The Federal Reserve's internal watchdog said it found no evidence a $2.5 billion project at the Fed's Washington headquarters violated federal law.

The Federal Reserve's Inspector General on Wednesday said ⁠it ⁠found no grounds for a criminal referral or administrative misconduct tied to ⁠cost overruns in a US central bank renovation project that had drawn scorn from President Donald Trump and an investigation of former Fed chief ​Jerome Powell.

The Federal Reserve's inspector general released its findings from an investigation into the cost overruns in a Fed renovation project, finding no administrative misconduct.

A Federal Reserve watchdog found no criminal wrongdoing by former chair Jerome Powell in its investigation of the central bank's expensive headquarters renovation, according to a report released on Wednesday. Why it matters: The findings effectively clear Powell after the Justice Department opened an unprecedented criminal investigation into then-Fed chair, which became public in January. What they're saying: "At no point during our evaluation...

President Donald Trump insisted his GOP convention in Dallas outstripped the NFL in terms of viewership when it aired in September.

Paxton has aligned himself with Trump, earning his primary endorsement.

The New York Times reports that Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton blamed the GOP convention for a recent decline in polling. His adviser disputes the report.

California AG Rob Bonta says he’s concerned about CNN’s future under Paramount and points to editorial safeguards in the merger settlement. SAINT-DENIS, France, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Dozens of people have been injured and hundreds arrested,

Christa Pike tortured and murdered a classmate in 1995. She had been set to die on Wednesday, the first woman executed in the state in 200 years.

One of the youngest women sent to death row is set to be executed in Tennessee. Christa Pike was 18 when she killed classmate Colleen Slemmer in 1995.

If it proceeds, Pike would be the first woman to be executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. Only 18 women have been executed in the US since the 1970s, compared to 1,663 men. "After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike's request for clemency,

Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years after the governor says he's not intervening to stop Christa Pike's execution. Now that decision is in the hands of the Supreme Court.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to announce further cuts to the number of generals and admirals in the military

Pete Hegseth's State of the Force address doubles last year's cuts, targeting a 20% reduction in general and flag officer billets across all services.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Wednesday that the U.S. military will cut 20% of its generals and admirals as he delivered what he is calling his “State of the Force” address. Hegseth was speaking to junior officers and enlisted leaders at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia,

Defense Secretary to announce more reductions to high-ranking posts in State of the Force address: ‘Less generals, more GIs’

A lawsuit detailing an alleged gang rape at Cornell University has captured the nation’s attention, sparking outrage and controversy and refocusing attention on a longstanding issue: sexual assault on college campus.

The mayor of Ithaca, New York, the home to Cornell University, is calling for a ban on student event and special event permits.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for an investigation into Cornell University’s handling of a 2024 gang rape allegation

A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson started investigations before reports of OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach, according to a report from The New York Post. The agency plans to direct CEOs of large AI companies to testify in the future about the risks of their AI systems.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other artificial intelligence companies over dangers their technology may pose to consumers, the agency said We

The probe reflects a focus by Trump administration officials on using existing laws to tame artificial intelligence safety risks.

The agency will examine whether A.I. labs have broken federal laws prohibiting companies from unfair and deceptive practices.