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The United States saw an 18.1 percent increase in homelessness last year, a rise attributed mostly by to a lack of affordable housing as well as natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said last week. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required [...]
DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bust he was part of during his previous job as a police officer. Jason Krasley left his job with the Allentown Police Department in Pennsylvania in 2021 [...]
HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — In this corner of southern Texas, the plump cacti seem to pop out of arid dust and cracked earth, similar to magic dumplings. It’s only here and in northern Mexico that the bluish-green peyote plant can be found growing naturally, nestled under thorny mesquite, acacia and blackbrush. For many Native American [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal government panel last week failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to President Joe Biden, who opposes the deal. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, [...]
A Franklin County appellate panel recently upheld a lower court ruling in favor of the city of Gahanna in a claim filed by a local towing company seeking a contract with the municipality. The three-judge panel of the Tenth District Court of Appeals determined the Franklin County Common Pleas Court was not mistaken in granting [...]
The Justice Department has unsealed a civil complaint alleging CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries filled “unlawful” prescriptions in violation of the federal Controlled Substances Act. The complaint also says CVS sought reimbursement from federal health-care programs for such prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act. CVS is the largest pharmacy chain in the [...]
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government still separates some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite changes at detention centers in Texas, according to a court-ordered monitor's final report. The heightened scrutiny of the Border Patrol's Texas holding facilities is part of broader court-appointed oversight. The report, issued [...]
The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week said it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices. The FTC said consumers often see advertised prices for hotel rooms, short-term rentals, and tickets to sporting events and concerts only to be surprised later [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency this week granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The California rule is stricter than a federal rule adopted this year that tightens emissions standards but does [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Grubhub Inc., an online food ordering and delivery platform, will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission, officials said. Attorney General Kwame Raoul said he launched an investigation into the 20-year-old operation after receiving “dozens” of [...]