EU gives initial agreement to board quotas for women, more talks needed
BRUSSELS – European Union states have given initial approval to pushing firms to appoint women to at least 40% of non-executive director roles or 33% of all board jobs by…
BRUSSELS – European Union states have given initial approval to pushing firms to appoint women to at least 40% of non-executive director roles or 33% of all board jobs by…
– U.S. congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement early on Wednesday to allocate $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine and provide $15.6 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
AUSTIN – U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff of the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with the Travis County Clerk’s Office (“Travis…
MOSCOW – Russia is interested in coming to an agreement that is in the interests of both sides at talks with Ukraine, Russian negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday, as…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico Fred J. Federici today announced a settlement agreement with the Santa Fe Boys and Girls Club to resolve issues…
– The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it has approved certain modifications to medical device company Boston Scientific Corp’s divestiture agreements. “The FTC approved these agreements and incorporated them into…
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA – Uganda on Friday blamed its withdrawal from an International Coffee Organisation (ICO) agreement this month on what it said are unfair tariffs and other barriers…
– Brazil’s Space Agency said on Wednesday it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Amazon.com Inc’s cloud network unit to foster the long-term development of the country’s space program. The…
MADERA COUNTY, CA— Through an agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California became the 13th U.S. federally recognized tribe to…
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting “closer and closer” to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. Russia has amassed troops and…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – The head of the International Monetary Fund on Thursday said an agreement reached in principle with Argentina on a new standby loan was “pragmatic” but…
By Jonathan Allen -A U.S. judge in Georgia rejected plea agreements reached between federal prosecutors and two of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, saying she was…
COLUMBUS, Ohio – United States Attorney Kenneth L. Parker announced today a Department of Justice settlement agreement with Ohio-based retailer The Kroger Co. The agreement, secured under the Americans with…
By Francois Murphy and Arshad Mohammed VIENNA – The United States is unlikely to strike an agreement with Iran to save the 2015 Iran nuclear deal unless Tehran releases four…
Retail giants Walmart and Kroger have each raised the price of BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 tests after a deal made with President Joe Biden expired in mid-December, FOX Business reported. The…
A bill that would enable Democrats to raise the debt ceiling without overcoming a Senate filibuster passed the chamber Thursday afternoon with bipartisan support. The debt ceiling provisions were attached…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Department of Justice has reached a settlement pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Dunlap Community Unit School District No. 323, located in Dunlap,…
The House late Tuesday passed a conferenced version of the National Defense Authorization Act and a bill that could clear a path for the Senate to skirt a filibuster and…
Mexico doubled down on its criticism of the Democrats’ Build Back Better Act, arguing that a provision favoring U.S. automakers violates the recently-signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Both the Mexican…
Environmentalists condemned the United Nations’ COP26 draft agreement published Wednesday as inadequate and urged negotiators to make firm commitments. Critics argued that the draft proposed several non-binding provisions and doesn’t…
NEWARK, N.J. – The Department of Justice filed an agreement today in Newark federal court to resolve its lawsuit against the Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation (PATH) under the Americans with…
The House Friday night passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill after a multi-hour standoff between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and left-wing members of her party who vowed to oppose it without…
The House Rules Committee is no longer meeting Monday to markup Democrats’ spending package, meaning that the full House vote on it and the bipartisan infrastructure bill will be delayed…
BOSTON – The former Wake Forest University women’s volleyball coach has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) relating to his involvement in the college admission scheme. William Ferguson, 51,…
The Senate Thursday evening temporarily averted a debt default after passing legislation to extend the debt ceiling and cover the nation’s bills until December. The legislation passed 50-48, a day…