Los Angeles CNN — Striking hotel workers in Southern California filed a complaint on Monday with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that the hotels were “committing and/or condoning violence” after a fight on the picket line, their union announced. Video shared by Unite Here 11 – a union representing dishwashers, room attendants, bellhops and…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., accused Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., on Tuesday of “being prepared to burn the military down” over Tuberville’s hold of military promotions that began in February. Tuberville has held up more than 200 military promotions for senior military jobs that require Senate confirmation, arguing that some Department of Defense abortion…
Rockaway Beach will reopen Wednesday for the first time since Monday night’s unprecedented shark attack – the first recorded in New York City since the 1950s. “Drone and harbor unit surveillance this morning did not observe any shark sightings, and Rockaway Beach has reopened for swimming as of 10 a.m,” the New York City Parks…
Police in south Texas are investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby after they said his mother left him in a hot car Tuesday afternoon amid an unrelenting heat wave. The fatality, which took place in Houston on a day when temperatures reached triple digits, marked the nation’s 16th child reported to die so far this…
Five people affiliated with White nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the group and disclosed their identities online, leading them to lose their jobs and face harassment. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, The Seattle Times reported on Tuesday. The suit accuses…
The world’s second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, by the U.S. 78 years ago, killing over 70,000 people and ultimately leading to the end of World War II. The U.S. dropped its second atomic bomb on Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m. on Aug. 9, 1945, from a B-29 Bomber known as Bockscar. The destruction…
New England fishermen are sounding the alarm on studies that reveal offshore wind turbines emit electic currents that are deforming lobster and haddock, and “imitate effects of climate change” by raising ocean surface temperatures. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) on Monday released an Offshore Wind Research Summary, a compilation of scholarly articles that…
CNN — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California was hospitalized for a short time Tuesday after a fall, according to a spokesperson, the latest in a string of health issues for the US Senate’s oldest member. “Senator Feinstein briefly went to the hospital yesterday afternoon as a precaution after a minor fall in her home,”…
WASHINGTON − Amid record heat across the United States, the White House accused Republicans Wednesday of “doubling down on climate denial” as President Joe Biden visited the scorching Southwest. A more combative approach on the climate front was reflected in a White House memo that singled out congressional Republicans by name for their comments casting…
In the span of one month, 31 mustangs died during Nevada’s summer roundup of 2,500 wild horses. A legal battle over the controversial practice will be heard by a U.S. judge who will determine whether rounding up horses should be stopped. While supporters of the practice argue that rounding up overpopulated herds of horses helps…