Teachers in 2 Massachusetts school districts go on strike
BOSTON (AP) — Teachers in two Massachusetts school districts went on strike Friday over pay, paid parental leave and other issues. Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike and schools were closed Friday
S&P 500 zooms past 6,000 for the first time on Trump euphoria
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -The S&P 500 zoomed past the psychologically significant 6,000 mark for the first time on Friday, building on a sharp rally after Donald Trump won a second term as U.S. president.
Texas Democrats’ longtime chairman steps down after big losses continue for the party
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The longtime leader of the Texas Democratic Party announced his resignation Friday after another election cycle of lopsided defeats and voters making a dramatic swing toward the GOP on the heavily Hispanic southern
A guide to key figures in Donald Trump’s orbit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump will return to the White House accompanied by a crew of longtime friends and aides as well as newfound, splashy allies. The Republican president-elect has barely begun naming key figures in his
FBI thwarts Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week’s presidential election. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an
The US election was largely trouble-free, but a flood of misinformation raises future concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A relatively trouble-free presidential election was good news for those working to restore faith in the system. Less encouraging was a flood of misinformation that sought to undermine trust in voting and sow chaos,
Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was taken into custody hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed and then fled when confronted by school staff,
Trump Media shares rise after Trump says he won’t sell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group rose on Friday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he had no intention of selling his shares in the company, which owns his Truth Social media platform.
US consumer sentiment rises in November, UMich says
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rose to a seven-month high in early November, with a measure of households’ expectations for the future climbing to the highest in more than three years, a survey showed on Friday. The
Democrats retain 1-seat majority control of the Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats retained majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Friday by holding onto a Johnstown area district, giving them just enough votes to keep the speakership and determine the chamber’s voting
