SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Rick Satterwhite's house backs up to the Missouri River, but flood insurance hadn't really seemed necessary — until last week, when he had to pump water out of his basement after a round of destructive storms. It's not the first time he's had to dry out his basement from floodwater, [...]
A Wayne County lawmaker has debuted a bill that leaves it up to the individual to determine whether to wear a mask in public places, presumably during times of widespread illness. House Bill 617 is a contrast to COVID-19 era mask mandates that stipulated near-universal mask wearing in public places throughout Ohio during the pandemic. [...]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to [...]
DETROIT — Patricia Kobylski remembers when there were lots of people living in her eastside Detroit neighborhood. There aren't as many anymore — and haven't been for a long time. "Right now, on our side of the street there are probably only 10 houses. Should be 50, 60," the 78-year-old Kobylski said last week after [...]
LOS ANGELES — A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to [...]
LOS ANGELES — Homebuilders who bucked the worst of last year's housing slump may be seeing their luck run out. After showing signs of strengthening early this year, sales of new U.S. homes fell in April and May from a year earlier by 7.7 percent and 16.5 percent, respectively. May’s sales skidded to a seasonally [...]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee attorney general’s office said that it has turned over its investigation into the failed sale of Elvis Presley’s home Graceland at a foreclosure auction to federal authorities, a newspaper reported. The Commercial Appeal reported that Amy Lannom Wilhite, a spokesperson for Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, said in a [...]
EUGENE, Ore. — One aspiring Olympian is taking a break from his day job at the deli section while he makes his run for Paris. Another athlete worked as a nanny, but when she left to focus on running at the Games, the family understood. When these runners and hurdlers learned they would be racing [...]
WASHINGTON — It's a scenario that terrifies America's auto industry. Chinese carmakers set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules. Once in place, they send ultra-low-priced electric vehicles streaming into the United States. As the Chinese EVs go on sale across the country, America's homegrown EVs — costing an average of $55,000, [...]