WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration last week imposed sanctions on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug trade, escalating tensions with the leader of one of the closest American allies in South America. The Treasury Department leveled the penalties against Petro; [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first caller on a telephone town hall with Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, leader of the House’s Freedom Caucus, came ready with a question about the Affordable Care Act. Her cousin’s disabled son is at risk of losing the insurance he gained under that law, the caller said. “Now she’s looking at [...]
It’s becoming more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix. The average price of a pound of ground coffee hit $9.14 in September, a 3 percent increase from the August average of $8.87 and 41 percent higher than a year ago, according to federal government figures. Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the [...]
Boeing workers at three Midwest plants at which military aircraft and weapons are developed earlier this week voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago. The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in in Mascoutah, Ill., and the Missouri cities of St. [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, efforts began to figure out how to continue aid programs that could be funded by private donors. Multiple groups launched fundraisers in February and, eventually, those emergency funds mobilized more than $125 million within eight months. In those early days, even with needs [...]
Columbus-based Huntington Bancshares is buying regional bank Cadence Bank in an all-stock deal valued at $7.4 billion that will strengthen its position across the southern United States. Cadence, which has headquarters in Houston, Texas, and Tupelo, Miss., has more than 390 locations across Texas and the South. It operates branches in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — For nearly three years, JPMorgan Chase has picking up the legal tab of Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar, the two convicted fraudsters who sold their financial aid startup Frank to the bank. The two have racked up an astronomical, nine-figure legal bill that far exceeds any reasonable amount the two may [...]
Exxon Mobil Corporation is suing the state of California over a pair of 2023 climate disclosure laws the company says infringe upon its free speech rights, namely by forcing it to embrace the message that large companies are uniquely to blame for climate change. The oil and gas corporation based in Texas filed its complaint [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pieces of metal blamed on conveyor belts have triggered two separate recalls of frozen chicken and Korean barbecue pork jerky, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hormel Foods is recalling nearly 4.9 million pounds of frozen boneless chicken products it sold to restaurants, cafeterias and other outlets, the USDA’s Food Safety [...]