Pork giant Smithfield’s CEO touts growth outlook, minimizes threats from deportations, bird flu
Smithfield Foods’ CEO says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever ...
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of government
The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts worth seven months of salary to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald ...
California water regulators deny Trump’s claim that US military ‘turned on the water’ in the state
California water officials said this week there’s no truth to President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. military has ...
Man struck while crossing street in Charleston
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A man was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Charleston Tuesday evening. According to ...
Colombian customs official pleads guilty in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct
A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in ...
Target’s DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic commitments
Target’s rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant’s philanthropic ...
The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is alarming. It’s not the biggest in US history though, CDC says
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear ...
Head Start and other services for low-income families hit glitches as Trump freezes federal money
As the White House paused federal grants and loans in a far-reaching executive order, early childhood education centers and states discovered Tuesday they could no longer access ...
Trump signs executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for everyone under 19
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at curtailing gender transitions for people under age 19. “It is the policy of the United States that it will ...
Death toll from New Year’s Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5
A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New ...
Missing Nicholas County man found dead
A man reported missing this month has been found dead, according to West Virginia State Police. Troopers say Matthew Clay, 31 ...
Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the ...