Economy Aug 17 New Jersey shutters 27 Boston Market restaurants over unpaid wages, related worker issues The move comes after an investigation sparked by worker complaints found multiple violations of workers' rights, including more than $600,000 in back wages owed to 314 employees.
Politics Aug 16 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Hawaiian wildfire death toll climbs President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Maui next week in the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires in the U.S. in more than a century, the White House announced Wednesday.
Politics Aug 15 Canadian military mobilizes to help fight wildfires in Northwest Territories Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are set to mobilize in the Northwest Territories as wildfires threaten communities including the territorial capital, and hundreds of people have been airlifted to safety.
Politics Aug 15 Trump blasts Georgia indictment in fundraising email Former President Donald Trump called the Georgia case “the FOURTH ACT of Election Interference on behalf of the Democrats in an attempt to keep the White House under Crooked Joe’s control and JAIL his single greatest opponent of the 2024…
Politics Aug 15 WATCH: Fulton County DA speaks after Trump and allies indicted in Georgia case Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said late Monday that former President Donald Trump and 18 others charged alongside him have nearly two weeks to surrender.
World Aug 11 5 UN staff members reportedly walk free after Yemen kidnapping 18 months ago The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free. Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, said all “available information suggests that all five colleagues are in…
World Aug 11 Severe floods in China killed 29 and caused tens of billions of economic losses Last week, Hebei was hit by serious flooding as the remnants of the typhoon battered the region and brought the heaviest rainfall in neighboring Beijing in at least 140 years.
Politics Aug 10 Texas judge says not to expect a quick ruling over GOP efforts to toss 2022 election losses near Houston Following closing arguments in the first of multiple legal challenges to local election results in Harris County, Texas, a visiting judge said the decision on whether to overturn the outcome based on alleged irregularities is weeks away.
Politics Aug 10 WATCH: Blinken holds news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Bárcena Ibarra Last week, Mexican authorities found two bodies in the Rio Grande including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the river, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
World Aug 09 A presidential candidate in Ecuador has been shot and killed at campaign event The politician, 59, was the candidate for the Build Ecuador Movement. He was one of the most critical voices against corruption, especially during the government of former President Rafael Correa from 2007 to 2017.