Inmates being moved out of NY prison where first strike began
Inmates are being transferred from Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County to other prisons this week due to staffing ...
Longtime Gardiner supervisor Marybeth Majestic ends reelection bid
Majestic will end her campaign for a sixth term. The move comes after Democrats endorsed a rival, Town Board member Michael ...
Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway’s $1 billion plan to end the nursing shortage
“I expect that of most of the money I leave to charity will go to continuing this mission,” says Conway, whose net worth Forbes estimates at $4 billion. “I see that we’re starting to make a difference ...
Diana Shipping: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Diana Shipping inc. (DSX) on Tuesday reported profit of $9.7 million in its fourth quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had profit of 2 cents ...
UFP: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) — UFP Technologies Inc. (UFPT) on Tuesday reported net income of $16.4 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Newburyport, ...
If US attempts World Bank retreat, the China-led AIIB could be poised to step in – and provide a model of global cooperation
In a recent sign of cooperation, in 2023, a deal between the AIIB and World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) saw the AIIB issue up to $1 billion in guarantees ...
Trump’s claims of vast presidential powers run up against Article 2 of the Constitution and exceed previous presidents’ power grabs
Historically, the Supreme Court has struck down some executive orders as outside the scope of Article 2. As the court wrote in 1952, “In the framework of our Constitution, the President’s power to see ...
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what does that mean and is it achievable?
Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...
A hazy legal landscape means people can get high on hemp products, even where pot is prohibited
The 1970 Controlled Substances Act ushered in the modern era of prohibition of marijuana and other drugs. Hemp remained technically legal, but because of its similarity to marijuana, it was listed as ...
Butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers − and prostitutes: The women working behind the scenes in papal Avignon
Still, another reality emerges. The church may not have seen women as equals, but nevertheless, their work was key to the workings and finances of the papal court and its surroundings. The fact is ...
How early voting on campuses can boost election turnout – not only for students but for residents, too
Florida shows that college campuses play an important role in increasing access to voting, not just for students but for residents in the surrounding communities, too. Nearly 3% of the 5.4 million ...
Colorado is tackling air pollution in vulnerable neighborhoods by regulating 5 air toxics
Four of the five chemicals prioritized by Colorado are regulated federally. The fifth chemical, hydrogen sulfide, is not included on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s hazardous air pollutant ...