NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Transit and its rail engineers union said Monday that they’ve agreed on a new labor contract, averting a possible strike. NJ Transit President and CEO […]
Sec. of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, 83% of programs gone
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old U.S. Agency for International Development, and said he […]
Young people who aspired to government service dismayed by end of fellows program
WASHINGTON — A young economist who had uprooted her life for civil service. A fierce housing advocate terminated just before buying her first home. A semifinalist whose dreams were dashed […]
AI made its way to vineyards. Here’s how the technology is helping make your wine
LOS ANGELES — When artificial intelligence-backed tractors became available to vineyards, Tom Gamble wanted to be an early adopter. He knew there would be a learning curve, but Gamble decided […]
What to know ahead of the talks between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia is to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine in a new diplomatic push after an argument erupted during President […]
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
NEW YORK — A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a […]
‘Bloody Sunday’ 60th anniversary marked in Selma with remembrances and concerns about the future
SELMA, Ala. — Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, […]
Iran says it is open to talks about concerns about militarization of its nuclear program
Iran said Sunday it would consider negotiations with the United States if the talks were confined to concerns about the militarization of its nuclear program. In a statement posted on […]
An Arizona prisoner whose execution is coming up isn’t asking for a reprieve
PHOENIX — A prisoner scheduled to be executed next week in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in over two years will not ask for a […]
A single-engine plane crashes near a Pennsylvania airport and all 5 aboard are taken to hospitals
A single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames Sunday in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in suburban Pennsylvania, and everyone on […]