Lev Parnas was arrested in 2019, accused by the U.S. government of funneling a Russian oligarch’s money into American political campaigns. Ron DeSantis' ties to the Ukrainian-American businessman may be closer than he previously disclosed.
- MarketsTreasury confirms U.S. default as early as June 1 without debt ceiling hike
In her third letter to Congress in three weeks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was "highly likely" that the agency will be unlikely to meet all US government payment obligations by early June, triggering the first-ever US default.
- MarketsWall Street ends mixed as investors await debt ceiling talks
Wall Street was helped by gains in Alphabet and Meta.
- TechnologyBill Gates says top AI agent will replace search, shopping sites
Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder, on Monday said the technology race to win is the development of the top artificially intelligent agent, poised to disrupt search-engine, productivity and online shopping sites.
The next pandemic may come from bats. Reuters investigates where.
