California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
California lawmakers have voted to end a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws
2023-09-12 07:49
UAW says some progress in labor talks but wide divide remains
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union has made some headway in labor talks with the Detroit Three
2023-09-12 07:48
Safety Damar Hamlin won't play in the Bills' opener against the Jets
Damar Hamlin was listed among Buffalo’s inactives so he will not play in a regular-season game for the first time since going into cardiac arrest when the Bills open the season against the New York Jets
2023-09-12 07:21
Elon Musk's refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon
SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions for the Pentagon
2023-09-12 07:16
Texas AG Ken Paxton's affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trial
One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s former staffers says that the Republican’s extramarital affair took a toll on employees who had to work long and odd hours because of the secret relationship that is now a factor in his impeachment trial
2023-09-12 07:16
Biden admin takes step advancing deal to free Americans held in Iran by issuing waiver for transfer of restricted Iranian funds to Qatar
The Biden administration has issued a waiver to allow banks to transfer $6 billion in restricted Iranian funds to Qatar without fear of sanctions -- a key step in a deal to free five Americans who have been deemed wrongfully detained in Iran by the US State Department.
2023-09-12 06:45
Meta's Threads is temporarily blocking searches about Covid-19
Threads, the much-hyped social media app from Facebook-parent Meta, is taking heat for blocking searches for "coronavirus," "Covid," and other pandemic-related queries.
2023-09-12 06:28
Mexico's former foreign minister threatens to leave party over candidate selection process
Mexico’s former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard says that he will wait to see how the ruling party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador handles his call to nullify its recently completed presidential candidate selection process, but warned that if not satisfied he will leave the party
2023-09-12 06:27
Texas student suspended over his loc hairstyle days after state's Crown Act takes effect
A Black Texas high school student has been suspended for more than a week because his loc hairstyle violated the district's dress code, his mother said. It could become a test of a new state law that bans discrimination based on hairstyles.
2023-09-12 06:27
Trump asks judge to dismiss Georgia election subversion charges against him
Former President Donald Trump is asking a court to dismiss several criminal charges against him in the Georgia 2020 election interference case.
2023-09-12 06:24
American man rescued from cave in Turkey after being trapped for two days
An American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, in southern Turkey, after he became stranded hundreds of meters underground earlier this month.
2023-09-12 06:20
Biden asks Americans to honor Sept. 11 dead by rejecting extremism
By Nandita Bose ANCHORAGE President Joe Biden urged Americans on Monday not to succumb to the "poisonous politics
2023-09-12 06:17