McDonald’s workers reach settlement deal over harassment
Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former ownerPowered by WPeMatico
Police: Dallas concert where 1 killed, 15 shot had no permit
Dallas police say an outdoor concert in Dallas where one person was killed and 15 others were injured by gunfire over the weekend did not have a permitPowered by WPeMatico
Senate forces Jackson nomination out of committee with bipartisan vote
By a bipartisan vote of 53-47, the Senate has forced the Jackson nomination out of the Judiciary Committee.Powered by WPeMatico
Airlines reduce cancellations, but US flight problems linger
Air travelers in the U.S. are getting a break after a bad weekend that left thousands of flyers strandedPowered by WPeMatico
1st day ends with no verdict in Michigan Gov. Whitmer plot
Jurors have gone home without reaching a verdict after the first day of deliberations in the trial of four men accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen WhitmerPowered by WPeMatico
Severe weather to hit South while high heat strikes West
After two weeks of deadly storms ripping through states in the South, another severe storm is headed toward Texas, Louisiana and Florida.Powered by WPeMatico
US seizes yacht owned by oligarch with close ties to Putin
The U.S. government has seized a 254-foot yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir PutinPowered by WPeMatico
Starbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz pivots to workers
Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz returned to the company as interim CEO MondayPowered by WPeMatico
Sri Lanka president proposes multiparty Cabinet amid crisis
Sri Lanka’s largest opposition party has rejected an invitation from the president to form a unity government, as protests continue over the country's worst economic crisis in memory and deepening mistrust in his leadershipPowered by WPeMatico
WHO says 99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air
The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air qualityPowered by WPeMatico
Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes a 9.2% stake in Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk owns a 9% stake in Twitter and is now the social media platform's largest shareholderPowered by WPeMatico
Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio’s crowded Senate primary
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat in the Midwestern battlegroundPowered by WPeMatico
Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar
Car rental company Hertz is planning to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Swedish premium electric car maker Polestar over the next five years as it looks to boost its electric vehicle rental fleetPowered by WPeMatico
Egg prices spike amid avian flu outbreak in US
Avian influenza has been confirmed in more than 20 states impacting the already rising cost of eggs at grocery stores.Powered by WPeMatico
Obama to return to White House for health care event
Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since he left office in 2017Powered by WPeMatico
Study: Many birds nesting, laying eggs earlier in Chicago
Many species of birds are nesting and laying eggs nearly a month earlier than they did 100 years ago in the Chicago areaPowered by WPeMatico
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Photos appear to show bodies scattered in Bucha
Live updates on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.Powered by WPeMatico
Airlines cancel more than 3,300 US flights over weekend
Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issuesPowered by WPeMatico
Airlines cancel more than 3,500 US flights over weekend
Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing bad weather in Florida and other issuesPowered by WPeMatico
Pope still working on meeting Russian Orthodox patriarch
Pope Francis says he is still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader's seeming justification for Russia’s invasion of UkrainePowered by WPeMatico
South Sudan’s political rivals agree to unify army command
South Sudan’s president and his deputy have signed an agreement to unify the military command of the security forcesPowered by WPeMatico
Oregon decriminalized drugs in 2020: How’s it going?
There are mixed results so far from Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization lawPowered by WPeMatico
Afghanistan’s Taliban announce ban on poppy production
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have announced a ban on the poppy harvest, even as farmers in some parts of the country began extracting the opium from the plant that is needed for making heroinPowered by WPeMatico
MLB looking at electronic system for calling pitches
Major League Baseball is stepping up its experimentation with an electronic communication channel for calling pitchesPowered by WPeMatico
At DC roast, NH’s GOP governor skewers Trump as ‘crazy’
GOP Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire said Donald Trump is “crazy” and joked that if the former Republican president was admitted to a mental hospital, he’s not getting outPowered by WPeMatico
States look for solutions as US fentanyl deaths keep rising
With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutionsPowered by WPeMatico
Russia war could further escalate auto prices and shortages
Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine is bringing a whole set of new problems to the global auto industry, just as it was starting to recover from the pandemic and computer chip shortagesPowered by WPeMatico
Man in Germany gets 90 COVID-19 shots to sell forged passes
A 60-year-old man allegedly had himself vaccinated against COVID-19 dozens of times in Germany in order to sell forged vaccination cards with real vaccine batch numbers to people not wanting to get vaccinated themselvesPowered by WPeMatico
Aid group: More than 90 migrants drowned in Mediterranean
Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders says more than 90 migrants seeking to reach Europe in an overcrowded boat have drowned in the Mediterranean SeaPowered by WPeMatico
Software glitch halts trains across the Netherlands
Trains operated by the national rail network have been halted across the Netherlands by what the national rail operator calls a technical problemPowered by WPeMatico
Hope Solo arrested on DWI, child abuse charges
Police say former U.S. women’s national team goalkeeper Hope Solo was arrested after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins insidePowered by WPeMatico
West, Russia mull nuclear steps in a ‘more dangerous’ world
Policymakers past and present are thinking the unthinkable.Powered by WPeMatico
Ramadan kicks off in much of Middle East amid soaring prices
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — has begun in much of the Middle East, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaringPowered by WPeMatico
Iris on national park battlefield may mark razed Black homes
The historic Black community was demolished nearly 60 years ago.Powered by WPeMatico
Cuba’s new private companies show off products at trade fair
A trade fair in Cuba's capital is a commercial milestone for the country.Powered by WPeMatico
Tesla sells 310,000 vehicles in 1Q, despite logistics issues
However the company's sales were slightly below expectations.Powered by WPeMatico
Missouri regulates boarding schools after abuse allegations
Allegations prompted a new Missouri law to rein in religious boarding schools.Powered by WPeMatico
Biden says sub he commissioned will enhance US security
In a public ceremony delayed two years by the pandemic, President Joe Biden on Saturday commissioned the USS Delaware, a nuclear attack submarine at the dock in Wilmington, DelawarePowered by WPeMatico
US agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah
Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist areaPowered by WPeMatico
Missing hiker’s body found in LA park with dog by his side
Authorities say a hiker who went missing more than two weeks ago was found dead in Griffith Park with his dog by his sidePowered by WPeMatico