.
US agencies fund, and fight with, Elon Musk. A Trump presidency could give him power over them.
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk’s influence over the federal government is extraordinary, and extraordinarily lucrative.
Musk’s $1 million offer raises new legal questions
Elon Musk is dramatically ratcheting up his effort to use his fortune to help Donald Trump win Pennsylvania — and inviting some new legal scrutiny along the way.
Halloween’s mutation: From humble holiday to retail monstrosity
On Nov. 1, 1876, The New York Times declared Halloween “departed,” destined for the grave.
Lebanese flee as blasts hit Beirut, Israel warns of strikes on Hezbollah finance arm
BEIRUT/CAIRO — Hundreds of Beirut residents fled their homes late on Sunday with multiple explosions heard across the Lebanese capital, as Israel prepared to attack sites linked to the financial operations of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and told people to leave those areas immediately.
Starring in Kamala Harris’ closing argument: Donald Trump
With the presidential race a dead heat two weeks before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is moving aggressively to make sure voters in the battlegrounds remember precisely why they rejected Donald Trump four years ago.
At least 7 dead after Georgia ferry dock gangway collapses
Officials on a Georgia island Sunday were investigating the collapse of a ferry dock gangway the previous day that killed seven people and left three others hospitalized. The dock was carrying people gathered for an annual celebration of a community of slave descendants.
Cuba grid collapses again, hurricane heaps on misery
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, with a hurricane making landfall to compound the island’s misery and threaten further havoc on its decrepit infrastructure.
Cher, A Tribe Called Quest and Dave Matthews Band join the Rock HOF
Superstar power arrived early at the 39th Rock &Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland on Saturday night, as Cher strode onstage and joined Dua Lipa, who opened the show with “Believe,” the 1998 dance-pop smash that revitalized Cher’s career.