BEDFORD, Pennsylvania — From across the curved chestnut bar in the sprawling lobby of the Bedford Springs Hotel in this Central Pennsylvania town, it was hard not to be drawn into the conversation between Christopher Ege, JoAnn Harrison, and her husband Dan. Given their animation and laughter, one might have assumed all three had known each other for years and clearly shared a lot in common.
Taking up where disgraced Democratic attorney Michael Avenatti left off, New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg has indicted former President Donald Trump with — well, no one is exactly sure how to describe the crime.
ExxonMobil has reportedly stopped its drilling in Brazil after its campaign to find oil in the country failed, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Exxon has quit its offshore drilling in the South American country and relocated engineers and geologists from their Rio de Janeiro...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a tentative $144.5 million settlement agreement with the victims of a 2017 shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the department announced on Wednesday. The settlement would resolve the federal government’s drawn-out legal battle with the families of the victims and survivors of the mass shooting after a federal...
FedEx announced on Wednesday that it is combining its air and ground operations as the shipping company looks to cut $4 billion in costs. The company said in a release that its plan will unite FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies into a single entity called FedEx Express Corporation. The...
The Biden administration is proposing to tighten standards for pollution coming from coal-fired power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Tuesday that it is proposing to strengthen restrictions under the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for the first time in more than a decade. The agency said it will update limits for pollutants, including...
A member of the Central Park Five has taken out a full-page ad in the New York Times as an open letter to former President Donald Trump after he was arraigned on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. “Over 30 years ago, Donald...
The Taliban are banning Afghan women from working for the United Nations in the country, the latest curtailment of women’s rights since the group took over Afghanistan in 2021. Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, said in a statement on Wednesday that Guterres “strongly condemns” the Taliban’s decision, which violates “inalienable fundamental...