The US is paying a record amount of interest on its debt. It’s only going to get worse

Like many Americans, the federal government is shelling out a lot more money to cover interest payments on its debt after a series of Federal Reserve rate hikes over the past year.Like many Americans, the federal government is shelling out a lot more money to cover interest payments on its debt after a series of […]

South Africa bus crash kills 20, dozens taken to hospital

A head-on collision between a bus and a cash-in-transit van left 20 people dead on Monday on a major road in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province, with dozens taken to hospital, transport officials and emergency medical company said.A head-on collision between a bus and a cash-in-transit van left 20 people dead on Monday on a […]

Microsoft and Google promised to invest in these communities. Now they’re backtracking

When Microsoft President Brad Smith announced in February 2021 that the tech giant had purchased a 90-acre plot of land in Atlanta’s westside, he laid out a bold vision: The company, he said, would invest in the community and put it “on the path toward becoming one of Microsoft’s largest hubs” in the United States.When […]