Congressman Peter DeFazio, the longest serving representative in Oregon’s history and chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Wednesday he wouldn’t seek reelection in 2022. “It’s time for me to pass the baton to the next generation so I can focus on my health and well-being,” he wrote …
Read More »Unionized workers fight for better pay and benefits in post
Omaha, Nebraska — Part of America’s Great Resignation is a Great Repudiation — workers are rising up and demanding better, as businesses struggle to find enough people to fill open positions. A strike by more than 1,000 Kellogg’s plant workers is in its seventh week. There are ongoing walkouts by …
Read More »Oklahoma governor commutes Julius Jones’ death sentence hours before execution
Oklahoma’s governor has spared the life of death row inmate Julius Jones just hours before his scheduled execution. Governor Kevin Stitt on Thursday commuted Jones’ death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jones’ attorney, Amanda Bass, applauded the governor’s decision. “Governor Stitt took an important step today towards …
Read More »Money moves you can use to help ward off inflation
Inflation around the U.S. is at its highest level in decades, with rising prices on many goods and services — from meat and produce to gasoline and cars — eating into Americans’ budgets. Although no one is completely immune from inflation, personal finance experts say there are sensible ways to trim …
Read More »Sean Parnell, GOP U.S. Senate candidate endorsed by Trump, denies estranged wife’s allegations
Butler, Pennsylvania — U.S. Senate candidate Sean Parnell took the stand Monday in his contentious custody case and denied allegations by his estranged wife that he had hurt her and their children, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Testifying under oath in Butler County court, Parnell said he never choked his …
Read More »Kyle Rittenhouse jury views dramatic video of teen fatally shooting man at Kenosha protests: “He shot him!”
Kyle Rittenhouse shouted “Friendly! Friendly! Friendly!” as he was being chased by a man he eventually shot to death during street protests against racial injustice, a police detective testified – in a confrontation the defense portrayed as “the classic ambush.” Video took center stage Wednesday in the Illinois man’s trial …
Read More »China’s nuclear expansion outpacing projected timelines, Pentagon report says
China has accelerated its production of nuclear warheads, and is significantly outpacing Pentagon estimates from last year, according to a Defense Department report released Wednesday. China could develop over 700 nuclear warheads by 2027 and likely intends to produce over 1,000 warheads by 2030, “exceeding the pace and size the …
Read More »Justice Department and Texas officials clash over abortion ban ahead of Supreme Court showdown
Washington — As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a pair of cases over a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state, the Justice Department and abortion providers are warning that if the high court allows the measure’s novel enforcement mechanism to stand, it will …
Read More »Manchin says he offered to become independent if he became a “problem” for Democrats
Moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Thursday he had offered to drop his formal affiliation with the Democratic Party and instead be independent if he were causing a “problem” for the caucus. He was asked by reporters at the Capitol about a report that he had threatened …
Read More »Butterball recalls 14,000 pounds of ground turkey sold at BJ’s and Kroger stores
Butterball is recalling more than 14,000 pounds of ground turkey products sold nationwide because they may contain small pieces of hard blue plastic. The ground turkey items were produced on September 28, 2021, at the Butterball facility in Mt. Olive, North Carolina, according to a notice posted Wednesday by the …
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