Tag: General news
Bermuda battens down for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto
MIAMI (AP) - Powerful winds from Hurricane Humberto began hitting Bermuda Wednesday as the government urged people to stay off the streets during the...
California adds wage, benefit protections for gig workers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labor legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to rideshare drivers at...
Utah police use sirens to drive bear up tree for relocation
OREM, Utah (AP) - Orem police used their vehicle sirens to drive a 2-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in the central...
Analysts: Weapons in Saudi attack similar to Iranian ones
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A cruise missile and drone fragments that Saudi Arabia says it recovered from an attack on its oil...
Number of abortions in US falls to lowest level since 1973
NEW YORK (AP) - The number and rate of abortions across the United States have plunged to their lowest levels since the procedure became...
The Latest: Trump attacks Federal Reserve in tweet
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local):2:40 p.m.President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
3 dead as speedboat trying to set record crashes off Venice
ROME (AP) - Three sportsmen trying to set a new speedboat record were killed when their vessel crashed into a breakwater offshore the lagoon...
Striking workers question whether UAW leaders can be trusted
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - The strike against General Motors by the United Auto Workers is playing out amid a corruption scandal inside the UAW...
The Latest: Powell says Fed facing “difficult judgments”
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting (all times local):2:50 p.m.Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledges that officials at...
No severe impacts from Imelda as it moves through Texas
HOUSTON (AP) - Imelda has deluged parts of Southeast Texas with more than 12 inches of rain, but officials in Houston and surrounding communities...
