State California may add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Sep 1, 2022 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling recycling program, while giving beverag…
National Watchdog briefs Jan. 6 panel on erased Secret Service texts By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press Jul 15, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday briefed all nine members of the House committee investigating…
National IRS asks Treasury watchdog to probe Comey, McCabe tax audits By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press Jul 7, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department's internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surroundi…
National 'Groundhog Day' at IRS: Returns pile up, phone delays worsen By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press Jun 22, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Groundhog Day at the IRS. After digging out of a daunting backlog from 2021, the agency has an even bigger backup for t…
Business EU watchdog clears Facebook's purchase of Kustomer startup Updated Apr 13, 2025 LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta's purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social n…
World UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment By KIYOKO METZLER Associated Press Sep 7, 2021 VIENNA (AP) — Iran has continued to increase its stockpile of highly enriched uranium that could be used to make nuclear weapons in contravent…
State California power regulators cast doubt on utility's plans By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Associated Press Apr 15, 2021 SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — California power regulators are poised to reprimand Pacific Gas & Electric for continuing to neglect its electric…
National 'Skilled predator' FBI boss harassed 8 women, watchdog finds By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Apr 12, 2021 NEW YORK (AP) — One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks' hands when he reached for her legs and breas…
Business Russia slows down Twitter, part of social media clampdown By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press Mar 10, 2021 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities said Wednesday they are slowing down the speed of uploading photos and videos to Twitter over its failure to…
National Watchdog probes if DOJ officials tried to overturn election By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press Jan 25, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's inspector general is launching an investigation to examine whether any former or current department…