Darden Buys Ruth’s Chris Steak House for $715M

The Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain is being acquired by Darden Restaurants for about $715 million.The original Chris Steak House was opened on New Orleans’ Broad Street in 1927, and it was acquired by Ruth Fertel in 1965. The company has 154 locations worldwide, including…

Navy Used Nonbinary Drag Queen Sailor to Recruit

The U.S. Navy, trying to boost its sagging recruiting numbers among people ages 18-29, used a drag queen sailor who identifies as nonbinary as a digital ambassador to broaden its reach of potential recruits through digital and social media platforms.

Ghanaian national accused of embezzling $2.4M from Wisconsin GOP pleads not guilty

A Ghana national pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to stealing about $2.4 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party in a wire fraud scheme. Paul Williams Anti, 59, was charged in February with embezzlement, online court records show. According to court documents, scammers manipulated state GOP employees’ email accounts in to divert funds meant […]

Danville passes abortion pill ban in alleged defiance of Illinois law

An Illinois city on Tuesday banned the mailing or shipping of abortion pills, defying the state’s Democratic attorney general and the American Civil Liberties Union, who have repeatedly warned that the move violates Illinois law’s protection of abortion as a fundamental right. The ordinance passed the City Council in Danville, near Illinois’ eastern border with […]

N.Y., Calif. See $92B Income Outflow During COVID

New York and California saw a combined loss of $92 billion in income in 2020 and 2021 as high-earning workers moved to lower-tax states during the implementation of COVID-19 restrictions and work from home rules, accelerating an already established trend.