UN Security Council demands Iran-backed Yemen rebels halt their attacks on ships in Mideast waters
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a resolution demanding Yemen’s Houthi rebels halt all attacks on ships and urged that the disruption to maritime security in a critical Middle East waterway be
California lawmakers approve changes to law allowing workers to sue employers over labor violations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature approved bills Thursday that would amend a 20-year-old law allowing workers to sue their bosses over labor violations and require employers found liable to pay a fine to the state.
Prosecutors charge second inmate in assault that left Wisconsin youth prison counselor brain-dead
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a second inmate Thursday in connection with a fight that left a counselor at Wisconsin’s youth prison brain-dead. Online court records show 17-year-old Rian Nyblom was charged in Lincoln County Circuit
US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns
(Reuters) – A group of U.S. farm state senators is pushing for a regulatory crackdown on surging imports of used cooking oil from China and elsewhere amid concerns some of the shipments could be fraudulent. U.S. biofuels
First officer is convicted of murder since Washington state law eased prosecution of police
A jury found a suburban Seattle police officer guilty of murder Thursday in the 2019 shooting death of a homeless man outside a convenience store, marking the first conviction under a Washington state law easing prosecution of
The Latest | Biden and Trump prepare to debate for the first time in 2024 election season
ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet Thursday for the first general election debate of the 2024 season — a chance for both candidates to try to reshape the
Shootings at Las Vegas-area apartments that left 5 dead stemmed from domestic dispute, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An argument between a man and his ex-girlfriend escalated when he pulled out a gun and opened fire at an apartment complex near Las Vegas earlier this week, leaving five people dead and
US to start buying up to $2.7 billion in domestic nuclear reactor fuel
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. is bidding to eventually buy up to $2.7 billion of domestically-supplied enriched uranium, in an effort to boost the supply chain for the nuclear reactor fuel and steer the
After split with NYC July 4 hot dog competition, Joey Chestnut heads to army base event in Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — Competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will take his hot dog-downing talents to an army base in Texas for America’s Independence Day this year after a falling out with organizers of the event that
Republicans advance contempt charges against Biden’s ghostwriter for refusing to turn over records
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans advanced a resolution Thursday that would hold President Joe Biden’s ghostwriter in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over records related to the special counsel investigation into Biden’s handling of classified
