Michigan advocates submit signatures for abortion rights ballot measure
Abortion rights advocates in Michigan are one step closer to securing a ballot measure that would let voters decide whether abortion remains legal. A coalition of advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan, said it secured nearly 754,000 signatures to put an abortion rights constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. Michigan requires a little more than 425,000 voter signatures for an issue to qualify for the ballot. The groups said the reproductive freedom ballot measure
Read MoreUN forecasts world population to pass 8 billion this year
Story at a glance A new report from the United Nations states the global population will reach 8 billion by November. The world’s population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030 and 9.7 billion by 2050. Next year, India is predicted to beat China for most populated country on Earth, the report states.
Read MoreMaybe the answer to $5 gas is higher pay
When I started in government in the late 1970s, I worked on energy and inflation. Both were bigger problems then than now. I learned then that presidents get blamed for gas prices and other inflation but can’t do much about them. So, here’s a suggestion: The Biden administration should spend less time pretending it can lower gas and other prices and more on helping people afford them — through higher pay.
Read MoreCostco CEO: Consumers 'not doing bad'
Costco CEO Craig Jelinek on Monday said that he has seen evidence that consumers “could be getting cautious” but projected optimism as a number of economists warn of an impending recession. “Overall, I think the consumer is not doing bad,” Jelinek said in an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” Despite the Federal Reserve’s recent interest rate hikes, which aim to cool off demand by making borrowing more expensive,
Read MoreZelensky vows 'punishment' for Russian commanders, forces after missile strike at apartment building
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pledging that “punishment is inevitable” for the Russians responsible for a strike on a residential building that killed at least 30, saying those involved “will all be found.” The strike took out two high-rise apartment buildings in the Donetsk region, and a rescue operation has so far only been able to save six of the dozens of Ukrainians trapped in the rubble, Zelensky said in his nightly address to Ukrainians on Sunday
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