Politics

Supreme Court rules against union in labor dispute, will 'erode' right to strike warns dissent

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The Supreme Court has ruled against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete.

Amazon to pay $31 million in fines for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera privacy violations

By Associated Press

Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and location data recorded by its Alexa voice assistant.

In wedding of Jordan's crown prince, a ceremony packed with VIPs and deep symbolism

By Isabel Debre, Associated Press

The wedding of Jordan's crown prince and an architect from a prominent Saudi family is set to begin in the Jordanian capital of Amman.

New DACA program to be heard before Texas judge who previously ruled it illegal

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

A revised version of a federal policy that prevents the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. as children is scheduled to be debated before a federal judge in Houston who previously ruled the program illegal.

WATCH: Biden delivers the United States Air Force Academy commencement address

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Joe Biden on Thursday thanked U.S. Air Force Academy graduates for choosing “service over self” but said they now have the “great privilege” of leading in a world that will only get more confusing in the years to come.

WATCH: Senate approves bipartisan debt ceiling bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The result, after weeks of hard-fought budget negotiations, shelves the volatile debt ceiling issue that risked upending the U.S. and global economy until 2025 after the next presidential election.

House approves debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends deal to Senate

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Despite deep disappointment from hard-right Republicans that budget cuts don't go far enough, it was approved on a bipartisan House vote with Democrats. The Senate is expected to act quickly by the end of the week.

WATCH: McCarthy holds news conference on Fiscal Responsibility Act

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative — a devastating economic upheaval if Congress failed to act.

Sudan's military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary forces

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The official said Wednesday that the move is a protest against the Rapid Support Forces' "repeated violations" of the humanitarian cease-fire, including the continued occupation of hospitals and other civilian infrastructure in the capital, Khartoum.

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the freeze ends

By Cora Lewis, Adriana Morga, Associated Press

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt.