California Senate approves bill regulating gig economy
The California Senate has passed a bill that would give new wage and benefit protections to workers at so-called gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft. Interested in Technology? Add…
Pastor whose child was shot at Texas church runs for office
A Texas pastor whose teenage daughter was among more than two dozen people killed in a mass shooting at his church in 2017 said Sunday that he will run as…
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana’s governor during Katrina, dies
Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, who became the state’s first female elected governor only to see her political career derailed by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, has died. After…
Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons
From a tiny Pacific island to a leafy Indiana forest, a handful of sites where the United States manufactured and tested some of the most lethal weapons known to humankind…
Indiana lawmaker under fire for posting noose picture
An Indiana lawmaker who posted nooses under a Facebook story about a black man pleading guilty to rape is drawing criticism for using racist imagery. Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas,…
Opponents warn a Tennessee abortion ban will cost taxpayers
Tennessee lawmakers were warned Tuesday that, should the GOP-controlled Legislature choose to pass one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, taxpayers will likely be forced to pick up…
Calls for Michigan civil rights director to step down grow
Calls for the director of the Michigan agency that investigates discrimination complaints to resign are growing as new details have emerged about inappropriate comments that he has admitted objectified women.…
Black rag dolls meant to be abused are pulled from stores
Black rag dolls that came with instructions to “find a wall” and slam the toy against it have been pulled from three stores after customers and a lawmaker said they…
Tunnel collapse on Wyoming-Nebraska border threatens crops
Officials in Nebraska and Wyoming were scrambling Thursday to respond to an irrigation tunnel collapse that cut off water to more than 100,000 acres of farmland in both states during…
Top Puerto Rican officials resign over profanity-laced chat
Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Saturday that his chief financial officer and secretary of state will step down following their participation in a private chat that used profanities to…