Egg prices increased last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks. The increase reported in the Consumer Price Index means consumers and businesses that rely on eggs should not anticipate immediate relief. Demand for eggs is typically elevated [...]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A waiver issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction to add more barriers along the U.S-Mexico border in Southern California even as illegal crossings have declined. Homeland Security said in a statement that the waiver signed by Secretary Kristi [...]
A Franklin County appellate panel ruled that a federal inmate’s request for postconviction relief from a 2003 judgment in which he was convicted of single counts of felonious assault and kidnapping and two counts of involuntary manslaughter was more than 20 years too late. The Tenth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed the Franklin County [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump earlier this week signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the nation’s coal industry. Under the four orders, Trump uses his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet the nation’s rising power demand amid growth in [...]
Delta Air Lines earlier this week said it has pulled its guidance for 2025 as new trade policies scramble expectations for business and household spending and depress bookings across the travel sector. “With broad economic uncertainty around global trade, growth has largely stalled,” CEO Ed Bastian said in a statement. “In this slower-growth environment, we [...]
MANSFIELD, S.D. (AP) — Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it wasn’t a social visit. “I’m like, ‘Well, I doubt he’s just being a friendly neighbor, giving [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, is standing behind its full-year sales and operating income outlook even though new tariff policies have brought about some economic uncertainty. The Bentonville, Ark.-based company said it continues to expect first-quarter sales growth of 3 percent to 4 percent, but it retracted its guidance for first-quarter [...]
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, acknowledged this week it is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Ridgeland, Miss.-based Cal-Maine said it received notice of the investigation into egg price increases last month. The company said it is cooperating with the investigation. Egg prices have hit record highs [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army has made changes to how its helicopters use a safety system that broadcasts aircraft location and has reduced the number of flights over Washington following a collision with a passenger jet that killed 67 people, the head of Army aviation told The Associated Press. Investigators still are determining why the [...]
LONDON (AP) — Apple is fighting a British government order for the iPhone maker to provide so-called backdoor access to its encrypted cloud storage service, a United Kingdom court confirmed this week. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal revealed the legal battle when it rejected a bid by Britain’s Home Office to have the case heard in [...]