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DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental-health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year. Convinced that supernatural beings were after him, he balked when sheriff's deputies told him to get out of [...]
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroad companies say a disagreement over whether they will be allowed to discipline some workers who use a government hotline to report safety concerns has kept them from following through on the promise they made back in March to join the program after a fiery Ohio derailment prompted [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have been spending more money at bars and restaurants this summer than they did a year ago, according to a new report from the federal government. Sales at restaurants and bars surged from May through July compared with last summer, despite prices remaining relatively elevated for restaurants and bars. Sales [...]
The Texas ranch where Gilda Jackson trains and sells horses has been plagued by grasshoppers this year, a problem that only gets worse when the hatch quickens in times of heat and drought. Jackson watched this summer as the insects chewed through a 35-acre pasture she badly needs for hay; what they didn't destroy, the [...]
LOUIS (AP) — As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water and damage brain development in children, some states are turning down funds. Washington, Oregon, Maine and Alaska declined all or most of their federal funds in the first of five years [...]
DETROIT (AP) — Just five years ago, a price-conscious auto shopper could choose from among a dozen new small cars selling for less than $20,000. Now, there's just one: The Mitsubishi Mirage, and even that model appears headed for the scrap yard. At a time when Americans increasingly want pricey SUVs and trucks rather than [...]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As millions of Medicaid recipients face the potential loss of health coverage for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, state call centers are getting inundated with questions from people needing help. In some cases, federal officials say, it's taking too long to get answers. Nearly one-third of the states have [...]
Reaching a century of operations is a milestone unrealized by most businesses. Industrial supplier Kimball Midwest, headquartered in Columbus, is an exception. This year marks 100 years since the Kimble Co. began operations in Cleveland, according to the company’s account. Chief Operating Officer Dave McCurdy said the yearlong observance of the occasion offers perspective to [...]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration earlier this week rejected pleas to strengthen regulation of livestock farms that release manure and other pollutants into waterways, promising instead to further study the issue. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials said they had denied two petitions from environmental and community groups seeking revision of rules [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans increased their purchases at retailers last month — for clothing, dining out, online goods and other sectors. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.7 percent in July from June, according to the Commerce Department’s report released earlier this week. The gain followed a revised 0.3 percent gain the previous month, according [...]