Fired Southwest Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict
(AP) A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union.
A jury...
Wells Fargo Profit Falls as Higher Rates Stymie Homebuyers
(AP) Wells Fargo, the nation's largest mortgage lender, saw its second-quarter revenue and profit decline as rising interest rates pushed people out of the housing market.
The San Francisco bank earned $3.1 billion in the...
More Than 60,000 Army Soldiers Losing Pay, Benefits over Vaccine Mandate
(The Center Square) Roughly 40,000 National Guard and 22,000 Reserve soldiers who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccines have been cut off from their military benefits, according to the U.S. Army.
"Soldiers who refuse the...
Fed Ethics Inquiry Clears Powell over Stock Trades
(AP) The Federal Reserve's inspector general concluded Thursday that financial trades made several years ago by Chair Jerome Powell and Richard Clarida, then the vice chair, did not violate any laws or ethics rules.
"We...
Low-Paid ‘Virtual Cashiers’ Provoke Outrage among Labor Activists
(Patrick Carroll, Foundation for Economic Education) A new start-up called Percy is based on a simple yet revolutionary idea: virtual cashiers.
Essentially, a video calling device is set up at the cash register of your local restaurant...
Long Lines Are Back at US Food Banks as Inflation Hits High
(AP) Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families.
With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, many people...
Yellen: Inflation Is ‘Unacceptably High’
(The Center Square) The same week that both consumer and producer price index data showed major inflationary spikes, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said inflation is "unacceptably high."
“We’re first and foremost supportive of the...
US Faces Pilot Shortage After COVID Mandates
(Chris Parker, Headline USA) The Biden administration’s tyrannical COVID mandates, combined with excessive regulations and red tape, continue to stagger segments of the economy. The travel and tourism industry, specifically, is now suffering from a critical shortage...
Ex-CIA Engineer Convicted in Massive Theft of Secret Info
(AP) A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history.
Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York...
National Rail Strike Looms as Terminal Stop for Biden’s Supply Chain Crisis
(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) Already crippled to near breaking point by the Biden administration’s ruinous policy failures, the country’s supply chain crisis could catastrophically implode if the threat for a shutdown of the nation’s rail freight service isn’t...
