Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled a plan Friday that aims to protect workers’ rights and to strengthen unions and collective bargaining efforts as he tries to persuade voters he’s the best presidential candidate to fight for the labor community. The 11-page proposal hits President Donald Trump as engaging in a “war on organizing,
Continue ReadingA storm system strengthened into Tropical Storm Olga on Friday afternoon, with forecasters saying it will bring 2-4 inches of rain to the central Gulf Coast and into the Mississippi Valley through Saturday morning. Olga earlier had been classified as a tropical depression. A tropical depression has wind speeds of less than 39 mph, while
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Mike Pompeo seemed to voice subdued approval of the work of the top US diplomat in Ukraine whose testimony undermined the administration claims that President Donald Trump had not pushed for investigations into his political rivals in exchange for US aid. Pompeo said he and Bill Taylor, the charge d’affaires in Kiev,
Continue ReadingOh, please let it happen. Tame Impala announced plans to release its first studio album in nearly five years. The album, titled “The Slow Rush,” will be available in 2020, according to a sneak peek recently posted on the band’s website. It will be the Australian psychedelic band’s followup to “Currents” in 2015. The highly
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Mercer (KDKA) — The father charged in the death of his teenage son, whose body was found emaciated in a Mercer County home, was in court Friday for his arraignment. Antonio Juan Gonzalez, 33, is facing charges of criminal homicide and child abuse. On his way into Magistrate
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story North Dallas (KTVT) — Storm damage cleanup continues across North Texas after nearly a dozen tornadoes touched down this past weekend. And while residents aren’t surprised to find their property blocks, if not miles, away the pain of the loss is more difficult when the item can’t be
Continue ReadingFormer New York Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo is suing New York City, the NYPD and its commissioner James O’Neill over his termination related to the 2014 death of Eric Garner, Pantaleo’s attorney told CNN. Pantaleo was accused of fatally choking Garner. The former officer was fired in August after being found guilty in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Billings (Billings Gazette) — A California man was sentenced to prison Thursday after a trooper found more than 8 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a spare tire of the car he was driving near Columbus. Manuel Paz Sanchez Jr., 32, of Sacramento, California, was sentenced to 15 years
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Temperatures across Central Oregon are dipping for those experiencing homelessness. To help meet the crucial need for a safe, warm place to sleep, NeighborImpact is distributing funds in support of shelters across the region. The nonprofit was awarded an Emergency Solutions Grant by Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is sharing 100 percent of those
Continue ReadingShall we skip right to the obvious? Virtually the only moments when President Donald Trump refers to the pain and persecution of a marginalized group are when he’s talking about his own perceived suffering. Consider, for instance, Trump’s penchant for using the term “witch hunt,” which he has tossed around hundreds of times since assuming
Continue ReadingEmilia Clarke “was too many drinks in” and broke down crying when she met Beyoncé at an Oscars afterparty, she says. Speaking to Graham Norton, the “Game Of Thrones” star said Beyoncé “got out of there very quickly” when she saw Clarke burst into tears at the sight of her and husband Jay Z. “I
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-112 on Friday night. Lillard added five assists and five rebounds, Hassan Whiteside had 22 points and nine rebounds despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter, and
Continue ReadingOne year ago, on October 27, 11 people were murdered while praying in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue. It was the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the history of the United States. In the hours before the shooting, the attacker posted to social media that he couldn’t “sit by” while HIAS, the
Continue ReadingFor the first time, vaping devices and cartridges will be accepted during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Since the program started in 2010, the US Drug Enforcement Agency says it has collected more than 11 million pounds of expired and unwanted prescription medication in order to help stop abuse and theft of
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia Police Chief Inspector Carl Holmes has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting three female officers to whom he presented himself as a mentor, according to prosecutors. Holmes, 54, one of the highest ranking members of the department, allegedly used his position to insulate himself against the allegations, which resulted in internal affairs investigations
Continue ReadingSeveral retailers have pulled Johnson’s baby powder from shelves after Johnson & Johnson announced earlier this month it was recalling 33,000 bottles due to asbestos concerns. The recall, which is limited to the 22-ounce size produced and shipped in the United States last year, was initiated in response to a US Food and Drug Administration
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers and political action committees that took money from Rudy Giuliani’s two associates who are now at the center of the Ukraine scandal are distancing themselves from the donors facing criminal charges, according to a CNN survey. Soviet-born businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman and their company, Global Energy Producers, gave more than $621,000
Continue ReadingLawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton have had talks with the three House committees leading the impeachment inquiry about a possible deposition, according to a source familiar. If he does give a deposition, Bolton would join a handful of current and former Trump administration members who have been interviewed this month as part
Continue ReadingA federal judge on Friday gave a legal endorsement to the House Democrats’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump and ordered the Justice Department to release grand jury information redacted from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. The ruling is a blow to the Trump administration’s claims that the House is not conducting a valid impeachment
Continue ReadingMaya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, said on Friday that the congressman was “hurt” in the last months of his life by attacks against him and on the city of Baltimore — an apparent response to President Donald Trump’s earlier attacks on the congressman and his hometown. “It was not
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