University of California accused of labor violations over handling of campus protests
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Faculty have accused the University of California system of labor violations over what they say was a sweeping campaign to suppress...
US on Track to Top Last Year’s Homeless Population Record
Cities that recorded an increase in homelessness include; Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, DC, Chicago and Miami. The US is on track to hit another...
Teamsters union says won’t endorse Harris or Trump in US election
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labour unions in the United States, has said that it will not endorse any candidate in...
LA Times Today: The growing threat of political violence in America
For the second time in two months, a would-be assassin targeting former president Donald Trump. Meanwhile, in Springfield, Ohio bomb threats and school closures and...
Gross interest payments on US debt topped $1 trillion
The Treasury Building is seen in Washington on May 4, 2021. The U.S. Treasury has announced that the nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $34...
Political violence becomes America’s new norm – but is still shocking
After decades without political violence directed at a presidential candidate from one of the major parties, the US has now experienced this twice in the...
Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S., not mental illness
OHSU researchers compared the U.S. to 40 countries and found that Americans are 20 times more likely to die by firearms, even with a similar...
Fears mount that election deniers could disrupt vote count in US swing states
At least 239 election deniers have signed up to Trump’s ‘election integrity’ conspiracy theories, survey finds Fears are rising that the vote count in November’s presidential...
US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns
The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it will provide Egypt with $1.3bn in military assistance, overriding concerns about ongoing rights abuses...