Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits
Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history.
Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short its downtown street race
Heavy rains have flooded Chicago streets and forced the cancellation of a NASCAR race set to run through the city’s downtown.
Despite promises, attorneys are scarce as the US resumes speedy asylum screenings at border
As the Biden administration prepared to launch speedy asylum screenings at the border this spring, authorities pledged a key difference from a Trump-era version of the policy: Migrants would be guaranteed access to legal representation.
Moms for Liberty’s focus on school races nationwide sets up political clash with teachers unions
The “parental rights” group Moms for Liberty is looking to expand its efforts to elect school board candidates in 2024 and beyond, as well as get involved in other education races.
For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo
Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public.
Baltimore block party shooting leaves 2 dead and 28 injured, including 3 critically hurt, police say
Police in Baltimore say two people were killed and 28 victims were wounded in a mass shooting, including three who are in critical condition.
What to know about Fourth of July holiday origins and traditions
The Fourth of July is Americana at its core: parades and cookouts and cold beer and, of course, fireworks.
Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
Young people are confined to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours per day alone, with fluorescent lights that never turn off, at Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center in Benton, Illinois.
US forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast
U.S. Forest Service managers are urging people in the drought-stricken Southwest to forgo the fireworks this July Fourth, suggesting instead that cans of red, white and blue Silly String could be used to celebrate.
European telescope launched to hunt for clues to universe’s darkest secrets
A European space telescope has blasted off to explore the mysterious and invisible realm known as the dark universe.