The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is asking a judge to prevent it from using contract goals with race- or sex-based eligibility requirements.

The draft proposed rule, intended particularly for coal-fired plants, is part of the Trump energy agenda's intention to stop facility retirements and boost the sector's fortunes.

The escalation of Israel’s operations in Gaza has renewed turmoil in reservists’ lives — and resentment about haredi Orthodox Jews who avoid military service.