The city of Obetz has been awarded $1.4 million in state funding for a road project designed to alleviate freight traffic near the Rickenbacker International Airport. The money is part of the state Department of Development’s release of more than $4 million through two state-funded programs that support community enhancement and business growth, according to department [...]
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbed last week to its highest level since mid-February. The rate increased to 6.86 percent from 6.81 percent the previous week, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.94 percent. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal government advisers last week were split on whether drugmakers need to update their COVID-19 vaccines for next season. The Food and Drug Administration’s outside researchers have met annually since the launch of the first COVID-19 vaccines to discuss tweaking their recipes to stay ahead of the virus. The challenge is trying [...]
The Federal Trade Commission last week voted to dismiss a lawsuit against PepsiCo that the previous commission filed in the waning days of the Biden administration. The lawsuit, filed in January, alleged that PepsiCo was giving unfair price advantages to Walmart at the expense of other vendors and consumers. The lawsuit had relied on the [...]
Excess body weight can raise the risk of certain cancers, leading researchers to wonder whether blockbuster drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound could play a role in cancer prevention. A new study of 170,000 patient records suggests there’s a slightly lower risk of obesity-related cancers in adults with diabetes who took those popular medications compared [...]
The number of homes for sale in the Columbus area spiked by 45 percent in April compared to a year ago, according to a new report from Columbus Realtors. Home sales last month also increased compared to a year ago, contrary to the national trend for lower home sales. In the Columbus region, inventory last [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children no longer will be routinely approved under a policy shift unveiled this week by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for yearly updates to COVID shots, saying they’d continue to use a streamlined approach [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — a multilayered, $175 billion system that for the first time will put American weapons in space. Trump last week said he expects the system will be “fully operational before the end of my term,” [...]