• Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms

    Immigrant workers face routine injuries, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms

    Mar 23, 2024 09:35 PM EST

    ... what sort of an average day is like for these workers? Melissa Sanchez: The days are pretty wild. One thing to know is that workers work 60 to 80 hours a week kind of on a regular basis. And the shifts are scattered. They might start a shift from 4 ...

  • White House adviser discusses Biden's plans to counter spiking cost of housing

    White House adviser discusses Biden's plans to counter spiking cost of housing

    Mar 19, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... stock. And the president talked about it in the State of the Union. There's a $20 billion proposal in the president's budget to work with state, local authorities, and other key stakeholders to build more affordable housing. We need more supply. There are already 1.7 million homes ...

  • The NYPD is using social media to target critics

    The NYPD is using social media to target critics

    Mar 08, 2024 11:19 PM EST

    ... a concerted effort by the nation’s largest police force to engage the public and influence policy through a more aggressive online presence. The strategic shift has brought criticism from former NYPD officials and civil liberties groups who say police leaders shouldn’t use public resources to advance their own ...

  • RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party

    RNC votes to install Trump's handpicked chair as the former president tightens control of the party

    Mar 08, 2024 07:47 PM EST

    ... is secure, something her father-in-law has made a chief focus. In her speech Friday, Lara Trump declared: “I’m ready to get to work.” “The goal on Nov. 5 is to win, as my father-in-law says, ‘bigly,’” she said. In some ways, Trump’s GOP takeover ...

  • Texas Panhandle wildfire now the largest in state history

    Texas Panhandle wildfire now the largest in state history

    Feb 29, 2024 04:25 PM EST

    ... counties. The encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work Wednesday. Hemphill County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Kendall described the charred terrain as being “like a moonscape. ... It's just all gone.” Kendall said ...

  • Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Firefighters try to tame Texas wildfires before hot, windy weekend

    Feb 29, 2024 02:42 PM EST

    Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties. The encroaching flames caused the main facility that disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal to pause operations Tuesday night, but it was open for normal work Wednesday. Hemphill County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Kendall described the charred terrain as being ...

  • AP report: Biden and Trump are both making trips to the Mexico border Thursday

    AP report: Biden and Trump are both making trips to the Mexico border Thursday

    Feb 26, 2024 08:28 PM EST

    ... shift to the right for Democrats who are increasingly concerned by the same scenes of migrants encampments, and are asking the administration to speed up work authorizations so families who have arrived can at least seek employment. The failure of the border bill this month has caused the Homeland Security ...

  • A cease-fire deal would only 'somewhat' delay Israel's assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says

    A cease-fire deal would only 'somewhat' delay Israel's assault on Rafah, Netanyahu says

    Feb 25, 2024 08:18 PM EST

    ... placed in each of its 20 incubators, which are designed for just one. Dr. Amal Ismail said two to three newborns die in a single shift, in part because many families live in tents in rainy, cold weather. Before the war, one or two newborns in incubators there died per ...

  • A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life

    A new program ‘prescribes’ monthly payments for the first year of an infant’s life

    Feb 16, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    Hoynes’ own research on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) showed that legislative, media, and public attention on the program “is too focused on decisions of the mothers,” like whether assistance changes whether they work or how they shop, Hoynes said. Over the past 10 years, research has begun to shift ...

  • National security warning reportedly involves Russian space weapon

    National security warning reportedly involves Russian space weapon

    Feb 14, 2024 11:50 PM EST

    ... serious national security issue that is classified. I want to assure the American people there is no need for public alarm. We are going to work together to address this matter, as we do all sensitive matters that are classified. And, beyond that, I'm not at liberty to disclose ...