UAW threatens to strike Ford Rouge Tool and Die plant over local contract
The United Auto Workers said Wednesday it'll strike the tool and die unit at Ford Motor Co.'s Rouge Complex next week if local contract issues aren't resolved.
More than a year has passed since the deadline to reach a new...Read more
Elliott still wants Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan out, union says
Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan and executive chairman Gary Kelly would be long gone by now if one vocal activist investor had its way, one of the airline’s unions told members this week.
“... Elliott advised that ...Read more
Sea-Tac Airport refuses to pay 100-bitcoin ransom after August cyberattack
The hackers behind last month’s cyberattack on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are demanding a 100-bitcoin ransom — about $6 million — for stolen data, though just how much information was accessed, and what ...Read more
Harris closes gap with Trump on the economy, new Pennsylvania poll shows
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania voters no longer prefer former President Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris on the economy in a poll that shows the Democratic presidential nominee all but erasing the deficit on ...Read more
Maryland school shooting suspect indicted on murder charges
BALTIMORE — A grand jury indicted the 16-year-old accused of fatally shooting a fellow Joppatowne High School student on charges including first-degree murder on Tuesday, the Harford County State’s Attorney’s office ...Read more
Brain-infecting parasite found in two LA County residents: What to know about 'racoon roundworm'
LOS ANGELES — Two people in Los Angeles County are sick with a rare parasitic infection known as "raccoon roundworm," according to officials.
The parasite, called Baylisascaris procyonis, was found in the South Bay area...Read more
Teamsters skip presidential endorsement after member polls pick Trump over Harris
After polling their membership and finding the majority support the reelection of former President Donald Trump, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has chosen to skip an endorsement this election cycle.
According ...Read more
'Eye-opening, to say the least': Lack of House continuity plan vexes Modernization panel
WASHINGTON — The second apparent attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in as many months has brought renewed focus on the threat of political violence and its potential impact on American institutions. And ...Read more
'Hunger Games' studio Lionsgate to partner with AI company
Lionsgate will work with artificial intelligence research company Runway to create and train a new artificial intelligence model customized to the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” studio’s film and TV content, ...Read more
Ex-reality TV star Julie Chrisley shouldn't get reduced sentence, prosecutors say
ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors are urging an Atlanta judge to again impose a seven-year prison sentence on former reality television star Julie Chrisley when she appears in court next week to be resentenced on bank fraud ...Read more
Where's the money for Haiti? UN secretary-general presses for support as a key summit nears
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres says he’s prepared to do what is necessary to address the disastrous gang and humanitarian crisis unfolding in Haiti once there is agreement between the Haitian ...Read more
Miami-Dade celebrates immigrants, connects them to resources amid harsh political climate
MIAMI — On Wednesday morning at the Miami-Dade Library branch downtown, dancers in rainbow dresses and red ribboned braids stomped their feet and twirled their skirts. Mexican gritos punctured the air, which hummed with ...Read more
The Fed announces big interest rate cut, the first reduction since 2020
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slashed interest rates by an unusually large one-half of a percentage point and signaled that further cuts are on the way for households struggling with still-elevated ...Read more
Are Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle done? If so, this weekend may get awkward
Can we say awkward?
Amid split rumors, Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. are scheduled to co-host a political event this weekend.
A post on Guilfoyle’s Instagram includes the flier for the Patriot’s Day Freedom...Read more
Still more questions than answers on Diddy indictment
There was a time — a long time in fact — when music executive, media mogul, recording artist, fashion designer, liquor and reality show personality Sean “Diddy” Combs enjoyed an almost heroic status among a ...Read more
Republican operative admits paying ex-Florida lawmaker Frank Artiles for opposition research on trial's first day
MIAMI — The first day of former Florida state Sen. Frank Artiles trial on charges of election campaign violations opened with testimony from the political operative who paid him. It ended with a lobbyist telling jurors ...Read more
Federal report on Surfside collapse won't be released until 2026. What's taking so long?
MIAMI — Delays in the federal probe into what caused the deadly Champlain Towers South condo collapse in 2021 mean a draft report on the findings is now expected in 2026, a year later than previously estimated.
In a ...Read more
Motivation is a mystery in apparent Israeli electronic devices attacks
TEL AVIV, Israel — Of all the mysteries surrounding a sophisticated and startling attack against an avowed adversary of Israel, one question stands out: Why?
After hundreds of hand-held pagers used by the Lebanese ...Read more
Sexual assault lawsuit against James Dolan, Harvey Weinstein tossed in California
LOS ANGELES — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Madison Square Garden Chief Executive James L. Dolan and disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sex trafficking and sexual assault.
Judge Percy ...Read more
2 UC Irvine professors and 4 students among those charged in spring protest on campus
Orange County prosecutors on Wednesday filed misdemeanor charges against 10 demonstrators who were among dozens arrested in May during a pro-Palestinian protest on the UC Irvine campus in May.
The charges are the first to...Read more
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