East Coast ports strike, ILA union work stop strands billions in trade

East Coast ports strike, ILA union work stop strands billions in trade

 Shipping containers sit stacked in the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 seen from New York City. A massive strike shutting down ports across the East and Gulf coasts began at midnight as members of the International Longshoremen’s Association continue to make salary and other demands to the United States Maritime Alliance, which controls … Read more

Truckers, rails scrambling to move billions in cargo

Truckers, rails scrambling to move billions in cargo

Shipping containers stacked at a storage yard outside of the APM Terminals yard at the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, US, on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Micah Green | Bloomberg | Getty Images With a potential strike at ports up and down the East Coast and along the Gulf Coast set to begin after … Read more

Snakes Bite West Virginia Candidate During Sign Removal

Snakes Bite West Virginia Candidate During Sign Removal

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more

Carnival Cruise Passengers Return To Cars Destroyed By Storm

Carnival Cruise Passengers Return To Cars Destroyed By Storm

Cruise ships are terrible for the environment, breeding grounds for everything from norovirus to Covid and often end up costing more than expected, but at least if you take one, you can generally expect to be able to drive home once it’s over. That ended up not being the case for dozens of Carnival Cruise … Read more