Business

Could a major update to Apple's iPad be the reset that the company needs?

7:18am May 08, 2024

by Dara Kerr

Apple unveils new versions of its iPad at a time when revenue from its devices are falling and it faces growing competition from places like China. Will this refresh help the company?

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TikTok and its parent company challenge a U.S. ban in court

5:18am May 08, 2024

TikTok is taking the Biden administration to court over the new law that would force a sale of the social media giant.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:18am May 08, 2024

Humanitarian groups warn of a potential catastrophe in Rafah. Stormy Daniels begins testifying in Donald Trump's N.Y. criminal trial. TikTok challenges U.S. ban in court, calling it unconstitutional.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg apologized to employees Tuesday, after an outside review found a toxic workplace culture at the agency.

Politics & Government

Toxic culture is the norm at the FDIC, outside review cites 500 employee complaints

7:16pm May 07, 2024

by Scott Horsley

A law firm investigation of the FDIC documents a toxic workplace culture where hundreds of employees complained of sexual harassment, discrimination and other misconduct.

Economy

Congress has less than a decade to fix Social Security before it runs short of cash

7:20am May 07, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Social Security benefits are facing an automatic cut in less than 10 years unless changes are adopted. The report from Social Security trustees predicts the fund will be exhausted in November of 2033.

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Neoliberal economics: The road to freedom or authoritarianism?

6:30am May 07, 2024

by Greg Rosalsky

Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz's new book argues the road to tyranny is paved not by too much, but by too little government.

Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But benefits are still facing an automatic cut in less than a decade unless Congress takes steps to prop up the program.

The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years

7:30pm May 06, 2024

by Scott Horsley

Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.

The FAA says it's investigating Boeing after some required inspections of the 787 Dreamliner were not performed as required. Dreamliners are shown under production at Boeing's manufacturing facility in North Charleston, S.C.

National

FAA is investigating Boeing for apparent missed inspections on 787 Dreamliner

5:08pm May 06, 2024

by Russell Lewis

The FAA says Boeing informed the agency in April that required inspections to confirm that the wings were properly bonded to the carbon fiber fuselage on certain 787 jets were not completed.

National

What a TikTok ban would mean for creators who rely on the platform to make a living

4:59pm May 06, 2024

by Bobby Allyn

TikTok could be effectively banned in the U.S. in as soon as nine months. One TikTok creator says a ban would cost her her livelihood. Creators are now looking for new homes for their content.

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Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble, the dating app that was launched in 2014 with the goal of putting more power in the hands of women.

Women no longer have to make the first move on Bumble. Will it make the app better?

2:23pm May 06, 2024

by Claire Murashima

Bumble, known for allowing women to message men first, unveiled new features that allow men to make the first move. Will the change breathe new life into online dating, and the company's stock?

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