SEATTLE — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle […]
Boeing factory workers are voting whether to strike and shut down aircraft production
Boeing is preparing to learn Thursday whether 33,000 aircraft assembly workers, most of them in the Seattle area, are going on strike and shutting down production of the company’s best-selling […]
Utah citizen initiatives at stake as judge weighs keeping major changes off ballots
A Utah judge promises to rule Thursday on striking from the November ballot a state constitutional amendment that would empower the state Legislature to override citizen initiatives. The League of […]
Judge disqualifies Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz from running for president in Georgia
ATLANTA — Presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz are disqualified from running for president in Georgia, two state court judges ruled Wednesday, saying that their electors didn’t […]
Arizona’s 2-page ballots could make for long lines on Election Day
PHOENIX — Arizona election officials are warning there could be delays at polling places and vote-counting machines could jam as voters fill out a multipage ballot, an unusual occurrence in […]
US aircraft carrier in the Middle East is heading home
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is […]
Sudan accuses UAE of arming rivals and prolonging war, UAE accuses Sudan of refusing to talk peace
UNITED NATIONS — The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month war. The UAE called the […]
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk woman down from ledge on Nashville bridge
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville […]
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says Source link
Norfolk Southern fires CEO Alan Shaw for an inappropriate relationship with an employee
Norfolk Southern said Wednesday it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. His ouster comes after two difficult years in the top job and […]