By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is nearing passage of a dramatic reduction in unemployment benefits to try to force people to fill thousands of open jobs and reverse a trend in which the governor argues the state’s “safety net has become a hammock.” A measure supported only by the
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is nearing passage of a dramatic reduction in unemployment benefits to try to force people to fill thousands of open jobs and reverse a trend in which the governor argues the state’s “safety net has become a hammock.” A measure supported only by the
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Customer-service agents at Southwest Airlines will be voting on a new contract that would give them pay raises totaling more than 16% over the next three years. The machinists’ union said it reached the tentative agreement on Monday. The deal would cover about 7,000 Southwest employees. The proposed contract is the latest
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By Kara Scannell A New York state judge ordered the Trump Organization to comply by the end of April with a subpoena from the New York attorney general as part of its long-running civil investigation into the former president and his real estate company. “I think we can all agree we want this to end
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By Devan Cole and Tina Burnside, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed legislation banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom, approving the controversial measure that opponents have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. HB 1557, titled the “Parental Rights in Education” bill, was given final passage by Florida’s
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The House Oversight Committee launched a probe Monday into Credit Suisse, demanding documents linked to the bank’s compliance with sanctions on Russian oligarchs. In a letter to Credit Suisse CEO Thomas Gottstein, US lawmakers asked the bank to turn over information and documents about a portfolio of loans backed by
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The review comes ahead of a meeting this week for outside experts to vote on the drug for ALS. The drug
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LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement. Becker is on trial in London accused of failing to hand over his assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tennis great Boris Becker has told a jury about his struggles with money including payments for an “expensive divorce” and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement. Becker is on trial in London accused of failing to hand over his assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 54-year-old
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A small maker of autonomous vehicle systems could be in hot water with U.S. highway safety regulators over how quickly it reported the crash of a test vehicle last fall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents released Monday that it’s investigating Pony.ai’s reporting of an Oct. 28 crash in
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By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SYLMAR, Los Angeles (KABC) — Two children were rushed to the hospital Sunday afternoon after being injured in a vehicle collision in the Los Angeles community of Sylmar. Their age and gender are unknown. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, both were “transported in
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On Monday, a judge will review the status of a civil lawsuit brought by the families of the Astroworld Festival victims. This comes after Houston rapper Travis Scott performed for the first time since 10 concertgoers were killed in the tragedy
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and in both its opener against Texas Southern and its regional final against Miami, the margin of victory was more than 25 points. Yet somehow, the Jayhawks are flying down to the
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Kansas has only trailed for about 24 minutes through its first four games in the NCAA Tournament, and in both its opener against Texas Southern and its regional final against Miami, the margin of victory was more than 25 points. Yet somehow, the Jayhawks are flying down to the
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By Maegan Vazquez, Kevin Liptak and Alex Marquardt, CNN President Joe Biden reiterated on Monday that he was not announcing a change in US policy when he had said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — a remark that caught American and international officials off-guard, sending the White House into clean-up mode
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The White House said earlier this month that it won’t block House subpoenas to Dan Scavino, the former deputy chief of staff to then-President Donald Trump, related to related to the January 6, 2021, insurrection. The Biden administration is not asserting executive privileges that could shield Scavino
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Ana García de Hernández, esposa del expresidente de Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández, publicó este lunes una carta en Twitter que, asegura, escribió el expresidente de Honduras de “su puño y letra” y en la que reitera su inocencia. En la misiva, el expresidente de Honduras dice ser “víctima de
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Blue Origin space craft will launch on Tuesday afternoon with a North Carolina native inside. Jim Kitchen, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a trip to space through a Shift4Shops giveaway. Blue
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russia’s leading independent newspaper has suspended operations under pressure from the authorities. It was less than half a year since its editor, Dmitry Muratov, won the Nobel Peace Prize for his paper’s courageous reporting under difficult circumstances. The newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, said it will remain closed for the duration of what
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El juicio oral contra la expresidenta interina de Bolivia, Jeanine Áñez, quedó suspendido hasta el próximo 4 de abril, según determinó este lunes el Tribunal 1º de Sentencia Anticorrupción de La Paz. En el caso denominado “Golpe de Estado II”, también se juzga a varios exmilitares. Durante la instalación del juicio, que
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