U.S.
Feds Find Funny Electronic Highway Messages Distracting
It's no joke. A federal agency is discouraging humorous and quirky messages that could distract or confuse drivers on highways and freeways across the country. The Federal Highway Administration ...
Study: Buyers 45 and Under Want to Combine Car/Insurance Purchase
A new study focused on buyers 45 and younger highlights their preference for a seamless car shopping experience, combining car and insurance purchases. Polly, an embedded auto insurance provider, ...
Boeing Probe of Midair Blowout Results in Inspection of 40 Jets
Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 ...
Mixed Demand Highlighted by U.S. Manufacturing Numbers
Anyone looking around Oshkosh's cavernous fire truck factory in Appleton, Wis., for evidence of the longest U.S. manufacturing slump in two decades could be forgiven for coming away scratching their ...
Lawsuit Challenging Federal Independent Contractor Rule Filed by Freelancers
A group of freelance writers and editors has sued the U.S. Department of Labor, claiming the Biden administration's new rule making it more difficult for companies to treat some workers as ...
Millennials, Gen X Push Ahead of Gen Z in Homeownership in 2023
Home insurers take note: homeownership by millennials and Gen X grew in 2023, while Gen Z lagged, according to a new report by Redfin, an online real estate brokerage firm. Even so, most Gen Zers are ...
Avalanche Risk High in Much of Western U.S.
As a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S. earlier this week, some hardy winter sport enthusiasts headed to ski resorts and backcountry slopes despite frigid temperatures. ...
U.S. House Votes to Repeal Labor Board Rule on Contract, Franchise Workers
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted to repeal a federal labor board rule set to take effect in February that would treat companies as the employers of many contract and ...