U.S. ports and terminal operators are now pushing back on the 25-percent tariff the Biden administration proposed on ship-to-shore cranes manufactured in China, citing the added cost pressures the gateways would incur that could exceed $130 million. Ports across Houston, South Carolina, Georgia, Tampa, Virginia and New York, as well as terminals in Long Beach, […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas appeals court on Wednesday denied a request to consider whether to reverse Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of a man who was convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator. The decision from the the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday at least temporarily blocked a prosecutor’s claims that […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group representing major automakers asked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to reconsider the rule issued in April requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, representing General Motors, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen and nearly all other […]
From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church. On a recent Sunday, its pastor for women and children, Kim Eskridge, urged members to invite friends and […]
(Reuters) – The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country’s biggest banks following lobbying efforts by industry CEOs like JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Top officials from all three […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office told KRQE News 13 that they have filed a motion asking a judge to reconsider the release of the suspect in a graduation shooting. Cristian Bencomo is accused of shooting his stepmother in the neck at the Albuquerque Convention Center last week. Hobbs man sentenced to […]
Five community members attended the May 6 Newcomerstown Village Council meeting to express concerns about the Cy Young Pool season pass price increase, which was approved at the April 1 council meeting. Carol Swigert said she fears people will go out of town to swim, and had a prices for other pools. Mayor Pat Cadle […]
Biden said that protests against the war in Israel haven’t led him to reconsider policies. He made the comment at the end of a surprise press conference on Thursday regarding campus unrest. Local police have shut down protests and encampments on select campuses in recent weeks. President Joe Biden said Thursday morning that the widespread […]
Apr. 20—A repeal of the one-eighth cent sales tax to expand and improve the McAlester Cancer Center is up for reconsideration by the city council. City councilors repealed the one-eighth cent sales tax by a split 4-to-3 vote during the council’s last regular meeting on April 9. Voters in the city had passed the one-eighth […]
Apr. 9—AUGUSTA — House Majority Leader Mo Terry defended Democrats’ predawn votes Saturday to take money out of the state’s highway and bridge fund and roll back income tax relief for pensioners, but also said lawmakers are reconsidering budget decisions that came under criticism this week from Gov. Janet Mills and Republicans. Late-night budget decisions […]
Last year, the NAACP warned people of color that Florida wasn’t safe for Black Americans, going as far as issuing a travel advisory for the Sunshine State after Gov. Ron DeSantis engaged in an “all-out attack on Black Americans, accurate Black history, voting rights, members of the LGBTQ+community, immigrants, women’s reproductive rights, and free speech, while simultaneously embracing a […]
Lawmakers again on Thursday pushed for the passage of a bill that would prohibit students from being charged for displaying disruptive behavior at school. “All this bill does is it prevents students from being charged with a crime for something that really shouldn’t be a crime,” Del. Sheila Ruth, a Baltimore County Democrat and the […]