Boeing workers to vote on new wage deal that could end strike
Striking machinists at Boeing will vote Wednesday on a new contract proposal that includes a 35% pay hike over four years that could end a costly five-week-old strike, the company and union said Saturday.
Judge releases redacted trove of evidence in Trump election case
A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a heavily redacted trove of evidence supporting the contention by federal prosecutors that former President Donald Trump illegally sought to overturn the 2020 election.
Fighting rages in Gaza and Lebanon, despite killing of Hamas leader
Israeli forces pounded targets in the northern Gaza Strip town of Jabalia on Saturday, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens of others in the bombardment, a Palestinian emergency services group said.
G7 ministers back Ukraine in NATO, ceasefire in Gaza
(Reuters) — Defense ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies on Saturday backed Ukraine’s “irreversible” path to NATO membership and expressed concern over threats to United Nations peacekeepers targeted by Israel in Lebanon.
US prosecutors see rising threat of AI-generated child sex abuse imagery
U.S. federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of illicit material.
Harris and Trump court early voters; Usher, Lizzo join campaign trail
Republican Donald Trump escalated his verbal attacks on Democrat Kamala Harris on Saturday as the vice president turned to celebrities to generate enthusiasm for her campaign, with both candidates for U.S. president courting early voters.
Halloween’s mutation: From humble holiday to retail monstrosity
On Nov. 1, 1876, The New York Times declared Halloween “departed,” destined for the grave.
Trump thinks the border got him elected in 2016. He’s convinced it will do so again
Donald Trump turned his back to the crowd and stared up at the screen. Ominous music rang out. For the next minute and a half, the former president and his audience in Atlanta stood and silently watched clips of news reports of immigrants in the country without legal permission committing horrific crimes.
Harris, Trump barnstorm Michigan, spar over who has stamina to be president
Democrat Kamala Harris raised questions about Republican Donald Trump’s physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday, with Trump lashing back about the energy he’s shown on the campaign trail.
How Los Angeles is trying to keep homeless people off the streets
The day was shaping up to be another long one for Freddy Bauer.
Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if China went into Taiwan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose additional tariffs on China if China were to “go into Taiwan,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
Mudslides, misinformation and an urgency to vote in western North Carolina
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Carolyn Burgess, 71, drove on cracked and crooked roads in Black Mountain, North Carolina, to get to her polling place Thursday, the state’s first day of early voting. Hurricane Helene had devastated her town, and its 8,500 residents were divided on the government response.
‘A New Day’ at the Supreme Court? Justices Decline to Block an EPA Rule.
The conservative-majority Supreme Court has taken an aggressive stance against many environmental rules in recent years, but three small victories for regulators this month have left some analysts wondering whether a shift is underway.
Residents flee Ukraine’s Kupiansk as Russia presses down on northeast hub
Yuliia Baibak could not bear another Russian air strike on her neighbourhood before complying with the order to evacuate her parents from the besieged Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.
Hamas says its demands are unchanged as Biden pushes for Gaza cease-fire
A top Hamas official vowed Friday that the killing of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, would change nothing for its war with Israel, saying that it would fight on even as President Joe Biden pressed for a deal to stop the conflict in the Gaza Strip and free the remaining hostages there.
Some Lebanese Americans endorse Harris, expect more Lebanon support
Some prominent Lebanese Americans on Friday endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for president, saying in a letter that the U.S. had been “unrelenting” in its support for Lebanon under the Biden administration and they expect additional backing if Harris wins in November.
3% of American High Schoolers Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds
About 3.3% of high school students identify as transgender and another 2.2% are questioning their gender identity, according to the first nationally representative survey on these groups, published last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From forests to oceans, nature in a dire state
Global destruction of nature has reached unprecedented extremes.
Punching octopuses lead fish on hunting parties
Effective leaders consider all of their options before making a decision. They work with others from different backgrounds. They’re ready to give anyone who steps out of line a swift punch to the gills.
1 in 5 voters ready to use mail-in ballots. Is the Postal Service prepared?
Roughly a fifth of voters are expected to vote by mail in the 2024 election, according to recent polls, meaning millions of ballots will be in the hands of postal workers.
