Supreme Court reinstates Trump-era water rule, for now
The justices agreed to halt a lower court judge’s order throwing out the rule and sending it back to the Environmental Protection Agency. Four justices said they disagreed with the decision.
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Three finalists chosen for Indiana high court’s upcoming vacancy
The high court said Tuesday that in selecting the three finalists the commission considered the applicants’ “legal education, writings, reputation in the practice of law, and other pertinent information.”
Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America
Nearly 23 million chickens and turkeys have already been killed across the United States to limit the spread of the virus, and zoos are working hard to prevent any of their birds from meeting the same fate.
Judge dismisses charges for duck boat tragedy that killed 17
A judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank and killed 17 people, including nine members of an extended family.
JetBlue makes offer for Spirit Airlines, could spark bid war
JetBlue Airways has offered to buy Spirit Airlines for about $3.6 billion and break up a plan for Spirit to merge with rival budget carrier Frontier Airlines.
EPA rule would finally ban asbestos
The American Chemistry Council, a lobbying group for the chemical industry, slammed the EPA proposal, saying it could cause substantial harm to America’s drinking water supply by reducing the domestic supply of chlorine.
White House to extend student loan pause through August
The action applies to more than 43 million Americans who owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal government, according to the latest data from the Education Department.
GM, Honda plan to co-develop affordable electric vehicles
The plan is to have an electric vehicle that is priced lower than the upcoming Chevrolet Equinox EV. GM plans to roll out an electric Equinox small SUV next year with a starting price of around $30,000.
U.S. agency opens probe into electric vehicle batteries
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers more than 138,000 vehicles with batteries made by LG Energy Solution of South Korea and used by General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen.
Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board after becoming largest shareholder
Putting Musk on Twitter’s board and limiting the amount of stock he can acquire while as a director may be a strategic move on Twitter’s part.
Airlines reduce cancellations, but U.S. flight problems linger
Air travel in the United States improved Monday after a rocky weekend that left thousands of flyers stranded by thunderstorms in Florida, technology problems at the busiest domestic airline and labor problems at another carrier.
Government spending bill contains nearly $10B in home-district projects
The bipartisan spending measure, financing federal agencies this year, contains 4,975 such home-district projects, according to an Associated Press examination of items attributed to specific lawmakers in documents accompanying the bill.
Suddenly, Twitter’s biggest stakeholder is Tesla’s Elon Musk
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down as CEO in November. Musk’s stake in Twitter is now more than four times the size of Dorsey’s, who had been the largest individual shareholder.
Democratic, GOP Senate bargainers reach $10B COVID agreement
The compromise drew quick support from President Joe Biden, who initially pushed for a $22.5 billion package.
NCAA facing long list of issues as college sports continues transformation
If the nine months leading up to Monday night’s national title game between the universities of Kansas and North Carolina have proven anything, it’s that college basketball and all of college sports are changing.
Small businesses in need of loans find stingier lending landscape
Only about 30% of businesses that applied for financing last year got the full amount that they asked for, down from about half in 2019.
Russia war could further escalate auto prices and shortages
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals—from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries—are cut off.
2 workers hurt when building collapses in Johnson County
Some of the workers had to be pulled out of the collapsed structure, said Whiteland Fire Chief Eric Funkhouser.
Battle heats up over remaining federal rental assistance
The debate is playing out across the country as the Treasury Department begins reallocating some of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from places slow to spend to others that are running out of funds.
States look for solutions as fentanyl deaths keep rising
Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.