ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill was passed by the Senate last week, and if approved, several billion dollars will be spent to build and maintain electric vehicle charging stations. The new EV stations would support President Biden’s aggressive target of 20...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture yesterday announced a 21% increase in benefits under the U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, marking the first permanent increase to the benefits since the program was introduced in 1975. More than 42 millio...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration Friday issued updated guidance indicating that fully vaccinated workers in areas with high community spread of COVID-19 should wear face masks to protect unvaccinated workers, who also m...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Hudson, which operates airport boutiques for high-end brands, such as Bally, Coach and others, is taking on beauty, personal care and wellness in its new shop-in-shop retail concept stores in airports, the Dufry unit company said in a news release. Dubbed Evolve, ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Amid tropical storms, Florida on Friday issued waivers from truck driver hours of service rules until September 12, 2021, while Nebraska last week also issued temporary waivers from trucker work rules citing supply issues related to refineries shutting down for se...

SAN FRANCISCO—Uber and GetUpside, a retail technology company, have teamed up to make GetUpside’s fuel and convenience store promotions available to both drivers and delivery people on the Uber platform nationwide, the companies have announced. The partnership launched earlier th...

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NACS, along with the National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Truck Stop Operators and the Energy Marketers of America, on August 13 filed a legal brief arguing that a climate lawsuit brought by the city of Baltimore against many of the large...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.—The Florida attorney general’s office has partnered with convenience stores statewide to encourage the anonymous reporting of crimes to law enforcement, reports WTSP.com. The state and the Florida Petroleum Marketers Association will distribute signage t...

IRVING, Texas—Coffee drinkers crave new flavors, and participating 7-Eleven stores are rising to the occasion by offering two limited-time hot beverages—coconut coffee and s'mores hot cocoa, the c-store giant announced. Coconut coffee has become a seasonal summertime favorite at ...

WASHINGTON—This week, health experts are expected to recommend COVID-19 booster shots for all Americans, regardless of age, eight months after receiving their second dose of the original vaccine, reports APNews. The agency believes the booster will ensure continued protection aga...