Government And Institutions

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is launching a statewide task force to take on organized retail theft in an effort to bridge the gap between retailers, law enforcement and prosecutors as businesses in states across the nation report nearly a 70% increase in theft over the past year.

The FTC asked Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Associated Wholesale Grocers, McLane, Procter & Gamble, Tyson Foods and Kraft Heinz to turn over "detailed information" within the next 45 days to help the agency study the disruptions "causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy."

Amid the holiday season, the agency is urging anyone who is setting up laser-light displays to make sure their creations are aimed toward their home and not at the sky, in order to protect pilots who have reported being distracted and even temporarily blinded from such incidents every year, the FAA said.

Australia will introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.

Republican politicians are criticizing the Biden administration's decision to increase royalty rates for oil and gas leases on federal land.

The Interior Department on Friday released a long-awaited report outlining its recommendations for oil and gas companies drilling on federal lands, and called for hiking fees but not banning leases altogether

A majority of the cases involved passengers attempting to consume their own alcohol aboard the flight, which is against federal law.

The TSA has been stepping up hiring efforts around the country in order to be well prepared for the volume of travelers, which will be "notably higher" than what has been seen in recent weeks.

President Biden has tapped the Fed's Jerome Powell and Lael Brainard for top roles.

The sale of the largest U.S. tolling company to a Singapore-based firm is drawing security concerns

Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen brought his concerns before the House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday, saying a no-fly list must be established to quell the "increasing risk of workplace assault" that workers are facing across the nation.

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., expressed his "shock" Thursday that the upper chamber is being asked to consider Biden's "radical" nominee for Comptroller of the Currency, Saule Omarova.

OSHA has suspended the implementation and enforcement of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employers with 100 employees or more after it was ordered to do so last week by a federal court

On Sunday, more than 2.1 million people were screened at airport checkpoints across the nation, 10% fewer people than were screened on the same day two years ago, according to Transportation Security Administration spokesperson Lisa Farbstein.

Pfizer has submitted an application to the FDA seeking emergency use authorization of its new antiviral pill for treating COVID-19

The latest fines are proposed against 10 passengers whose unruly behavior reportedly included punching and stomping on fellow passengers and family members as well as kicking, punching, spitting and throwing trash at flight attendants.

Florida state lawmakers are considering withdrawing from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration's oversight due to opposition to the agency's COVID-19 mandate for workers

Ten states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Biden's administration's mandate requiring more than 17 million health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or lose their jobs

The owner of a San Francisco Bay Area solar energy company was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for an audacious Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $1 billion.

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress last week includes a mandate that carmakers include technology in new vehicles that monitors drivers for impaired driving