Shutdown avoided, but this is still a historically unproductive Congress
The US government has barely avoided a shutdown. But just because House Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed to find a last-minute…
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A contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday
A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an…
Harvard University inaugurates Claudine Gay as school’s first Black president
In a historic first, Harvard University inaugurated new president Claudine Gay on Friday, the first Black person and second woman…
They should be in elementary school, instead they speak like war veterans
The children we meet at Mexico’s southern border have hundreds of miles to go before they reach the United States….
Baltimore Archdiocese files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ahead of anticipated lawsuits over child sexual abuse
The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a move a lawyer representing dozens of child…
US averts government shutdown
President Joe Biden signed the short-term funding bill passed by Congress on Saturday night, averting a government shutdown ahead of…
Matt Gaetz says he will attempt to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership this week
Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House…
Americans support strikes — until they affect their daily lives
Organized labor in the United States is having a moment. From the automobile industry to Hollywood, US workers have gone…
Inside the FBI’s surge to solve violent crime on tribal lands
FBI personnel have surged to tribal lands across the United States in past months to help solve violent crimes and…
More than 1,300 children and teens have been killed by a gun so far this year. Here’s why we’re telling you some of their stories.
In 2020, firearms became the No. 1 killer of children and teens in America, surpassing motor vehicles, which had long…