Australia’s parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s communications minister introduced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would…

NYC bans forcing tenants to pay real estate brokers hired by landlords

NEW YORK — Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long…

Louisiana House greenlights Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate…

Australian states back national plan to ban children younger than 16 from social media

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s states and territories on Friday unanimously backed a national plan to require…

House Speaker Johnson says GOP may try to repeal CHIPS Act, then walks it back

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that Republicans “probably will” try to repeal legislation…

Wisconsin’s GOP Senate candidate Hovde defends not knowing much about the farm bill in a dairy state

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices…

California’s local news deal with Google is mired in uncertainty

Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier…

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown

ATLANTA — Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have…

Orano USA to build a multibillion-dollar uranium enrichment facility in eastern Tennessee

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A France-based company that specializes in nuclear power and renewable energy has…