Union Pacific’s new CEO, who came into the job last month with a reputation for cost-cutting, says he won’t shy away from that but no one should expect the kind of sweeping changes he made when he first oversaw the railroad’s operations a few years ago. Jim Vena told investors […]

A jury in North Dakota on Tuesday convicted a woman of murder in connection with the shooting death last year of her child’s father. Heather Hoffman, 26, of Minot Air Force Base, could be sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors alleged she fatally shot 22-year-old Alex Eckert in […]

A woman has made waves on social media after she posted a video of herself walking around the streets of New York City with a sign that said, “Looking for a husband.” Karolina Geits is a 29-year-old living in New York City who recently went through the streets holding the […]

Authorities recovered the body of a 63-year-old man in Lake Michigan, one of two people who died when a fishing boat sank in late August off Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula. The body of Merl McVay was found in deep water Monday, a few miles from the Arcadia pier in Manistee […]

The body of a California man has been identified more than 27 years after being found in a northwest Arizona desert area, authorities said Tuesday. Mohave County Sheriff’s officials said remains of a man between 30 and 40 years old were discovered near Kingman in January 1996. The man, now […]

Most Americans should get an updated COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said Tuesday. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months and older and the agency’s director quickly signed off Tuesday on the panel’s recommendation. That means doses should be available this […]

The Canadian government will recoup its investment in about 20 years for the two electric vehicle (EV) battery plants that Volkswagen and Stellantis-LG Electric Solutions are building, the country’s budgetary watchdog said on Tuesday. “We estimate that federal and provincial government tax revenues generated from the Stellantis-LGES and Volkswagen EV […]

Texas lawmakers quietly passed a sweeping mandate for school safety measures, including a requirement to post an armed security officer at every school and provide mental health training for certain district employees. Texas House Bill 3, which was signed into law June 14 by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, went into […]

The office of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., hit back at the Pentagon Tuesday after Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said troops’ abortions were not being subsidized by U.S. taxpayers.  Ryder’s comments came in response to a reporter who asked which was more important for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin: that military personnel […]

Jennifer Garner surprised her dad with a nostalgic birthday present while on a recent trip home to Charleston, West Virginia.  The “Last Thing He Told Me” actress, 51, chronicled her 36-hour trip to her hometown Monday, saying she gifted her dad William John Garner with a ride in a Studebaker.  […]