UAW chief to say whether auto strikes will grow from the 34,000 workers now on picket lines
The United Auto Workers union says President Shawn Fain will update members on progress in contract talks with Detroit’s three automakers as movement was reported with General Motors
2023-10-20 22:56
Jury selection begins in Kenneth Chesebro election subversion case amid plea negotiations
Jury selection began Friday in the first Georgia election subversion trial, a landmark moment in the massive racketeering case, where pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is facing charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election with fake GOP electors.
2023-10-20 22:56
The White House details its $105 billion funding request for Israel, Ukraine, the border and more
The White House has released the details of a $105 billion request for funding Israel, Ukraine, border security and humanitarian assistance and countering China
2023-10-20 22:50
CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
CVS Health is pulling from its drugstore shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers
2023-10-20 22:30
Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins
The parish priest said he would have acted differently had he known they were carved by children.
2023-10-20 22:21
Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying Sandy Hook families
A Texas judge has ruled that Infowars host Alex Jones cannot use bankruptcy protection to avoid paying more than $1.1 billion to families who sued over his conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax
2023-10-20 21:53
Man finally caught after faking heart attacks to avoid paying the bill in 20 different restaurants
A serial dine and dasher who faked having heart attacks to avoid paying the bill has finally been caught. Aidas J, 50, who is of Lithuanian nationality and lives in Alicante scammed 20 eateries in the area by refusing to pay the bill. He dramatically clutched his chest and fell to the floor as if he was having a heart attack, say several reports. Putting on a stellar performance, Aidas masqueraded as a Russian tourist and mixed together multiple languages. He would order multiple items on the menu before refusing to pay, revealed Spanish newspaper El País. The conman who dressed well in designer clothes always started with a Russian Salad, washed down with multiple glasses of whiskey, followed by a hearty main of entrecote or lobster, followed by more whisky for desert. The twentieth time Aidas tried his luck in a year caught the attention of the police, when the manager of Buen Comer restaurant Moisés Doménech noticed him trying to flee. Mr Doménech told the Sun when he attempted to spree, he fell to the floor. She told the newspaper: “It was very theatrical, he pretended to faint and slumped himself down on the floor.” The offender ordered two whiskeys and seafood paella at El Buen Corner, receiving a bill for 34.85 Euros. He even sought medical attention for his ‘heart problems’ and was even admitted to hospital, report El País. Aidas has only now been arrested after the last time he attempted to swerve the bill as he ignored court summons and fines, say the paper. The spokesperson for Alicante National Police told Insider: "He was arrested multiple times in the city of Alicante. The modus operandi was the same," she said. After a long string of offences, the conman has been jailed for 42 days but his crimes are considered minor as each bill was between £13 and £60. Read More Bedbugs spread to hotels and hostels in Europe after Paris outbreak No-shows at pubs, restaurants and bars double London’s best new restaurants: From Spanish-Welsh fusion at Mountain to British kitsch at 20 Berkeley Italy PM Meloni leaves partner after sexist comments AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa Russia-Ukraine war: Kyiv makes ‘breakthrough’ on Dnipro river - live
2023-10-20 21:52
Ex-Florida lawmaker gets 4 months in prison for defrauding Covid relief program
A former Florida state lawmaker who acquired more than $150,000 in Small Business Administration loans by lying on applications was sentenced Thursday to four months in federal prison, the US Attorney's office for the Northern District of Florida said.
2023-10-20 21:47
Italy signs deal to take in migrant workers from Tunisia
ROME Italy on Friday signed a deal to take in some 4,000 workers from Tunisia, in line with
2023-10-20 21:45
Russia extends detention of a US journalist detained for failing to register as a foreign agent
Russian media report a Russian-American journalist was ordered detained for another three days on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent
2023-10-20 21:29
Major US Muslim group moves Virginia banquet over bomb and death threats
A national Muslim civil rights group is moving its annual banquet out of a Virginia hotel it says received bomb and death threats
2023-10-20 21:26
IRS has collected $160 million in back taxes by cracking down on millionaires
The Internal Revenue Service has collected $160 million in back taxes this year by cracking down on millionaires who haven't paid what they owe, the agency said Friday.
2023-10-20 21:25