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America’s Truckers Face a Chronic Headache: Finding Parking
SALEM, S.D. — In the wee hours one night in July, a Greyhound bus heading to St. Louis turned onto an exit ramp leading to a rest area in southern Illinois and hit three parked tractor-trailers, smashing its front, crumpling its roof and ripping off part of its side.
The Wildly Popular Police Scanner Goes Silent for Many
INDIANAPOLIS — The report crackled across the Indianapolis police radio on a recent morning: Two aggressive pit bulls, no leashes in sight, were roaming, a caller complained. Then came an alert about a motorist, possibly armed, en route to Indianapolis, reportedly with homicidal thoughts.
Bob Pardo, Pilot in Daring Rescue in Vietnam War, Dies at 89
Bob Pardo, a fighter pilot who during the Vietnam War kept a wingman’s damaged plane aloft in a daring feat of aviation that became known as “Pardo’s Push,” died Dec. 5 in a hospital near his home in College Station, Texas. He was 89.
The Army Said Tank Blasts Don’t Harm Troops. His Case Raises Doubts.
Christian Beyer worked around the ground-shaking blasts of one of the Army’s most powerful weapons — the M1 Abrams tank — for 23 years. And for nearly all that time, he was a model soldier, given awards for meritorious service and promoted all the way up to master sergeant in charge of training young tank crews.
Hotel Owners Push Back on Merger of National Brands
When Patrick Pacious, the CEO of a large portfolio of hotel brands, promoted a blockbuster attempt to acquire a competitor in October, he said the proposed merger would lower costs and attract more customers for the families and small businesses that own most of the company’s locations.
Disqualifying Clause Tests Conservative Legal Theory
WASHINGTON — The ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he engaged in an insurrection has cast a spotlight on the basis for the decision: the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, which includes a clause disqualifying people who violated their oaths of office from holding government positions in the future.
Live from the Jungle: Migrants Become Influencers on Social Media
Manuel Monterrosa set out for the United States last year with his cellphone and a plan: He’d record his journey through the dangerous jungle known as the Darién Gap and post it on YouTube, warning other migrants of the perils they’d face.
A New Push to Improve Mental Health Care for Homeless New Yorkers
NEW YORK — The Manhattan borough president on Tuesday is expected to announce a plan that he said will help expand access to psychiatric care and housing for severely mentally ill homeless people in New York City.
As Office Workers Make Their Return, So Does the Lowly Cubicle
Among office designers and architects, cubicles are rarely mentioned. The once-ubiquitous fixture, so popular in the 1980s and ’90s, has become vilified as a sign of the dehumanization of the workforce. Design experts today say cubicles are a “hard no.”
How College Football Is Clobbering Housing Markets Across the Country
ATHENS, Ga. — Rashe Malcolm loves her son Wayne and his girlfriend, but she’d also love it if they could move out of the three-bedroom home in Athens that she shares with the couple, both 23, as well as her husband and two of her three other children.
U.S. Fines Southwest Airlines $140 Million for Holiday Meltdown
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department announced a $140 million fine on Monday against Southwest Airlines over a meltdown last winter that disrupted travel for about 2 million people during the holiday season.
New York City Moves to Ban Solitary Confinement, Defying Mayor Adams
NEW YORK — The City Council is expected Wednesday to approve a bill that would make New York the largest American city to ban solitary confinement in city jails in most cases, part of a national campaign to end a practice that critics say amounts to torture.
Children, Injured and Dying in One of the Most Dangerous Jobs
On social media, they call themselves ruferitos . They wake before dawn to be driven to distant job sites, sometimes crossing state lines. They carry heavy bundles of shingles that leave their arms shaking. They work through heat waves on black-tar rooftops that scorch their hands.
Campus Crackdowns Have Chilling Effect on Pro-Palestinian Speech
At the University of Pennsylvania, approval for the screening of a documentary critical of Israel was denied. At Brandeis University — which expressed a public commitment to free speech — a pro-Palestinian student group was barred for statements made by its national chapter.
Trump, Quoting Putin, Declares Indictments ‘Politically Motivated Persecution’
DURHAM, N.H. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday invoked Vladimir Putin to support his case that the four criminal indictments he is facing are political payback, quoting the Russian president saying that the charges undercut the argument that the United States is an example of democracy for the world.
On the Texas Border, Folk Healers Bring Modern Touches to Their Ancient Practice
EDINBURG, Texas — On a recent day, Chriselda Hernandez heard a knock at her door in the Texas border town of Edinburg. It was a college student who said she was suffering from a string of bad luck. A drunken driver had crashed into her car. Then someone broke into the new car she was driving and stole her laptop. “I need a limpia , ” she pleaded — a spiritual cleanse.
Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for Federal Tax Credits in 2024
Efforts to fight global warming could suffer a setback next year when new rules reduce the number of electric cars that qualify for a federal tax credit. The credits, up to $7,500 a vehicle, have helped make electric cars more affordable, bringing the cost of some models below $30,000. Next year, for the first time, dealers will be able to give buyers the credit when they purchase a car, rather than telling them to claim it on their tax returns.
Here’s How a Border Deal Could Affect People Seeking Asylum in the U.S.
An urgent bid by the Biden administration to send a fresh infusion of money to Ukraine for its war against Russia has stalled on Capitol Hill as congressional Republicans demand sweeping changes to the immigration system.
Difficult Choices for Some Long-Term Care Policyholders
Thousands of long-term-care insurance customers are being offered a tough choice: Pay no more policy premiums in exchange for greatly reduced benefits or keep paying but risk triple-digit premium increases in the future.
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