US port strike by 45,000 dockworkers is all but certain to begin at midnight
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing U.S. dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, ...
In Photos: Noah Kahan, Teddy Swims, Bleachers highlight CT's Soundside music festival in Bridgeport
The Soundside music festival took over Bridgeport's Seaside Park, and featured headlining performances from Noah Kahan, Jack ...
Donald Trump suggests 'one rough hour' of policing will end theft
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft ...
The US is sending a few thousand more troops to the Middle East to boost security
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The ...
How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding
I am a farmer, an engineer, a businessman, a planner, a scientist, a governor, and a Christian,” Jimmy Carter said while introducing himself to national political reporters when he announced his ...
Man accused of killing his grandmother with hammer in New Hampshire
A 23-year-old man has been accused of killing his grandmother with a hammer in New Hampshire. The man was being held without bail and was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, the attorney general's ...
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns
Under current Louisiana law, physicians convicted of performing an illegal abortion, including one with pills, face up to 15 ...
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its records after wild swings in Asian markets
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are hanging near their records Monday following a wild start to the week for financial markets in ...
NY cerrará tramo de su acueducto para reparar fugas masivas
Las autoridades de Nueva York cerrarán durante el invierno un tramo del acueducto que suministra casi la mitad del agua de la ...
Trump and Harris have clashing records on clean energy, but the clean power shift is too broad for any president to control
(THE CONVERSATION) Although Vice President Kamala Harris touts clean energy and Donald Trump makes misleading assertions and false claims about it, neither candidate has set forth a comprehensive ...
Why trying to protect freedom may work better than campaigning to protect democracy
When Joe Biden was the Democrats’ candidate for president in 2020 and again in 2024, he staked his candidacy on being the person who would save democracy from the threat Donald Trump posed. But Kamala ...
How the Taliban’s new ‘vice and virtue’ law erases women by justifying violence against them
Today, there is perhaps no other country in the world that uniformly violates the human rights of women and girls to the level of the Taliban. But it’s not only the problem for ...