Business

The EU plans to tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them.

How a European law might get companies around the world to cut climate pollution

5:04am May 17, 2023

by Michael Copley

The European Union will tax certain imports based on the amount of carbon dioxide companies emit making them. Experts say the move could lead other major economies to do the same.

Newly installed solar panels face the sky at the construction site of a new solar energy park as wind turbines spin behind last month near Prenzlau, Germany.

World News

China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

5:00am May 17, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.

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Environment

Some Iowans are skeptical of pipelines that companies say will fight climate change

7:25pm May 16, 2023

by Katie Peikes

Three companies say the carbon pipelines they want to build in the Midwest would remove carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and help fight climate change. Some farmers and residents are not so sure.

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Strippers react to their colleagues addressing the crowd at a rally in support of dancers from the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Calif., in August.

National

In a historic step, strippers at an LA bar are poised to unionize

6:57pm May 16, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have agreed to recognize the union, organizers said. Once votes are certified, the dancers could become the only group of organized strippers in the U.S.

Here, the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on March 22, 2013. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel acknowledged that Black taxpayers may be audited at higher rates than non-Black taxpayers.

IRS chief says agency is 'deeply concerned' by higher audit rates for Black taxpayers

6:00pm May 16, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Findings from an internal investigation come after researchers said the IRS was at least three times more likely to audit Black taxpayers than other racial groups.

National

Former leaders of failed banks appear before a Senate committee

5:42pm May 16, 2023

Former top executives at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank are set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee after both lenders had to be rescued by the government earlier this year.

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National

A leader in artificial intelligence is urging Congress to regulate it

4:40pm May 16, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

The CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, went before a Senate subcommittee Tuesday and called for regulation of artificial intelligence.

The IRS is working on a plan that would allow taxpayers to file directly with the government online, but tax preparation companies plan stiff opposition.

The IRS is building its own online tax filing system. Tax-prep companies aren't happy

4:27pm May 16, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

America's debt culture is a complicated journey for some immigrants

1:45pm May 16, 2023

Each swipe of a credit card is a small loan. But what if you were taught to never be in debt? For immigrants, America's reliance on credit scores often means a jarring and oddly complicated journey.

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The future is already here. What will the coming years bring?

National

Tell us how AI could (or already is) changing your job

11:20am May 16, 2023

by Brianna Scott

Do you worry about the way artificial intelligence could affect your job or industry? Has it already started to happen? We want to hear from you.