A Washington Nationals pregame display involving U.S. Army parachutists briefly caused an evacuation at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. U.S. Capitol Police around 6:30 p.m. sent an alarming notice to Capitol Hill staff that it was “tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex.” Less than …
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April, 2022
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19 April
Amazon is planning a racial equity audit of its workforce
Retail giant Amazon has hired a legal firm that will conduct a workforce audit focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, joining three other major U.S. companies that recently launched racial equity audits. Amazon’s audit “will evaluate any disparate racial impacts on our nearly one million U.S. hourly employees resulting from …
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14 April
Hunter Biden case thrusts low
Update: Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed David Weiss as special counsel on Aug. 11, 2023, after a potential plea deal with Hunter Biden collapsed. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. U.S. Attorney David Weiss has managed to stay out of the spotlight for much of his 20-year …
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12 April
Kmart set to close another location, leaving just 3 stores in the entire U.S.
The familiar sights and sounds are still there: The scuffed and faded floor tiles, the relentless beige-on-beige color scheme, the toddlers’ clothes and refrigerators and pretty much everything in between. There’s even a canned recording that begins, “Attention, Kmart shoppers” — except it’s to remind folks about COVID-19 precautions, not …
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8 April
Michelle Obama says Ketanji Brown Jackson gives Black women and girls “a future we can all be hopeful for”
Michelle Obama reflected on the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court in an Instagram post on Thursday, saying she will give Black women and girls “a future we can all be hopeful for.” Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s …
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4 April
MBAs in management lead to lower employee pay, study finds
Whether professional business education is useful has been a hotly debated topic ever since the first Master of Business Administration degree was created at Harvard in 1908. Yet new research suggests that MBAs equip corporate leaders with one overriding skill: cutting workers’ pay. A working paper circulated by the National …
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March, 2022
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30 March
Wealthy stock trader resentenced for deadly fire in secret nuclear bunker under home in D.C. suburb
A wealthy stock trader was resentenced on Tuesday to five years in prison for his role in the fiery death of a man who was helping him secretly dig tunnels for a nuclear bunker under a home in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C. Daniel Beckwitt already has been incarcerated …
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28 March
Wells Fargo unveils credit card that rewards rent payments
Wells Fargo says its new credit card is the first to let the nation’s 109 million renters pay their landlords each month while earning points and miles. Wells is partnering with Bilt Rewards on a Mastercard that can be used to make payments on any rental property in the U.S. …
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17 March
SUVs and pickups more likely to hit walkers than drivers, study finds
Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study. The research released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety points to the increasing popularity of larger vehicles as a possible …
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8 March
6 teenagers charged with murder in drive
Six teenagers have been charged with murder over a drive-by shooting outside of an Iowa high school on Monday that killed a 15-year-old and severely wounded two other teens. The suspects, who have not been named but are in police custody, were each charged with one count of first degree murder …
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