The owner of two Sacramento-area restaurants illegally denied $70,000 in overtime wages and allegedly offered workers the services of a "priest" to confess "workplace sins" to, the U.S. Labor Department said.
“The week the House stood still” could be a sci-fi thriller. But it wasn’t fiction and certainly wasn’t scientific. It was a real-life drama that unfolded on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives the week of June 5, 2023. The legislative business of the world’s greatest deliberative body came to a grinding halt on June...
The U.S. and China are seeking to thaw icy tensions between the world’s two superpowers and pave the way for a face-to-face meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year. Xi’s welcoming of Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a private meeting Monday in Beijing signals the seriousness with which China...
The U.S. in early 2020 disrupted a plot by Russian President Vladimir Putin to assassinate in Miami a former high-ranking Russian spy turned CIA-informant. The episode, reported for the first time Monday by The New York Times, illustrates another example of Putin’s hard-line toward perceived enemies that have played out in assassination efforts that take...
Republicans are urgently trying to erase the stigma over early mail voting among many of their voters as the party works to catch up with Democrats in 2024. Earlier this month, the Republican National Committee (RNC) rolled out its “Bank Your Vote” campaign to encourage GOP voters to get comfortable with the practice ahead of...
Lawmakers on Monday commemorated the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth by promoting unity and ending systems of oppression around the nation. Juneteenth, the day in which the final enslaved peoples were freed in Galveston, Texas, was declared a federal holiday in 2021. It was the first federal holiday to be named since Martin Luther King Jr....
Retired golf star Tom Watson is demanding answers over the PGA Tour’s recent deal with LIV Golf, which is backed by the Saudi Public Investment Fund. Watson, an eight-time major champion, wrote an open letter published in Golf Digest asking the PGA Tour commissioner for an explanation as to why the league joined forces with LIV Golf....
MSNBC President Rashida Jones indicated on Monday she would be open to having former President Trump, who is running for the White House in 2024, on the network for a town hall event with guidelines in place to “control the environment.” “If Trump came to you specifically and says, ‘I want to be on your...
For small business owners Chuck Saine and Joe Marino, the decision upholding the Seventh Amendment is not a nightmare at all. It is a lifeline.
Homebuyers could see little relief in mortgage rates in the short-term, even after the Federal Reserve paused its series of interest rate hikes that drove up mortgage pricing following a period of historic lows. Instead, buyers’ new normal for 2023 could be mortgage rates fluctuating consistently yet holding between 6 and 7 percent, should inflation remain high. ...
A federal judge has ordered a Canadian oil firm to shut down a section of its pipeline in Wisconsin that crosses tribal land, a partial victory for indigenous groups that have long opposed the project. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin, an Obama appointee, sided with members...
A search and rescue mission is underway off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, for a missing submersible that takes tourists to see the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday afternoon that it was searching for the 21-foot sub and its 5-person crew. Officials said a Canadian research ship lost contact with...
North Korea described its failed military surveillance launch last month as the “most serious” shortcoming and ordered officials to attempt a second launch, state media reported Monday. At a three-day meeting of the Central Committee of the North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, officials and scientists involved with the botched satellite launch were ordered...
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Scientists failed for decades to communicate the coming risks of rapid sea-level rise to policymakers and the public, a new study has found. That has created a climate Catch-22 in which scientists have soft-pedaled the kinds of catastrophic risks most easily headed off by cutting emissions. While scientific communication has improved in the 2020s, this...
The 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer fueled a movement for racial justice in all elements of American society, from police forces to education to businesses. Now, a new survey has found that three-quarters of Black executives say their companies have since made positive changes in hiring and retaining Black Americans. ...
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Michelle Obama says there’s no more “meaningful way” to mark Juneteenth than by registering to vote. The former first lady made a voter registration pitch Monday in a tweet to her more than 22 million followers that coincided with the federal holiday. “Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom — a chance to pay tribute to countless advocates,...
The United States said it was concerned after the Israeli government said it would move toward the building of thousands of settlements in the West Bank. “The United States is deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s reported decision to advance planning for over 4,000 settlement units in the West Bank,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a...
President Biden will discuss plans for climate change preparedness and green energy jobs on Monday afternoon during a visit to California. A $575 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate resilience initiative Biden is expected to preview aims to help coastal and Great Lakes regions adapt to changing and increasingly severe conditions caused by...
Vice President Harris is penning a tribute to Tina Turner, saying as a “lifelong fan,” the “What’s Love Got to do With It” singer “helped evolve the music of our nation.” Turner died last month at 83. In an essay published Monday in Rolling Stone, Harris recalled growing up listening to the performer who was dubbed the Queen...
President Biden on Monday will announce millions of dollars in funding toward climate resilience efforts during a visit to a Northern California nature preserve, where he will highlight efforts to combat climate change. Biden will visit the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, a White House official said, and he...
Right now, a good chunk of the country is asking itself whether we really want to throw a former president of the United States in jail — for what well may be the rest of his life — for a crime that is not only victimless, but also apparently commonplace among and seldom enforced against former officeholders.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping Monday in an effort to stabilize the relationship between Washington and Beijing. Blinken kicked off meetings in China during his high-stakes trip to the country Sunday amid rising tensions between the two countries. Ahead of their meeting Monday, Xi said “progress” has been made...
Special Counsel Jack Smith and his team have compiled what appears to be an ironclad case against former President Donald Trump alleging his willful disregard for the law and procedures regarding the disposition of highly classified material. Wrongful disclosure of top-secret material is defined as doing “exceptionally grave damage” to U.S. national security and can lead to up to...
