CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The pandemic shone a spotlight on the vast disparities in benefits and rights among America’s workforce and helped fuel a movement to unionize more workers. And with today’s tight labor market, workers continue to have the upper hand — there are almost two job openings for every unemployed
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral of former President Donald Trump or anyone else to the Justice Department — a claim that met
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Editor’s Note: This story is part of CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free, here. Hello from the mountains of northwest Pennsylvania, where I’ve spent much of the weekend staring into the woods in the hopes of spotting my local bear. True story:
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El senador republicano Marco Rubio por Florida solicitó este lunes mediante una carta dirigida a los secretarios de Justicia, Merrick Garland, y de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, que pidan a la Organización Internacional de Policía Criminal (Interpol) que emita una alerta roja para la búsqueda y captura del cuestionado presidente
Continue ReadingYankees third baseman Josh Donaldson will serve a one-game suspension for a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson when New York opens a home series against Tampa Bay after the ban was upheld on appeal. Major League Baseball special adviser John McHale upheld the penalty after hearing Donaldson’s appeal Thursday, a
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of the contestants’ sailboats capsized. Event organizers said in a statement that the occupants on seven boats had dropped out of the race by 1 p.m. because of rough waters
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Marshall Cohen, CNN The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol detailed Monday how those around then-President Donald Trump told him he lost the 2020 election — but he refused to listen, turning instead to his attorney Rudy Giuliani to embrace false claims
Continue ReadingMCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A South Texas mayor has been arrested after a federal indictment accused him of committing bribery and fraud. Peñitas Mayor Rodrigo Lopez was arrested Monday as he re-entered the country at the Hidalgo Port of Entry. The two-count indictment accuses Lopez of embezzling from the La Joya Independent School District. From
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris will convene a roundtable on Tuesday with constitutional law, privacy and technology experts to discuss the legal and everyday implications of the Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade. The White House is bracing for the conservative-led Supreme Court to overturn the landmark case, which allows for
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN The vast majority of Republican senators were slow Monday to embrace the announced gun safety framework, telling CNN they want more details before saying where they stand. It’s a sign of just how hard it will be for Republicans to hold on to the support they have and
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says it has found a total of 50 meth labs in the first two weeks of June. The small labs were mainly located in low woods around the state of Sinaloa, home to the cartel of the same name. The army said in a statement Monday that in
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say three members of a Puyallup, Washington, family have been charged with a series of misdemeanors for their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The Seattle Times reports the charges include counts of destruction of government property, disorderly conduct and participating in acts of violence in the U.S. Capitol. Kevin
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say three members of a Puyallup, Washington, family have been charged with a series of misdemeanors for their role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The Seattle Times reports the charges include counts of destruction of government property, disorderly conduct and participating in acts of violence in the U.S. Capitol. Kevin
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a legal case closely watched by libraries and the publishing industry, a federal judge in Maryland struck down a state law requiring publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries if they were also being offered to the general public. The Association
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kody Huff went 3 for 4, including a grand slam to cap a six-run fourth inning, and No. 2 national seed Stanford advanced to its second straight College World Series with a 10-5 victory over UConn. Stanford, which played in its fifth elimination game in nine days to win the Stanford
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A woman who says she suffered serious injuries while trying to save her neighbors’ dog from a canal can’t sue the pooch’s owners. New Jersey’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ann Samolyk’s claims that laws that allow legal action for injuries suffered in a rescue of a person who put themselves
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The 14-year-old boy who fell to his death at a Florida amusement park earlier this year exceeded the ride’s weight limit by nearly 100 pounds, according to an autopsy report obtained by CNN. Tyre Sampson died March 24 while visiting ICON Park outside Orlando with family friends. He
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Sen. Bernie Sanders, the progressive firebrand and former Democratic presidential candidate, said on Monday he would not challenge President Joe Biden in a 2024 primary and would back him if he runs — a comment that comes as Democrats are uncertain whether the 79-year-old President should run again.
Continue Readingalvarovalde2020 (CNN Español) — Tocó el balón una sola vez. Lo tocó con las dos manos, por un segundo. Eso bastó para que Australia clasificara al Mundial de fútbol. Las manos prodigiosas son de Andrew Redmayne, portero suplente de los ‘Socceroos’ que entró en el 120′ del partido de repechaje contra Perú para tapar los
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has concluded that air crew members acted appropriately and were not at fault for some tragic deaths during the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan last year, when desperate Afghans clung to a military plane as it was taking off and fell to their deaths
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