The Supreme Court will hear a major case this fall that could shut down costly lawsuits against oil companies over their alleged role in global climate change, and both environmental groups and Democratic politicians have urged the justices to keep those lawsuits alive. The high court will hear arguments in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of […]

Airbnb has poured $750,000 into an independent political committee supporting Mayor Karen Bass’s reelection, drawing fresh scrutiny as the mayor backs a proposal that would loosen Los Angeles’s restrictions on short-term rentals. The contribution has given City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, Bass’s challenger in the November runoff, new ammunition in her attacks on the mayor, whom […]

The September 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 24 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]

Officials and private employees across the country are making costly mistakes with federal dollars in a crime victims’ support program, according to the Department of Justice’s inspector general. DOJ audits from this year flagged more than $1.96 million combined in “questioned costs” or excess spending stemming from the Victims of Crime Act, a federal law […]