(Andyborodaty/Getty Images) The national average price for a gallon of diesel slipped 3.3 cents to $3.549, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released March 17. The decrease is the third in as many weeks, totaling 14.8 cents a gallon. That comes on the heels of four consecutive increases that totaled 3.8 cents. A gallon ...more
A worker arranges boxes of imported pork from the U.S. at a cold storage warehouse in Shanghai, China. (Raul Ariano/Bloomberg News) China’s government has renewed export registrations for some U.S. meat plants whose eligibility was set to lapse, raising hopes that shipments won’t be disrupted. The registrations for U.S. pork and poultry plants were renewed ...more
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is slashing spending across the group to become more competitive. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News) Volkswagen AG’s Audi plans to cut as many as 7,500 positions in Germany by 2029 as the automaker tries to shore up its flagging profitability. The reductions, which correspond to about 14% of the brand’s German workforce, won’t ...more
The steps come as the disarray surrounding prior tariff rollouts has inflicted political damage on the White House and left some of the duties open to legal challenges. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator is attempting to inject order into sweeping new tariffs expected next month, after previous announcements roiled markets and ...more
Semi trucks are getting their GPS devices stolen in certain parts of Chicago for the last month, police say. The thefts started last month, with the most recent robbery occurring on Sunday, March 16th. The incidents occurred in the Gage Park, West Lawn, and Armour Square neighborhoods in the South and Southwest sides of Chicago, ...more
The founder of a logistics and supply company has pleaded guilty to defrauding a bank and to making false statements to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). On March 6, 2025, Spencer Askew, 46, the founder and former CEO of Georgia-based E-Freight Solutions Worldwide, LLC, pleaded guilty to charges of bank fraud and ...more
An Arizona man has been charged in connection with the death of his employer in Crestwood, Illinois, earlier this month. On March 15, 2025, Scottsdale resident Josif Suclea, 52, was charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Dane Koletski, according to the Crestwood Police Department (CPD).Around 4 p.m. on March 5, CPD and ...more
Two people killed in a snowy pileup that burned for 20 hours last week have been identified by investigators. The massive crash happened on Thursday, March 13th on westbound Interstate 40 near Williams, Arizona. The two victims of the crash were identified as Juan Beltran and Evelyn Davis on Sunday, March 16th. According to AZ Family, ...more
Indiana State Police (ISP) are investigating after a semi truck driver was found deceased in his vehicle parked at a weigh station located in Vigo County. Shortly before 9 a.m. on March 14, ISP troopers were dispatched to a weigh station on I-70 near the Illinois/Indiana state line to perform a welfare check requested by ...more
16 bagpipers were hospitalized after the bus they were riding crashed into a flatbed trailer hauling steel pipes. The accident happened on Sunday, March 16th at about 6:15 p.m. along Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Township, Pennsylvania. According to 16 ABC, the school bus was transporting a music group of bagpipers when it crashed into an ...more
