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A federal appeals court says an array of tariffs issued by President Trump earlier this year are illegal. On Friday the court ruled Trump misused his authority when he used emergency powers to issue tariffs on a number of U.S. trading partners. The court ruled only Congress has the authority to issue such measures. Despite this, the tariffs will be allowed to stay in place as the case proceeds.        Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and the Gulf Coast 20 years ago today. Katrina remains one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history, killing over 18-hundred people. Most of those deaths were in New Orleans, particularly in low-lying areas like the Lower Ninth Ward, after the city's levee system failed. Images of thousands of stranded residents living in squalor for days, waiting for basic supplies, stunned the nation.        Plan on leaving before lunchtime if you're taking a road trip during the long Labor Day weekend. According to Triple-A, the best times to drive to and from your Labor Day destination are Saturday between 6 and 10 a.m. -- because people don't want to take off work on Friday -- Sunday before 11 a.m., and Monday before noon. Gas prices are around the lowest level since 2020.        The House will "probably" hold a vote related to releasing more information about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson indicated there's likely to be a vote, he also said he's not so sure the move will be a priority. Lawmakers have already begun to collect details from the Department of Justice and its meetings with Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.        CVS Pharmacy is restricting who can get the updated annual COVID-19 vaccine. The company first said it would not offer the vaccine in 16 states and the District of Columbia, citing "the current regulatory environment." Later, CVS said that customers could still get the vaccine in DC and 13 of those states if they had a prescription from a doctor. The states not included in this exception are Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico.        Be careful about the "infinite workday." It happens after the workday ends, when many of us are still tied to emails, calls and tasks. It leaves people with a feeling that they're never off the clock. A University of Virginia researcher says that during this Labor Day, employees are reminded to prioritize downtime and take yourself off autopilot.       

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