A union that represents thousands of Philadelphia city employees asked a judge Tuesday to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s requirement that they return to their offices full time as of July […]
UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Fifteen months after he was arrested in the city […]
Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal involving terrorism charge
The man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have shortened his state prison term but exposed him to a federal terrorism-related charge, the […]
Judge issues ruling that protects a migrant shelter that Texas sought to close
McALLEN, Texas — A Texas judge ruled against the state attorney general on Tuesday in his effort to shut down a migrant shelter in El Paso that he claimed encourages […]
Officer who killed Tamir Rice leaves new job in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former Cleveland officer who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014 has resigned from a police force in West Virginia, the third time in six years […]
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
FILE – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 14, 2024. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, June 24, that State […]
The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
FILE – A patient is given a flu vaccine Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced plans […]
US job openings rise to 8.1 million despite higher interest rates
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose slightly to 8.1 million in May despite the impact of higher interest rates intended to cool the labor market. Vacancies rose from a revised […]
Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up an e-cigarette case Tuesday, weighing whether the Food and Drug Administration wrongly blocked the marketing of sweet flavored products amid a surge in […]
US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The U.S. Interior Department approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey on Tuesday, giving a major boost to a project that would […]