Oct 06 No deal in sight as health care strike over pay and staff shortages heads into final day By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The three-day strike will officially end on Saturday morning. Workers are scheduled to return to their jobs in Kaiser’s hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. Continue reading
Oct 06 Troopers who shot and killed ‘Cop City’ activist near Atlanta won’t face charges By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Christian said in a news release Friday that the troopers' use of deadly force was “objectively reasonable."… Continue reading
Oct 05 Dick Butkus, ferocious Chicago Bears linebacker and Hall of Famer, dies at 80 By Andrew Seligman, Associated Press Fearsome Chicago Bears middle linebacker Dick Butkus, a Hall of Famer whose bone-rattling tackles made him one of the most intimidating players in NFL history, has died at 80, the team announced on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Brooklyn subway gunman who shot 10 people in 2022 attack sentenced to life in prison By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press A man who sprayed a New York City subway car with bullets during rush hour, wounding 10 people and sparking a citywide manhunt, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison after several of his victims tearfully and angrily recounted their… Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 7:51 Army secretary outlines new plan to attract soldiers amid recruiting struggles By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The Army is unveiling new plans for how it will recruit soldiers. Over the past few decades, the service has struggled to meet its recruiting goals and the challenges have only increased thanks to COVID-19, a tight job market and… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 10:18 Advocates concerned about workers with disabilities earning below minimum wage By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran, Sam Lane Even with the low unemployment rate in the United States, the situation for people with disabilities is much tougher. Only about 20% of them have a job and some who do are paid less than the federal minimum wage. After… Continue watching
Oct 05 Biden administration will soon resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, officials say By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press The resumption of deportation flights comes not long after the administration increased protected status for Venezuelans who arrived to the U.S. before July 31, and is the latest effort to deal with swelling numbers of migrants amid increasing pressure to slow… Continue reading
Oct 05 Former USC doctor charged with sexual abuse of students dies before going to trial By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press George Tyndall, 76, was awaiting trial on more than two dozen criminal counts of sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016 at the University of Southern California’s student health center. His lawyer confirmed his death Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Baby dies after pregnant mother was one of several people shot in western Massachusetts By Associated Press The pregnant woman was shot in the afternoon while seated on a public bus and taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said. Continue reading
Oct 04 Watch 5:51 Largest health care strike in U.S. history underway as workers protest wages and staffing By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings The largest healthcare worker strike in U.S. history is underway after Kaiser Permanente and its unionized employees failed to reach a new contract agreement. The strike is set to last three days as contract negotiations continue. Workers say they are… Continue watching