Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of railroads retaliating against workers who report safety violations or injuries on the job
2023-08-19 12:18
Local governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
Federal officials estimate that local governments now have spending plans in place for most of the money they received under a prominent pandemic relief law
2023-08-19 12:17
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as 'warning' after top island official stopped in US
China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion between “separatists and foreign forces,” days after the island’s vice president stopped over in the United States
2023-08-19 12:16
Canada wildfires: British Columbia province declares emergency
A fast-moving blaze threatens to destroy more homes in the western British Columbia province.
2023-08-19 11:46
World Cup showcases progress but also challenges for women's football
Sunday's World Cup final between England and Spain is the final act of a month of drama which highlighted how far women's football has come --...
2023-08-19 11:45
Guatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday's election
Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of progressive presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo
2023-08-19 10:58
Belgian university enters new era with Taylor Swift course
From "Alice in Wonderland" to "The Great Gatsby", "Rebecca" to "Jane Eyre", the songs of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift are filled with...
2023-08-19 10:55
Brazil's Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide's lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
A lawyer for an aide to then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says the leader ordered the aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry received as a gift and funnel the money to him
2023-08-19 10:54
Who is Jesse Palmer’s wife? ‘The Bachelor’ host ‘thrilled' to be welcoming baby girl with model
'The Bachelor' host Jesse Palmer announced that he and his wife are expecting their baby girl to arrive in January 2024
2023-08-19 10:51
Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling lines
A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the practice of handing out food and water to voters waiting in line to cast ballots, as well as halted enforcement of a requirement that voters put their birth dates on the outer envelope of their ballots.
2023-08-19 10:49
QB Desmond Ridder impressive in preseason debut, Falcons settle for 13-13 tie with Bengals
Desmond Ridder led an impressive drive for Atlanta in his preseason debut and the Falcons settled for a field goal with 2 seconds left for a 13-13 tie with the Cincinnati Bengals
2023-08-19 10:48
FBI searching for Proud Boy after he disappears days before January 6 sentencing
Christopher Worrell, a member of the Proud Boys who was convicted in a bench trial on seven charges related to his actions during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, was scheduled to be sentenced in federal court in Washington on Friday but is now missing, according to court records and the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
2023-08-19 10:45