Business

Peloton is recalling nearly 2.2 million bikes due to a seat hazard

3:02pm May 11, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

There have been reports of the seat detaching during use, causing injuries. This is Peloton's second recall for its machines. Two years ago, the company recalled its Tread+ exercise machines.

The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants

12:34pm May 11, 2023

by Jeff Brady

Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.

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National

Bidding goodbye to MTV News after 36 years

5:13pm May 10, 2023

MTV News has shuttered, after nearly four decades of programming. For Gen Xers and older millennials, it was the source of memorable news like the fall of the Berlin wall and Kurt Cobain's death.

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CNN host Kaitlan Collins is shouldering added pressure for her network, as its town hall event with former President Donald Trump Wednesday evening takes on even greater stakes. On Tuesday, Trump was found liable for battery and defamation in E. Jean Carroll's civil suit against him.

Politics & Government

CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case

3:23pm May 10, 2023

by David Folkenflik

CNN's transformation away from an anti-Trump lineup includes a live town hall featuring Donald Trump. That comes with its own challenges.

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A customer shops for meat at a Safeway store in San Rafael, Calif., on April 12, 2023. Consumer prices eased slightly in April from the previous month but are still too high for the Fed's comfort.

Economy

Inflation stayed high last month, compounding the challenges facing the U.S. economy

12:45pm May 10, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Consumer prices in April were 4.9% higher than a year ago, according to the Labor Department. Prices rose 0.4% between March and April.

Latest inflation information comes as the Fed rethinks its aggressive rate hikes

5:55am May 10, 2023

The Labor Department reports Wednesday on consumer prices for April. Inflation has cooled from a four-decade high last summer, but prices are still climbing too fast for comfort.

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National

There are concerns airlines won't be able to keep up with busy summer travel

5:08am May 10, 2023

by David Schaper

Demand for summer air travel is strong despite high fares. Travelers, however, should brace for the worst — after widespread flight delays and cancellations last summer.

What if AI could rebuild the middle class?

6:30am May 09, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

We spoke with MIT's David Autor, one of the top labor economists in the world, about how AI could revolutionize the job market.

Since Dominion settlement, criticism swirls around leaders of Fox's parent company

5:05am May 09, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The Fox-Dominion case settlement and other scandals at the network are bringing long-simmering tensions over the Murdoch family's leadership to the surface.

An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24.

World News

Opinion: The global gold rush imperils the Brazilian Amazon

5:01am May 09, 2023

With the dollar weakening, people are turning to gold. Cue the acceleration of an Amazon gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.