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 […]
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding the cases in which construction contractors are required to pay workers prevailing wages that apply to $200 billion of federally funded infrastructure projects. U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings in Lubbock, Texas, said the U.S. Department of Labor lacks […]
What is the ‘Rule of 72’ and how can it inspire Americans to save more for retirement? According to Federal Reserve data, the median retirement account balance among Americans was only $86,900 as of 2022. And there’s a good reason for that. After all, it’s hard to save for retirement when more immediate bills need […]
Just over 12 years ago, José Lainez, a construction worker and Honduran immigrant, died while building a bridge between Austin’s U.S.183 and U.S. 290 under a beating June sun. Employed by the state, he wasn’t guaranteed the right to water breaks, and his family believes he died of heat exhaustion. U.S. Rep. Greg Casar helped […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Governor Kevin Stitt sent a proclamation that approved a rule tying state test scores to a school’s accreditation, Friday. The reporting first came from Tulsa World, which found that the governor signed the proclamation that read, “Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby approve all rules submitted on or before April […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV star Julie Chrisley’s sentence for bank fraud and tax evasion was thrown out Friday by federal appeals judges, who ordered a lower court to redo her punishment over what the appellate panel called a “narrow issue.” Julie Chrisley and her husband, Todd Chrisley, who earned fame for the show “Chrisley […]
PARIS (AP) — Police in the restive French Pacific territory of New Caledonia rounded up eight people Wednesday, including an independence leader, who are suspected of having a role in the deadly violence that wracked the archipelago where Indigenous Kanak people have long sought to break free from France. The early morning round-up was part […]
With record numbers of Americans entering retirement age for the next four years, knowing how much to save for retirement has never been more important. Financial expert Suze Orman has called the 4% retirement rule problematic. Here’s why Orman feels that this retirement rule does not work. Don’t Miss: Often known for her blunt and […]
Aer Lingus pilots are to carry out indefinite work to rule starting Wednesday June 26th The notice was served by the pilots union IALPA in the last few minutes. It’s in a row over pay, with pilots looking for a nearly 24 per cent pay rise. Aer Lingus pilots voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in […]
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday sued the U.S. government to block the Biden administration’s proposed rule that would require the offshore oil and gas industry to provide nearly $7 billion in financial assurances to cover costs of dismantling old infrastructure. The rule, which would take effect later this year, […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “arbitrary […]
Judge Beverly Cannone is expected to rule on a key piece of video evidence when the Karen Read murder trial resumes Monday morning. The video in question is from a surveillance camera in John O’Keefe’s driveway. It shows Read’s black Lexus SUV backing out of her Boston police officer boyfriend’s driveway on Jan. 29, 2022. […]