US West Coast port workers ratify contract agreement
(Reuters) -U.S. dockworkers ratified a six-year contract that improved pay and benefits for 22,000 employees at 29 ports stretching from
2023-09-01 07:59
Build up not out: the high density housing push for Australian cities
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY Sharath Mahendran, a 21-year-old student in Sydney, sees little hope he could ever afford
2023-09-01 07:26
Food ads are in the crosshairs as Burger King, others face lawsuits for false advertising
Food ads have long made their subjects look bigger, juicier and crispier than they are in real life
2023-09-01 06:51
'Marcus Aurelius' statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting probe
The statue, believed from Turkey, is part of an antiquities smuggling probe, NY investigators say.
2023-09-01 06:46
Biden administration proposes rule aimed at curbing the 'gun show loophole'
The Biden administration on Thursday proposed rules intended to require people selling firearms at gun shows and on the internet to conduct background checks on potential buyers, in an effort to curb the so-called gun show loophole.
2023-09-01 06:19
White homeowner will stand trial for allegedly shooting Black teen who went to the wrong Kansas City house, judge rules
The White homeowner accused of wounding a Black teen who went to the wrong Kansas City address in April will stand trial for the shooting, a Missouri judge ruled Thursday.
2023-09-01 05:50
One inmate killed in ongoing incident at Fulton County Jail
One inmate has been killed in an ongoing mass stabbing incident at the Fulton County Jail, Natalie Ammons with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office told CNN via email.
2023-09-01 04:50
Army, Marine units involved in Afghanistan withdrawal to receive Presidential Unit Citation two years later
US service members deployed on the Afghanistan withdrawal mission will receive the Presidential Unit Citation, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Thursday, the two-year anniversary of the withdrawal.
2023-09-01 04:18
'This is a life-changing event': Floridians start an arduous recovery as Idalia keeps thrashing North Carolina
Tropical Storm Idalia keeps pounding the Southeast's Atlantic coast, bringing strong winds and storm surge in North Carolina while parts of Florida's west coast grapple with "significant damage" from the most powerful hurricane to slam its Big Bend region in more than a century.
2023-09-01 03:56
S&P 500 climbs as inflation data fuels interest rate optimism
By Shristi Achar A and Noel Randewich The S&P 500 rose on Thursday after U.S. inflation data matched
2023-09-01 03:20
No charges will be filed in the shooting death of a South Carolina college student who tried to get into the wrong house, officials say
The fatal shooting of a University of South Carolina student who was trying to enter the wrong home on his own street has been deemed a justifiable homicide and no charges will be filed, police said.
2023-09-01 03:17
Biden says he'll travel to Florida on Saturday following Hurricane Idalia
President Joe Biden said Thursday that he plans to travel to Florida Saturday morning after Hurricane Idalia battered the state earlier this week.
2023-09-01 02:56