DES MOINES, Iowa — Alongside the familiar sounds of roosters crowing and thrill seekers screaming on rides at the Iowa State Fair, there was a chorus of boos from Turning Point Action activists who were heckling Democratic politicians making their way through the crowds. Videos of the confrontations got hundreds of thousands of views on
The Trump administration is bringing back a centuries-old legal tradition that would allow it to more easily seize Iranian oil tankers and sell off their assets. Aaron Reitz, who is the U.S. Attorney in the Houston-based Southern District of Texas, confirmed to Fortune the revival of prize law, or a set of rules allowing for
When it’s time to leave for vacation, you know the drill: Turn off all the lights, double-check every door is locked and have a neighbor on standby in case you have any packages delivered while you’re away. But what about your air conditioner? Should you turn it off, or is there a magic energy-saving temperature
President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will allow more beef to be temporarily imported into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs, which drew swift pushback from cattle producers and conservative rural-state Republicans. Beef prices have climbed to record highs amid a drop in the number of U.S. cattle, consistent consumer demand and limits on cattle from
University of Louisville athletic director Josh Heird says there is no “silver bullet” that will help his department’s current revenue race. To compete in the increasingly commercialized world of college sports, programs of its size might spend more than $40 million a year on talent acquisition, revenue sharing and other costs, according to experts. But
It’s grape season in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, and the harvest this year is plentiful. But that’s small comfort for the region’s grape producers and workers, who say fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has left them unable to access their primary market. For months, the two countries have traded fire sporadically across their long, mountainous border, leaving hundreds of people dead.