Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers plan to walk off the job Thursday after workers authorized a strike “with no set end date,” after the company failed to reach a contract agreement with the union. Starbucks Workers United is calling the strike the “red cup rebellion,” since the strike coincides with the coffee chain’s annual Red…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Wednesday night, the U.S. House passed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, sending it to President Trump’s desk. “The Democrat shutdown is finally over, thanks to House and Senate Republicans who stood together to get the job done,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson just after the…
Washington — The longest government shutdown in history came to an end on Wednesday after weeks of gridlock causing air travel disruptions, denying access to food benefits to millions and forcing thousands of federal workers to go without paychecks. After 43 days and more than a dozen attempts to reopen the government, President Trump signed…
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Amazon was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the e-commerce giant has used “punitive attendance policies” against its employees. The complaint claims Amazon uses an automated system to track employee attendance, and then threatens employees with discipline and possible termination when they make legally protected accommodation requests. “Under this system,…
Washington — An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed the swearing-in of a newly elected Democrat for seven weeks. The effort, known as a discharge petition, defies…
The penny appears to have run out of luck. The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its last circulating penny on Wednesday, after President Trump earlier this year directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new one-cent coins, citing the rising cost of production. So, what will companies do if they’re short on change? Here’s…
Commercial air travel around the U.S. isn’t expected to return to normal immediately after the U.S. government reopens, according to aviation experts. The government shutdown has snarled airport operations across the country, leading to flight delays and cancellations. While a vote to reopen the government would come as a relief to consumers, as well as to…
A jury has found a man with links to white supremacists guilty of murder in a brutal killing at a southwestern Montana campsite last year that was initially reported as a possible bear attack. Daren Christopher Abbey attacked Dustin Kjersem with a block of wood, an axe and a screwdriver after they met at Kjersem’s…
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Federal agents arrested four men at a Pembroke Pines restaurant on Monday as part of an undercover lunchtime sting foiling their plan to cash a stolen U.S. Treasury check worth nearly $28 million, according to court documents obtained by Local 10 News on Wednesday. Leer en español The men ― three…