U.S./World News

Eviction Looms for Millions, Despite New Federal Aid Package

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 4:00am

Julie Ray lives in a mobile home in Pearl River, Louisiana, with her two teenage daughters, Jerilynn and Jasmine. Her mother, Barbara, used to live there too, but she had a stroke before the pandemic hit and had to move to a nursing home. In May, she died there, from COVID-19.

Julie Ray lost her job at a local grocery store in March. Now she can’t pay her $700 a month rent and is in danger of eviction.

Woman Sues to Regain Gun Rights in Push for Redemption

Published by Nikki Ratay on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 3:00am

Salt Lake City – A single mother with two advanced degrees who works as a licensed clinical social worker wants to buy a gun to protect herself and to go hunting and target shooting with her family.

But a federal felony conviction in 2008 for trying to cash a fraudulent $498.12 check at a Salt Lake grocery store years ago prohibits Mindy Vincent from ever possessing a firearm.

Safety Higher Priority Than Sales for Many Small Retailers

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 4:00am

New York – Dan Marshall’s toy store should have been crowded in the days before Christmas, with parents and grandparents buying gifts and children trying out games. Instead, only a handful of customers could be found in Mischief Toy Store at any time for short, efficient visits.

Data: Minority-Owned Companies Waited Months for Loans

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 3:00am

New York – Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program.

Small Banks Helped Businesses Win More PPP Loans

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 2:00am

As visitors disappeared from Hawaii’s beaches in late March and job losses reached historic highs, local employers worried they wouldn’t get their share of federal Paycheck Protection Program loans.

Both Newspapers in Utah’s Capital Print Final Daily Editions

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 1:00am
Newspapers across the country are in decline as The Deseret News and The Salt Lake City Tribune halted the distribution of a daily print paper at the conclusion of 2020. (Scott G Winterton/Deseret News via AP)

Salt Lake City – The two major newspapers in Salt Lake City have printed daily editions for more than a century, but now the presses will only be whirring once a week as they join other news organizations nationwide in shifting their focus online to stay afloat.

Judge Blocks Endangered Species Plan Challenges

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 12:00am

Jackson, Wyo. – An environmental group has no legal standing to challenge the specifics of recovery plans for endangered species, a judge in Montana has ruled.

U.S. Appeals Court Vacates Order Delaying Woman’s Execution

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 12:00am

Washington – A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.

The ruling, handed down last week by a three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, concluded a lower court judge erred when he vacated Lisa Montgomery’s execution date.

China Warns of Retaliation for NYSE’s Delisting of Companies

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 3:00am

Beijing – China said Saturday that it would take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement that it would delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington.

Sasse Rebukes ‘Dangerous Ploy’ Fight Biden Election Win

Published by Nikki Ratay on Wed, 01/06/2021 - 1:00am
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 14, 2020. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP)

Washington – Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska issued a pointed rebuke last week of GOP attempts to object to today’s Electoral College tally of the presidential election, warning colleagues against a “dangerous ploy” that could damage the nation’s civic traditions.

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