Dec 17 Column: What’s being left out of the Medicare for All debate By Philip Moeller Consumers already are upset about growing difficulties paying for health care. Imagine how they’d take to the streets – or perhaps the voting booth -- if they knew the real size of their health care bill. Continue reading
Dec 17 Fifth fired Google worker files federal labor complaint By Rachel Lerman, Associated Press Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer, said Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights. Continue reading
Dec 17 Some popular tax breaks renewed in big government funding bill By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press A raft of expired and expiring tax breaks, including deductions for mortgage insurance premiums, college tuition and large medical bills, would be renewed under a massive government-wide funding bill approved by the Democratic-controlled House. Continue reading
Dec 17 House passes $1.4 trillion federal spending bill By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House first passed a measure funding domestic programs on a 297-120 vote. But one-third of the Democrats defected on a 280-138 vote on the second bill, which funds the military and the Department of Homeland Security, mostly because it… Continue reading
Dec 17 Thousands honor slain New Jersey detective at funeral By David Porter, Associated Press The detective was killed last week in a domestic terrorism attack linked to an anti-Semitic fringe movement. Continue reading
Dec 17 Giuliani associate Lev Parnas got $1 million from indicted Ukrainian By Associated Press Prosecutors asked a judge to revoke Parnas' bail because he failed to disclose the payment from Dmytro Firtash to the court during an investigation of his assets. The judge denied the request to revoke his bail. Continue reading
Dec 17 Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling Boy Scouts By Brady McCombs, David Crary, Associated Press The change brings excitement and some melancholy for members of the faith and may push the Boy Scouts closer to the brink of bankruptcy as it faces a new wave of sex abuse lawsuits. Continue reading
Dec 17 11 senators ask Purdue Pharma not to give CEO a bonus By Associated Press The letter comes as OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma goes through bankruptcy and tries to settle 2,700 lawsuits over the opioid crisis… Continue reading
Dec 17 Pope removes shroud of secrecy from clergy sex abuse cases By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press The pope abolished the use of the Vatican's highest level of secrecy in clergy sexual abuse cases Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 17 Ford to add 3,000 jobs in the Detroit area, invest $1.45 billion By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Ford Motor Co. is adding 3,000 jobs at two factories in the Detroit area and investing $1.45 billion to build new pickup trucks, SUVs, and electric and autonomous vehicles. Continue reading