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Chip Makers Turn Cutthroat in Fight for Share of Federal Money
Semiconductor companies, which united to get the CHIPS Act approved, have set off a lobbying frenzy as they argue for more cash than their competitors.
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Crew Tried to Stop Train Before Derailment in East Palestine, Investigators Say
An overheating wheel bearing set off an audible alarm on the train before it derailed this month, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Special Counsel Seeks to Force Pence to Testify Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury
Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to set aside any claims of executive privilege that former Vice President Mike Pence might raise to avoid answering questions.
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Mushroom Boom: How to Plan a Foraging Adventure on the West Coast
Thanks to an unusually wet winter, mushroom hunters in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond will be greatly rewarded. Here’s a primer for first-timers.
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She’s fed the hungry for decades with ‘throwaway bread’ she leaves on her porch
“Mostly, the people who need this food are the working poor,” says Shauna Devenport, who for three decades has picked up day-old bread and set it on her porch.
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Sorry, Big Dairy. Oat and almond drinks can also be sold as milk, FDA says.
The FDA said many consumers understand that the alternatives do not contain dairy milk, though it called for labeling to note nutritional differences.
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Miss Manners: I donated in exchange for a gift, but I haven’t received it
A couple raised funds for emergency home repairs in exchange for gifts made by the craftsman husband. But the gifts never came.
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Ask Amy: I can’t go to the wedding. Why am I invited to the shower?
A reader can’t go to their goddaughter’s destination wedding and is confused at an invitation to the wedding shower.
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Carolyn Hax: Housesitter plays unwilling host to backyard block party
Housesitter is appalled that the neighbors use the home’s pool like their own community center.
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Post Politics Now: Buttigieg heads to Ohio amid recriminations over train derailment
President Biden’s transportation secretary is making a trip to East Palestine a day after former president Donald Trump visited the tiny town in Ohio.