A 168-year-old company in New Hampshire known for its handwoven, hardwood baskets is closing its factory and stopping production, partly because of an insect pest that has been destroying ash trees. The Peterboro Basket Company has been in business since 1854. Sponsored: Clear your lungs with THIS The company said in a recent announcement that […]
Trump keeps pushing after a mixed bag of a night
The nation has been voting in party primaries for this year’s midterm elections, and most post-presidents have remained silent. For example, President Joe Biden withheld any endorsements in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s closely watched Senate race. Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama has also been stingy with his endorsements. In the 2020 presidential primaries, Obama […]
Bill Cosby legal team scrambling in looming civil trial
With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby’s civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago. Plaintiff Judy Huth said in a recent court filing that she now believes the assault happened in […]
Judge suspends Michigan’s 1931 abortion law
A judge on Tuesday suspended Michigan’s dormant, decades-old ban on abortion, which means the procedure would not be illegal in the state even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its historic Roe v. Wade decision. The Michigan law, which makes it a crime to assist in an abortion, has been on the books since 1931. […]
Federal judge rules in favor of naked man on beer bottle
North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label that featured a silhouette of a naked man standing next to a campfire, a federal judge has ruled. The owners of Maryland-based Flying Dog Brewery argued that the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission violated their First Amendment rights by rejecting the label for its […]
Top GOP leaders propose stunning new law (seriously?)
“On the Holmes Front,” with Frank Holmes The Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade, the case that established the “right” to an abortion nationwide. From coast to coast, Republican governors—and, in Louisiana, a Democrat—are rising up with plans to protect life in anticipation of the ruling. Sponsored: Tinnitus starts in […]
Top Dem leader to plead guilty to fraud
Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, a Florida Democrat, joined Congress in 1993, and she remained a liberal leader there for 24 years. Despite scandals over forging a signature, failing to report a gift, and formally objecting to both of George W. Bush’s presidential victories, Brown was one of the most powerful people in the Democratic […]
Mississippi man pleads guilty to misusing pandemic relief loan
A Mississippi man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal wire fraud charge for misusing more than $6 million in business loans through a pandemic relief program, prosecutors said. Rather than use the money for his businesses, Christopher Paul Lick admitted using it for personal investments in the stock market and buying a home valued at […]
Consumer resilience: Retail sales rise 0.9% despite inflation
U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in April, a solid increase that underscores Americans’ ability to keep ramping up spending even as inflation persists at nearly a 40-year high. The increase was driven by greater sales of cars, electronics, and at restaurants, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Even adjusting for inflation, which was 0.3% on a […]
FDA approves COVID booster for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest coronavirus variants — and some people, including […]
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