Starbucks ordered to pay $50M for man’s burns in 2020
March 15 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles man won a $50 million judgment against Starbucks for burns that he suffered while moving a tray of...
Man on probation charged with allegedly cashing checks forged on former employer’s account
ST. GEORGE, Utah, March 5, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- A 29-year-old man has been arrested by St. George police after he allegedly cashed seven...
Consumer confidence falls 7 points in February, largest drop since 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 25, 2025 (UPI) -- The Consumer Confidence Index fell by seven points in February to 98.3, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
The seven-point...
Veterans Affairs dismisses another 1,400 employees
Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the dismissal of more than 1,400 employees, as the Trump administration seeks to cut...
Musk: All federal employees must account for past week’s work
Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Department of Government Efficiency director Elon Musk on Saturday warned all federal government employees to account for their prior week's work or lose...
More than 6,000 IRS workers to be laid off before end of week
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- At least 6,000 federal employees of the Internal Revenue Service were expected to receive termination notices by the end...
U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 219,000
Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time reached a seasonally adjusted 219,000 last week, some 5,000...
USDA scientists overseeing bird flu response are laid off
Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A quarter of the personnel working in nearly 5 dozen U.S. laboratories trying to solve the latest avian influenza outbreak have...
State Dept. expected to buy $400M in Tesla vehicles, documents show
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department documents show it is expected to purchase $400 million worth of armored vehicles from Tesla, the car...
‘Dog Man’ tops North American box office with $36M
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Animated adventure, Dog Man, is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $36 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.
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White House rescinds federal aid freeze proposal day after judge temporarily halted it
Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The White House budget office Wednesday rescinded its controversial federal aid freeze, according to multiple media reports citing an administration memo.
The...
Lawmakers call for extension to TikTok ban timeline
Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., is leading a bipartisan effort to give ByteDance more than to sell the U.S. portion of TikTok before...
Man charged for alleged theft, use of credit cards of Orem Temple workers now...
OREM, Utah, Jan. 7, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- A man already being investigated for fraudulent charges on financial cards believed stolen from workers at...
Sandy City PD seeks info on alleged game system thieves
SANDY, Utah, Jan. 6, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Sandy City Police is asking for information on two people they say stole computer gaming systems...