Increased consumer protections may be on the way for airline passengers after a Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate last week. Sen. Chuck Schumer announced the Senate’s passage of the five-year, $105 billion bill Friday. “It’s a win-win-win: a win for our Upstate NY airports, a win for safety and win […]
(Bloomberg) — Is the erstwhile “Bond King” becoming the options king? Most Read from Bloomberg Bill Gross is making a habit of selling options on meme stocks, and his latest trades center on GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The legendary investor said he sold calls and puts on the poster children of the […]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Gov. Laura Kelly officially signed off on a new law, creating a “SOUL” Family for foster kids. House Bill 2536 creates a new option for children in foster care. It gives kids who are 16 and up the opportunity to choose their family. The bill originally passed back in April, but Kelly signed it […]
Worries about chronic safety problems at Boeing have mushroomed since a door panel blew off on one of its jets in January — kicking off investigations, congressional whistleblower hearings and the resignation of its CEO. Four months later, Congress is poised to pass a major aviation bill that does little to increase oversight of the […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has approved legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions, a change the Republican-controlled Statehouse championed amid concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court has banned capital punishment in such cases. Lee, a Republican, quietly signed off on the legislation last week without issuing a statement. The […]
House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled a bipartisan package of veterans bills which would dramatically expand in-home care for aging veterans, boost assistance for homeless veterans and mandate specific progress points for the department’s electronic health records overhaul. The measure — expected to cost $1.7 billion over the next 10 years — has the […]
Bill Gates, the co-founder and ex-CEO of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has amassed a net worth of nearly $130 billion, per Forbes. Of this, the Bill and Melinda Gates (BMG) Foundation Trust manages a $42 billion investment portfolio. Interestingly, 67% of this portfolio is concentrated in only three stocks — highlighting Gates’ confidence in these picks. […]
Georgia’s parliament has begun the third and final reading of a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests, with critics seeing it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. The bill would require media and non-governmental organisations as well as other non-profits to register as “pursuing […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit she and her ex-husband Bill Gates founded and built into one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations over the past 20 years. “This is not a decision I came to lightly,” French Gates posted […]
May 13—Legislation sponsored by an area representative that would increase penalties for repeat offenders of gun-related crimes has backing from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, but is facing pushback from county prosecutors. House Bill 522 was sponsored by state Rep. Bernie Willis, R-Springfield, along with Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania. The 220-page criminal offense bill toughens […]
After more than 22 years of research and writing, Craig Crease is looking forward to debunking popular myths about frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok, including one based in Springfield. This June, Crease’s first biography, “The Wanderer: James Butler Hickok and the American West” is to be released. The 500-plus page book is published by Caxton Press, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — A Oklahoma City salon said one woman left without paying her bill, now they’re warning others to be aware. Vanessa Resendiz is the owner of ‘V’s Esthetics’ located on I-240 service road and she said security camera footage showed an unidentified woman walking into her salon Thursday afternoon. Resendiz said […]