D.C. Circuit Says Whistleblower Suit Against UScellular Can Continue

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2025 – Federal judges revived on Friday a fraud suit against UScellular can continue, reversing a lower court ruling that had sided with the company. Mark O’Connor and Sara Leibman, a former FCC attorney, had sued UScellular...

Business confidence, economic outlook may take a hit amid corruption probe

By Aubrey Rose A. Inosante and Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporters THE PHILIPPINE government must deliver swift and credible results in its investigation into allegations of corruption in flood control projects, to avoid hurting growth prospects...

Occupation of D.C. makes the case for community control of police

D.C. police and National Guard troops take a man off a Metro bus in Washington's Chinatown neighborhood, Sept. 4, 2025. | Rod Lamkey, Jr. / AP The formal end to the federal occupation of the District of Columbia supposedly took place on Sept. 10,...

Unique On The Go to Pay $166,000 Over Worker Misclassification Violations in D.C.

Unique On The Go Corp., a car detailing and rental fleet management company, will pay $166,011 to resolve allegations that it misclassified 84 workers in the District of Columbia as independent contractors instead of employees. Attorney General...

State Dept: Visa Restrictions Won’t Stop Cuban Officials from Attending World Health Organization Meeting in D.C.

The U.S. State Department, in a statement to Breitbart News on Thursday, denied complaints from the Communist Party of Cuba that visa restrictions on members of the violent regime would prevent Cuba from being an active participant in the...

From highway to haven: Lessons from D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Park

Scott Kratz is the president and CEO of Building Bridges Across the River and the founding director of the 11th Street Bridge Park, an urban reuse project that’s turning abandoned bridge piers into a state-of-the-art public space. Across the...

Ethel students attends HOSA conference in Washington D.C.

Kameron Fortenberry, a Health Science student at the Kosciusko-Attala Career and Technical Center and a senior at Ethel High School, recently represented Mississippi as the State Vice-President of HOSA–Future Health Professionals. Fortenberry,...

C.A.R.E.S. Van to make local stops this month

Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) announced that his mobile office - the Constituent Advocacy Resources Empowerment Services (C.A.R.E.S.) Van - will stop in both Highland Mills and Harriman on Oct. 14, 2025. The C.A.R.E.S. Van, staffed by a team of...

C.A.R.E.S. Van to make City Hall stop this month

Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) announced that his mobile office - the Constituent Advocacy Resources Empowerment Services (C.A.R.E.S.) Van - will stop in Port Jervis on Oct. 21, 2025. The C.A.R.E.S. Van, staffed by a team of highly-trained...

D.C. Circuit Rejects Journalist's Privilege Claim in Privacy Act Case Involving Fox News

From Chen v. FBI, decided Tuesday by D.C. Circuit Judge Gregory Katsas, joined by Judges Michelle Childs and Harry Edwards: Yanping Chen alleges that federal officials violated the Privacy Act by disclosing records about her compiled as part of an...

Gold Trade: Washington Judges Drill Into OFAC's Russia Sanctions Scope

On Wednesday, the argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the D.C. Circuit), originally set for 20 minutes, stretched to more than 42 minutes. finews.com reviewed the recordings of the oral argument. The...

DC-area businesses offer freebies and deals for federal workers hit by shutdown

If this isn’t your first government shutdown in Washington, D.C., you know that freebies and deals for furloughed federal workers are something of a tradition. Communities can only thrive together, and just like in previous shutdowns, some...

Do I need a business bank account for my LLC?

Jon Kowieski for Brex Do I need a business bank account for my LLC? Starting a limited liability company (LLC) often raises questions about banking requirements that can leave new business owners confused. Many entrepreneurs assume that since...

California Raisin Leaders on Trade, Water & Future

In order Left to Right -Nick Papagni, “AgMeter”, Kalem Barsarian-Retired and longtime President of the Raisin Bargaining Association (RBA) and former President of Lion Raisins, Mark McCormick, President and CEO of National Raisin, Dwayne Cardoza...

CASUAL COUNTRY: 'Make it, bake it, grow it' at the Williams Lake Farmers' Market

Mother-daughter market manager duo Barb Scharf and Jane Bowser say it's the vendors who make the market the one we know best The market we know today as the Williams Lake Farmers’ Market has evolved quite a bit from the occasional gathering of...

Assistant to financier Howard Rubin pleads not guilty to trafficking women to hellish ‘sex dungeon’

NEW YORK — The personal assistant for alleged S&M bondage fiend financier Howard Rubin — who prosecutors say had every aspect of her life paid for by her multimillionaire boss — had her parents secure her bail Wednesday in her federal...

Fairfax officials, local businesses offer resources for federal workers affected by shutdown

The U.S. Capitol building dome in D.C. (staff photo by Angela Woolsey) Much of the federal government has ground to a halt, as Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain at odds over a funding plan. With no clear end to the shutdown in sight...

TechConnect Conference aims to strengthen entrepreneurship in NCWV region

FAIRMONT — In West Virginia, there’s no shortage of startups or entrepreneurs who are trying to launch their ideas. But the support systems around them are fragmented. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please...

‘Durham Five’: Charges dropped against N.C. students protesting poor housing

John Oliver / People's World DURHAM, N.C.—Accompanied by supporters from the community, three of the “Durham Five” defendants stood before a judge at the county courthouse here on Sept. 22 to hear their fate. Then came the answer they had been...

Zenith Bank appoints Abdulazeez Kanya as independent director

Zenith Bank Plc has announced the appointment of Abdulazeez Rislana Kanya as an independent non-executive director and the retirement of Henry Oroh as executive director. This was contained in a disclosure signed by the company secretary, Michael...