OHKAY OWINGEH PUEBLO, N.M. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will issue up to $307 million in grants and low-interest loans in an effort to modernize rural water infrastructure, officials announced Wednesday. The programs are aimed at towns with less than 10,000 people in 34 states and ...
the associated press DETROIT — The man who formerly oversaw a major region of United Auto Workers was sentenced to prison Tuesday for his part in a union racketeering scandal. Vance Pearson, who was based in the St. Louis area as director of UAW’s Region 5, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Paul Borman. Pearson, 60, pleaded guilty in February 2020 to a single charge of conspiring to embezzle union money and use a tool of interstate commerce to aid racketeering. In his plea deal, prosecutors noted Pearson’s his involvement in the embezzlement was ...
BOSTON — The single biggest ransomware attack yet continued to bite Monday as more details emerged on how a Russia-linked gang breached the exploited software company. The criminals essentially used a tool that helps protect against malware to spread it globally. Thousands of organizations ...
NEW YORK — Robinhood saw its revenue more than quadruple early this year as the new generation of investors it’s helped empower shook up Wall Street with their newfound trading power. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday, Robinhood also said that it wants to ...
The U.N.-sponsored global gathering to promote gender equality generated about $40 billion in pledges Wednesday to help women and girls achieve that goal, partly fueled by a significant $2.1 billion contribution from Bill and Melinda Gates’ namesake foundation. The Bill and Melinda Gates ...
LA CROSSE, Wis. — President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looked to sell voters Tuesday on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress. Biden traveled ...
