OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX last week delivered slightly better profit in the second quarter even though volume was flat and the railroad still struggled to handle all the goods companies wanted to ship because it is having a hard time hiring. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based railroad said its profits grew 5 percent to $1.18 billion, [...]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said it will substantially increase the number of electric-powered vehicles it's buying to replace its fleet of aging delivery trucks, after the Biden administration and environmental groups said the agency's initial plan had too few electric vehicles and fell short of the administration's climate change goals. The Postal Service [...]
The NCAA has adequately addressed nine of 23 recommendations for creating comparable NCAA Tournament experiences for men's and women's basketball players, according to a progress report released last week. College sports' largest governing body hired a third party to evaluate its response to a scathing report issued almost a year ago that criticized gender inequality [...]
WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration said this week he has commissioned an independent review of the agency's food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over its handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews. The announcement comes as FDA Commissioner Robert Califf attempts to push past several controversies [...]
A local floral business has a goal of helping the community while, at the same time, saving flowers from a one-time use. Full Circle Floral, owned by Victoria Prokup in the Milo-Grogan area, is a Columbus re-sale shop for previously owned flowers that donates money raised to local community gardens. Customers donate flowers from events [...]
A legislative measure in the Ohio Senate to criminalize the act of making a false 911 call to spur a police or SWAT response to a location where no emergency exists has yet to clear the Judiciary Committee. The bill creates the offense of swatting — a third-degree felony except in instances in which the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the West Coast and the Northeast, where diesel prices are highest. She organizes her delivery route to minimize "deadheading" — driving an empty truck in between deliveries. If a [...]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Elections officials from across the country have been warned to prepare for supply-chain issues that could lead to shortages in paper used for everything from ballots to "I voted" stickers for years to come. The summer meeting earlier this week of the National Association of State Election Directors brought together nearly [...]
Strong demand fueled home sales in central Ohio for the last decade, however rising interest rates and inflation have started to take their toll on sales this year. June home sales dropped 9.7 percent last month and are now 2.4 percent behind the first six months of 2021, according to new figures from Columbus Realtors. [...]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Longtime Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is renowned for building a video streaming service that has transformed entertainment, but it probably wouldn't have happened if not for his friendship with serial entrepreneur Marc Randolph. While brainstorming with Hastings in 1997, Randolph conceived the DVD-by-mail service that launched Netflix. He then directed Netflix [...]