Thousands of hotel workers continue nationwide strike on Labor Day, demanding higher pay
Hotel workers with Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt were striking in states across the U.S., including Connecticut, Massachusetts and California.Thousands of workers at 25 hotels across...
5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of...
Judge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of U.S. citizens legal status without having to first leave the...
Biden Admin Sued by 16 GOP-Led States Over Immigrant Parole Program
Sixteen Republican-led states filed a lawsuit this week against President Joe Biden's administration over an immigrant parole program. On Friday, Texas, Florida, Idaho, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas,...
America’s Reckoning With Reality
he Republican and Democratic National Conventions, always heavy on glamor and light on substance, are over. It’s time to move beyond sloganeering and address reality....
NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next...
Top US college’s diversity slumps after affirmative action ban
A prestigious US university has recorded a sharp fall in admissions from minorities following a Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action. The Massachusetts Institute...
5 Global Trends That Will Shape the US Election
As inward looking as Americans can be, it’s worth remembering that our politics don’t live in a vacuum. Eight summers ago, Britain’s stunner of a...
U.S. job growth revised down by the most since 2009. Why this time is different
There’s a lot of debate about how much signal to take from the 818,000 downward revisions to U.S. payrolls — the largest since 2009. Is...