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By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The United Auto Workers expanded its strike against major automakers Friday, walking out of 38 General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers in 20 states. Another 5,600 additional workers joined the strike on top of the 13,000 of the 146,000 members that began the strike one week ago. Ford
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has accused China of using “economic coercion” against Japan by banning imports of Japanese seafood in response to the release of treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, while Chinese boats continue to fish off Japan’s coasts.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Even as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassures the public about the state of the US economy, the organization is quietly laying off workers at its own doorstep. The Federal Reserve system is cutting approximately 300 jobs through the end of the year, a Fed spokesperson confirmed
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By Amanda Rose Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — Death and laughter are things you normally wouldn’t think of together. However, for Brooklyn comedian Ben Wasserman, it’s the subject of his latest nationwide tour coming to metro Atlanta on Thursday night. “When I started doing comedy about losing people, I
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By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday. The drugs were found Wednesday in the floor under a play area in the center
Continue Reading CNN By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Authorities discovered a trap floor containing drugs, including fentanyl, inside a Bronx day care center where a 1-year-old boy died of a suspected fentanyl overdose last week, the New York Police Department announced Thursday. The drugs were found Wednesday in the floor under a play area in the
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Kruczynski and Cassidy Williams Click here for updates on this story HARWINTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Serious allegations were made against a youth group home in Harwinton. Department of Children and Families commissioner Vannessa Dorantes is expected to answer questions about the case on Friday afternoon. DCF said it is investigating alleged assault, violence,
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Corporate America’s leaders are mentally preparing for an especially long and chaotic government shutdown. Executives worry a protracted government shutdown will only add uncertainty to an already confusing business environment. In an era of persistent inflation, labor strikes and rising borrowing costs, they argue it would
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By Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A New Haven mother was charged with manslaughter after her baby died from a fentanyl overdose, according to police. The incident happened on Farren Avenue June 28. Police responded to a multi-family home after getting a call for an unresponsive
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted Friday on charges that they took bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car for a range of corrupt acts, including having the Democrat use his influence over foreign affairs to benefit the
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Fall is in the air — officially. The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here’s what to know about how we split up the year using the Earth’s orbit. WHAT
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers Union is prepared to strike automakers for “months,” according to leaked messages obtained by CNN. The messages, between Jonah Furman, Communications Director at the United Auto Workers Union, and other members of the labor community detail personal thoughts about the union’s strategy against
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s National Guard has been deployed to help fight a large landfill fire in the U.S Virgin Islands that has been burning for more than a week and which has forced schools and businesses to close. Helicopters are swooping down to gather seawater and help battle the blaze
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of bribery. Federal prosecutors on Friday announced the charges against the 69-year-old Democrat nearly six years after an earlier criminal case against him ended with a deadlocked jury. They said a search of Bob Menendez’s home turned
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Across New York City, civil society groups and large philanthropies meet on the sidelines of the United Nations while world leaders gather at the annual General Assembly. Nonprofit organizations send their senior leaders at significant expense to make sure their voices are heard in the right
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Your move, Taylor Swift. Travis Kelce is talking about the pop superstar, while still not confirming speculation that the pair may be dating. On Thursday, ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show” released its interview with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, and, of course, he was asked about the
Continue ReadingUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel is “at the cusp” of a historic breakthrough leading to a peace agreement with Saudi Arabia. He struck an optimistic tone throughout his roughly 25-minute address, displaying contrasting maps showing Israel’s isolation at the time of its
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, the distinctive wiener on wheels is reverting to the original. Oscar Mayer, which has several of the vehicles, announced Wednesday on Instagram that the Frankmobile name is toast.
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly a century. Bishop Minerva Carcaño, the first Latina bishop in the denomination and a prominent voice on behalf of immigrants, faced four charges of violating
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press A United Methodist Church court acquitted a California bishop Friday of all charges in the first trial of one of the church’s bishops in nearly a century. Bishop Minerva Carcaño, the first Latina bishop in the denomination and a prominent voice on behalf of immigrants, faced four charges of violating
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