A migrant worker died at a North Carolina farm on a day when temperatures approached 100 degrees. The state is now investigating
A migrant worker from Mexico died at a North Carolina farm earlier this month on a day when temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and his death is now being investigated by the state's labor department.
2023-09-27 10:17
2 Michigan fake electors ask judge to drop charges, citing state AG's claim they're 'brainwashed'
Two fake GOP electors in Michigan asked a judge this week to dismiss their charges, arguing that state Attorney General Dana Nessel conceded that they didn't have criminal intent when she said they were "brainwashed" after the 2020 election.
2023-09-27 09:58
5 workers picketing in UAW strike hit by vehicle outside Flint-area plant
Police say about five people were struck by a vehicle while picketing in the United Auto Workers strike outside a Flint-area General Motors plant and suffered minor injuries
2023-09-27 09:53
Hollywood writers guild ends strike ahead of final contract vote
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood's writers union said its members could return to work on
2023-09-27 09:23
US suspends aid to Gabon after military takeover
The Biden administration has suspended most non-humanitarian aid to Gabon after a military takeover in the country last month that was at least the second this year in an African nation
2023-09-27 09:21
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 100 people and injures 150 more
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others and authorities warn the death toll could rise higher
2023-09-27 08:59
Former Speaker Paul Ryan says Republicans will lose if Donald Trump is nominee
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan says that Republicans will lose the presidential election if Donald Trump is the nominee and that he expects hard-right followers of Trump to force a government shutdown within days
2023-09-27 08:55
White House readies itself for operating in a government shutdown
The White House is now "girding for a shutdown" and senior West Wing officials are drawing up plans for which personnel would be deemed "essential" starting on October 1 as the deadline to fund the government is only a handful of days away.
2023-09-27 08:51
The Senator Menendez case raises major questions for US intelligence
The indictment unveiled on Friday against Sen. Robert Menendez marks another chapter in a series of troubling allegations that have dogged the New Jersey Democrat for years, marking the second time in a decade that he has faced corruption charges. The question the indictment leaves unanswered is, did the Egyptian government target an influential United States senator to do its bidding on Capitol Hill?
2023-09-27 08:45
California education chief Tony Thurmond says he is running for governor in 2026
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is running for governor in 2026
2023-09-27 08:26
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'
The U_N_’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally declare the crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid."
2023-09-27 07:46
Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine raise concerns about history education nationwide
Surviving members of the Little Rock Nine -- Black students who were the first to desegregate schools and break the color barrier in Arkansas -- said they are "as bewildered as they were" more than 65 years ago by moves around the nation to limit access to portions of American history.
2023-09-27 07:45