May 31 Amazon workers plan walkout over layoffs, return-to-office mandate By Ed Komenda, Associated Press The lunchtime protest comes a week after the company's annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to return to the office three days per week. Continue reading
May 30 NYC enacts ‘Homeless Bill of Rights,’ but doubts arise over key provisions By Associated Press Among the rights included in the list is the right to sleep outside and a restatement of the city's longstanding right to shelter — which could be in jeopardy if a judge grants the mayor's request to set aside the… Continue reading
May 30 Sick workers tied to 40 percent of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say about 48 million people a year in the U.S. are sickened by foodborne illness. Continue reading
May 30 Phoenix becomes largest U.S. city to successfully challenge 2020 census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Phoenix has become the largest U.S. city to successfully challenge its population count from the 2020 census. It claimed that group homes, jails and drug treatment centers were overlooked during the nation's head count. Continue reading
May 30 Why Texas AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment fight isn’t over By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The Texas Legislature already made one historic move with the impeachment of Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Another one is coming. Continue reading
May 30 The Oklahoma case pushing state Republicans to rethink the death penalty By Adam Kemp Richard Glossip has been given nine different execution dates for a crime he says he did not commit, and right now it’s uncertain if he’ll be assigned a 10th. Continue reading
May 30 Woman who screamed death threats at Nancy Pelosi on Jan. 6 gets over 2 years in prison By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The judge who sentenced 55-year-old Pauline Bauer on Tuesday convicted her of riot-related charges in January after hearing trial testimony without a jury. Continue reading
May 30 Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, family says By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The family says it's sharing the news hoping to prompt conversations at kitchen tables and in doctor's offices that could help people and their families get the support they need. Continue reading
May 30 Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for Theranos hoax By Michael Liedtke, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November. Continue reading
May 30 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building, mayor says By Scott McFetridge, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. Continue reading