Hertz has apologized to a Puerto Rican customer after one of its employees refused to rent him a car he had paid for in advance because he did not show her his passport.
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Daniel Werfel acknowledged in a letter to the US Senate on Monday that Black taxpayers are audited at significantly higher rates than non-Black taxpayers, a revelation he said has left the agency "deeply concerned."
Speaking to reporters a day after the WBNA announced her suspension for violating league and team workplace policies, Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon, said she was disappointed with the league's findings but is looking forward to "putting the whole thing behind us and playing good basketball."
The terrorist who drove a rented truck into pedestrians and cyclists on a New York City bike path in 2017, killing eight people, is set to be sentenced to serve life in prison Wednesday after about two dozen people spoke about the impact of the attack.
The State Department will allow the top two members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee to view a dissent cable on the withdrawal from Afghanistan at the State Department -- a significant concession to Republican Chairman Michael McCaul ahead of a planned resolution to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress.
The United States risks could run out of money to pay its bills if Congress is not able to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling. It could happen as soon as June 1, according to warnings from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and could have potentially have far-reaching and dire consequences for Americans, including people who receive benefit payments or run a small business or who are trying to buy a home.
A former Washington, DC, Metro transit system contractor retained access to "critical and sensitive" Metro data from his computer in Russia after he left his job in a breach that raises broader security concerns about one of the nation's largest transit systems, according to a report released Wednesday.
The evolving patchwork of access to abortion care is going through big changes this week, with the entire Southeast on the brink of imposing new limits.
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday sought to lay out how he'll continue to negotiate with congressional leaders on the budget to raise the debt ceiling -- underscoring that all parties agreed that the United States would not default.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urged JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other leading bank executives during a meeting on Wednesday to push all members of Congress to take the threat of a disastrous default off the table, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
The House is expected to take up a resolution to expel embattled GOP Rep. George Santos Wednesday evening, but Republicans appear on track to avoid a politically painful up-or-down vote on the resolution.
Rachael Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, leaked sensitive Justice Department information to a journalist in an effort to influence a local election, lied to investigators and improperly attended a fundraiser with Jill Biden, according to two critical federal reports released Wednesday.
The National Rifle Association sued Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after he signed the Gun Safety Act of 2023 along with other gun safety measures into law Tuesday, court documents show.
Ivan Toney, the star striker for English Premier League club Brentford, has been suspended from soccer and fined £50,000 ($62,407) due to "breaches of The FA's Betting Rules," England's Football Association announced on Wednesday.