Pregnant Amazon workers forced to stand and denied hospital breaks, lawsuit claims
A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers
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Trump DOJ targets UC Berkeley Law over enrollment of Black applicants
A joint probe by the two federal departments whose findings were announced on Wednesday marked the latest crackdown on diversity initiatives in universities
Man pictured fleeing Twin Towers on 9/11 with briefcase says ‘missing the elevator saved my life’
Ed Fine still uses the black briefcase that was part of the iconic image from 11 September, 2001
California couple sues mortuary after nightmare series of blunders during their infant’s funeral
Opening statements are expected Thursday in the trial of the lawsuit alleging a Santa Ana couple's funeral for their 2-month-old son was botched
China snaps up 1 million tons of American soybeans in massive trade surge ahead of Xi Jinping visit to Washington
China has bought around 1 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans this week
Wife learned of husband’s death online after texts went unread following Amazon jet crash
Five members of a cleaning crew were wrapping up their shift when they were killed as an Amazon cargo jet plowed into their van at the Miami airport
Internal White House warnings caution Trump that Iran war could last years: report
Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have privately warnedTrump that the Iran conflict could extend through the remainder of his presidency
TV news anchor unexpectedly named next king of a Ugandan monarchy
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV will be buried on Saturday in a funeral expected to be attended by tens of thousands of mourners
Tim Scott mocked for over-the-top Trump event speech: ‘An SNL cold open’
One commentator compared Scott’s speech to something from a ‘TV character’
Pilot of Amazon plane that overshot Miami runway repeatedly warned they were going too fast, officials say
Five people were killed after the plane smashed into a cleaning company van Sunday afternoon
Trump invokes dad of wealthy Princess Di boyfriend to make crass joke about Iranians
Trump makes racist remark about Arab-sounding names as he jokes about his Iran war in Dallas
Trump trashes Ken Paxton in convention speech meant to boost his Senate chances
Trump-endorsed Paxton is in a competitive U.S. Senate race in Texas with Democrat James Talarico
Congressional map changes triggered frustration more than confusion for some Missouri voters
Leslie Moody has strong opinions on politics. But ask her who was on the ballot for her U.S. House district in Kansas City when she voted in last month's primary, and she isn't sure, though she knew it wasn't her current representative, Democrat Emanuel Cleaver.
Key Republicans were blindsided by Trump’s $5,000 dividends and say they won’t happen because of inflation
Top Republicans were reportedly not given any warning that President Donald Trump would propose sending $5,000 checks to Americans after the midterms, a plan they reportedly have doubts will ever become reality.
Sam Altman pitched AI to run utility company security amid warnings about robot takeover
As cities across the country faced a wave of AI-driven cyberattacks targeting public infrastructure, OpenAI was reportedly meeting with utility executives about the prospect of deploying its own artificial intelligence products to address cybersecurity risks.
Trump bemoans not being able to give himself the Medal of Honor
Trump wants the Medal of Honor, the highest award for military valor in action, despite never serving in the Armed Forces
Mighty Casey he is not: Vivek Ramaswamy deletes video that led to internet mocking his baseball swing
Ohio governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has deleted a video of himself swinging a baseball bat at a batting cage after he was mocked online for his form.
Karoline Leavitt back behind a podium - but left in the dark at Trump’s convention
‘It feels much better speaking to a stadium full of patriots than a briefing room full of journalists,’ Leavitt said in Dallas Thursday