Trump and Biden signal emerging fight over future of Postal Service
President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden both took actions Monday that may have an impact on the future of the U.S. Postal Service, just over a month before Inauguration…
Grubhub to pay $25 million to settle charges it allegedly misled diners and drivers about meal costs and pay
Grubhub will pay $25 million to resolve allegations that it misled drivers about their potential earnings on the food delivery platform and customers about the cost of their delivery. Grubhub,…
Starbucks union votes to authorize strike ahead of this year’s last scheduled bargaining session
As they look for a contract with the coffee giant, StarbucksWorkers United said on Tuesday that 98% of union baristas have voted to authorize a strike. In the final session…
The best way to clean your Uggs
We don’t always know the answers, but we have some folks on speed dial who do, so we’re presenting to you our series FYI, in which experts discuss things like…
23+ Lego gifts for builders of all ages
A long time ago, I was employed as a retail employee in a sizable physical Lego store. Many of the numerous consumers that entered were searching for Lego presents to…
Outgoing Sen. Sherrod Brown talks of rescuing a ‘corporate’ Democratic Party
Cleveland Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who had just won a landslide reelection in 2018, contemplated a presidential run on a populist platform that targeted the large number of working-class Midwest…
FTC announces final rule banning junk fees on tickets and hotels
Customers are getting closer to permanently bidding farewell to additional unstated garbage fees. The Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday that it had finalized a regulation requiring companies to provide…
2 men charged in connection with drone strike in Jordan that killed 3 U.S. troops
In relation to a deadly drone strike in Jordan earlier this year that left three American service personnel dead and numerous more injured, two men have been prosecuted in a…
Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr marries writer Erin Reed in Missoula wedding
In a ceremony held in Missoula on Saturday, Montana Representative Zooey Zephyr, who was the first transgender woman elected to the state legislature, wed writer and activist Erin Reed. Zephyr…
Senators demand USDA move more swiftly to prevent theft of grocery funds from low-income families
In a letter, six Democratic senators urged the U.S. Agriculture Department to act immediately to safeguard the benefits cards that are being used to steal grocery money from low-income families.…