Following is a summary of current US domestic news briefs.
U.S. Supreme Court won't decide scope of wage-and-hour class actions
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday again declined to settle a split among appeals courts over whether federal wage law allows workers to bring nationwide class action-style lawsuits, turning away a case involving FedEx Corp. The justices denied a petition by FedEx security specialist Christa Fischer for review of a July ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that said because her overtime pay lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania, only workers from that state could join.
Push to give Biden new powers to ban TikTok moves ahead in Congress
Two U.S. senators said on Monday their efforts to tackle foreign technology threats were advancing and they will on Tuesday unveil legislation aimed at granting President Joe Biden's administration new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok and other apps that could pose security risks. A White House spokeswoman told Reuters the administration is "working with Congress" but declined to say if it would endorse the Senate legislation.
Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy
Climate change is already having a major economic and financial impact on the United States and may trigger asset value losses in coming years that could cascade through the U.S. financial system, Treasury Secretary Janet...
Petrojam is strongly dismissing as false a message circulating via WhatsApp and social media platforms warning of a fuel shortage. "The claim is false and unfounded," the state-owned oil refinery...