An accidental cross-contamination event has placed a scientist and around 52 cases related to cocaine under intense scrutiny. The scientist failed to identify a substance in a blind test correctly, Rhode Island state officials said Friday.
Small banks and some Republicans are hitting out at Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the federal government’s decision to insure deposits at “systemically risky” large banks.
Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (FL) and Joni Ernst (IA) introduced new legislation Friday that would deny federal funding for those engaged in business with TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has been embarking on a lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill, meeting with lawmakers ahead of a high-stakes hearing next week where some are expected to push for a ban on the social media platform.
An attorney for former President Donald Trump was ordered on Friday to testify in front of a grand jury in the investigation of Trump's handling of classified documents after he left the White House.
Russia is intensifying the suppression of patriotic Ukrainians in one of the partially occupied regions that the Kremlin wants to incorporate into Russia, according to Ukraine's military officials.