Tag: United States
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...
Trump bars California from setting stricter fuel standards
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is revoking California's authority to set auto mileage standards stricter than those issued...
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...
Trump says he’d give Iranian leaders visas to attend UN
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says if it were up to him, he'd give the Iranian president and foreign minister U.S. visas to...
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...
NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing by astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by...
Tech execs say they’re acting faster on extremist content
WASHINGTON (AP) - Executives of Facebook, Google and Twitter are telling Congress they've gotten better and faster at detecting and removing violent extremist content...
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...
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...
