Washington Times - Business
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Legal sports betting opens to fanfare in Kentucky; governor makes the first wager
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear plunked down a $20 bet Thursday on two home-state college football teams - and against an arch-nemesis school - in a...
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Joseph Fiordaliso, who championed clean energy as head of New Jersey utilities board, dies at 78
Joseph Fiordaliso, who was implementing one of the country's most aggressive clean energy programs as head of New Jersey's state utilities...
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UAW delivers offer to Ford a week before strike deadline
The United Auto Workers produced what may be the final counteroffer before a strike hits Ford in the labor battle.
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Warner Bros. Discovery's boss calls on Hollywood to end strikes
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said all of Hollywood needs to come together to resolve the strikes and return to work as soon as possible.
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2 men plead guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state on Christmas Day
Two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power on Christmas Day.
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The Great Salt Lake is shrinking rapidly and Utah has failed to stop it, a new lawsuit says
Utah officials have pushed the Great Salt Lake to the brink of an ecological collapse because they allowed upstream water to be diverted for...
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Most modern cars sell user information to data miners, study finds
Modern cars are collecting user data and selling it at record rates, according to a new study this week.
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CO2 pipeline project denied key permit in South Dakota; another seeks second chance in North Dakota
South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did...
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Foreign Relations chair seeks answers from U.S. oil firms on Russia business after Ukraine invasion
The head of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has asked the country's top three oilfield services companies to explain why they continued...
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AI used to alter imagery or sounds in political ads will require prominent disclosure on Google
Google will soon require that political ads using artificial intelligence be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been...
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Australian minister says invasive examinations were part of reason Qatar Airways was refused flights
Australian Transport Minister Catherine King said on Thursday that invasive gynecological examinations conducted on passengers at Doha's...
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Bryant Gumbel's 'Real Sports,' HBO's longest-running show, will end after 29 seasons
Bryant Gumbel's "Real Sports" newsmagazine on HBO will end its run after 29 seasons on the air, the network said on Wednesday.