Political figures pay respects to Michelle Obama’s late mother
Political leaders are sending their thoughts to the Obama family and remembering former first lady Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, following her death on Friday. Robinson died at age 86, her family said in a statement. The Chicago-born Robinson lived in the White House with former President Barack Obama during his presidency, but the family […]
Indiana man Beau Burchel steals liquor truck from outside bar to pay off drug debt
An Indiana man stole a liquor delivery truck from a bar parking lot in order to sell booze to pay off drug debts, police say. Beau Burchell, 39, was sitting in his car when he saw a box truck pull up to Cheers Bar in Muncie Thursday morning and decided to steal the truck, which […]
Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters, news organizations to uncover corruption and save taxpayers cash
(The Center Square) – A Michigan lawmaker wants to pay reporters and media outlets to expose public corruption and save taxpayers money. Republican Councilman Joseph Aragona of Clinton Township came up with the idea after The Detroit News recently exposed questionable spending surrounding a $20 million grant by businesswoman Faye Beydoun, who served on the […]
Tesla and Elon Musk Fire Back at Institutional Investors in Argument over Massive Pay Package
Tesla Inc. and CEO Elon Musk are fighting back against institutional investors who voiced opposition to Musk’s $58 billion compensation package from 2018. Investors Business Daily Reports Electric-car giant Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk are locked in a fierce battle with institutional investors over Musk’s 2018 compensation package, now valued at about $45 billion. […]
More than 2,000 NYC doctors-in-training to get 16.2% pay hike
More than 2,300 medical residents working in New York City’s hospital system will receive a 16.2 percent pay increase. Mayor Eric Adams made the announcement Saturday. The pay increase package for interns and residents working at NYC Health + Hospitals will be retroactive from mid-December 2021 to mid-June 2027. Residents’ starting salaries will also increase […]
Squatters who failed to pay NY mortgage shell out $700K for Florida home: records
Two allegedly racist squatters who missed their mortgage payments for years and then claimed poverty and refused to leave their Long Island home when it was auctioned have paid $700,000 in cash for a new Florida home, records show. Barry and Barbara Pollack, both 72, bought the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in a Boynton Beach community […]
UVA to pay $9 million to families of victims in 2022 shooting that killed 3 football players, wounded 2 others
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement with families of victims of a 2022 shooting on the school’s campus that left three university football players dead and two other students injured, lawyers representing some of the victims and their families announced Friday. The school will pay $2 million each to the […]
Vermont becomes first state to require oil companies to pay for climate change damage
Vermont, under its Republican governor, Phil Scott, will become the first state in the nation to require oil companies to pay compensation for the effects of climate change. The new bill becomes law Without his signature. The state’s Climate Superfund law is modeled after the federal Superfund law and seeks to impose penalties for emissions […]
Vermont Becomes First State to Force Oil Companies to Pay for ‘Climate Change’
Vermont’s Republican governor allowed his state to become the first to require oil companies to pay “climate change related costs” without his signature, passing the bill despite his own hesitations about the policy. 259 yearsThe bill passed by Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Thursday would establish a method for assessing liability for greenhouse gas-related costs […]
North Carolinians pay a quarter less than national average
(The Center Square) – Three weeks from summer, and into the first unofficial week of it, North Carolinians are paying a quarter less per gallon of gas than the national average. Thursday morning’s averages, according to the American Automobile Association, are $3.31 for the state and $3.56 for the nation for unleaded regular. That’s down […]