Occidental is buying oil and gas company CrownRock in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12 billion. "We found CrownRock to be a strategic fit, giving us the opportunity to build scale in the Midland Basin," Occidental President and CEO Vicki Hollub said in a statement, referring to the vast oil and gas fields in [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The U.S. government is entering a new era of collaboration with Native American and Alaska Native leaders in managing public lands and other resources, with top federal officials saying that incorporating more Indigenous knowledge into decision-making can help spur conservation and combat climate change. Federal emergency managers last week announced updates to [...]
A bipartisan bill in the Ohio House of Representatives may offer financial relief to some long-term senior homeowners, according to sponsors of the legislation. House Bill 274 would create an additional enhanced homestead exemption of $50,000 available to certain long-term homeowners who have owned and occupied their home for at least 20 years, Republican Rep. [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's employers added 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, according to a new report from the Labor Department. The report showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 3.9 percent to 3.7 percent. The unemployment rate has remained below 4 percent for 22 straight months, the longest such streak [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a new congressional committee on United States-China relations last week sent the request to Justice Department and Food and Drug Administration leaders, calling attention to "the extreme proliferation of illicit vaping products." The letter cites Associated Press reporting on how thousands of new disposable e-cigarettes have hit the market in [...]
The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, but some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government. Disability advocates say the change would artificially reduce their numbers by almost half. At [...]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states — including Ohio — alleges the NCAA's transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The lawsuit, filed in West Virginia's northern district, challenges the NCAA's authority to impose a one-year delay in the eligibility of certain athletes who transfer between schools. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, has revised a report released in April that pulls back the claim that organized retail crime accounts for nearly half of overall industry shrink, which measures overall loss in inventory, including theft. The revision of the group’s organized retail crime report [...]
Norfolk Southern plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February's fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Norfolk Southern officials announced the change last week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine and the surrounding area near the Pennsylvania [...]
Puck drop will follow New Year's Day's ball drop for the newly established Professional Women's Hockey League in opening its inaugural schedule with Toronto hosting New York on Jan. 1. The PWHL recently released the time and dates of each of its six yet-to-be nicknamed teams' home openers, while also unveiling each franchise's home rinks. [...]