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Nevada adopts first-ever regulation to protect workers from heat
LAS VEGAS — After a lengthy process that brought industry and activists to the table, Nevada approved its first-ever set of rules to protect indoor and outdoor workers from the heat.
The Nevada secretary of state’s ...Read more
Minneapolis mayor, Jewish group want teachers' union to cancel event with antisemitic speaker
MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey and others are calling on the Minneapolis teachers’ union to cancel an upcoming seminar featuring a speaker who has openly expressed antisemitic views.
Taher Herzallah is scheduled to ...Read more
Delta plans sharper focus on premium travelers, selling extra services
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines is doubling down on its focus on premium travelers and courting customers who are willing to pay for extra services.
The growing wealth of high-income travelers is driving demand for more ...Read more
Delta to serve Shake Shack burgers in first class on some flights
Delta Air Lines will soon serve Shake Shack cheeseburgers to first-class customers on certain flights out of Boston — including to Atlanta.
The first-class meal option will be offered starting Dec. 1 on routes of more ...Read more
Apple urges judge to dismiss US antitrust lawsuit at early stage
Apple Inc. argued in federal court that a U.S. judge should dismiss the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit at an early stage because it failed to state how the iPhone maker’s alleged monopoly has harmed any ...Read more
Matt Gaetz heads to Capitol Hill to pitch AG bid as ethics panel keeps report secret
Controversial ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to pitch his troubled bid to be President-elect Trump’s attorney general as a House ethics panel refused to publicly release a report into his alleged ...Read more
Trump win poised to bolster congressional investigative power
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are looking forward to pursuing their congressional investigations next year with a friendlier Justice Department under the Trump administration, one that could pursue contempt of Congress ...Read more
Deadpool and Wolverine return to Disneyland in 'naughty' holiday show
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Merc with a Mouth is back again with a “naughty” holiday version of his wildly popular “Story Time with Deadpool” at the Disneyland resort that takes comedic aim DC Comics, the Main Street ...Read more
Ford to reassign 400 Bronco plant workers, cut 4,000 jobs in Europe
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it's reassigning about 400 workers to other southeast Michigan plants for reduced production at its Bronco plant in Wayne, Michigan, and is reducing its workforce by 4,000 in Europe by the ...Read more
Planned Parenthood clinics in Kentucky see 'post-election surge' in demand for birth control
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Demand for long-acting and permanent contraceptives this month has spiked at Planned Parenthood locations in Lexington and Louisville as well as across the country — an uptick the reproductive health ...Read more
'Gladiator II' review: Are you not moderately entertained?
“Gladiator II” asks the question: Are you not moderately entertained for roughly 60% of this sequel?
Truly, this is a movie dependent on managed expectations and a forgiving attitude toward its tendency to overserve. ...Read more
FDA's nutrition goals similar to Kennedy's, experts say
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to helm the Department of Health and Human Services has said he wants sweeping changes to how the United States approaches health and food, going so far as to suggest ...Read more
Mayor Eric Adams names Sanitation Chief Jessica Tisch new NYPD police commissioner
NEW YORK — NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday named Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch NYPD police commissioner — making her the second woman to serve in that role in the department’s 179-year history.
Tisch, who ...Read more
'Wicked' defies expectations, dazzles on screen: reviews
“Wicked” is defying the odds of big-screen adaptations, charming a wide swath of critics and audiences alike ahead of flying into theaters this Friday.
The first part of Jon M. Chu’s hotly anticipated take on the ...Read more
All 83 Michigan counties have certified the 2024 election results
LANSING, Mich. — All 83 Michigan county canvassing boards certified the results of the 2024 presidential election, said Angela Benander, spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office on Wednesday morning.
The votes by...Read more
Losing GOP candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court challenges 60,000 ballots as recount starts
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for North Carolina Supreme Court, filed a series of election protests on Tuesday challenging the validity of over 60,000 ballots cast across the state.
Griffin...Read more
Prosecutors drop charges against former Miami city commissioner and lobbyist
MIAMI — Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against former Miami City Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla and lobbyist Bill Riley Jr., the Broward State Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday, ...Read more
Coachella 2025: Is it Post Malone, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Travis Scott?
LOS ANGELES — The 2025 Coachella lineup is taking shape, with the top of the bill likely sporting a few millennial favorites and Coachella hip-hop veterans.
Early chatter around the lineup has Post Malone, Lady Gaga, ...Read more
Trump says voters' decision on Election Day supersedes hush money jury guilty verdict
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s attorneys argued that the decision made by voters on Election Day matters more than that of the jury who found him guilty of felonies this year in court filings made public Wednesday ...Read more
Lab tests challenge claim that drugs are smuggled into Rikers mainly via the mail
NEW YORK — Back on Oct. 25, 2022, then Correction Commissioner Louis Molina gave dramatic testimony about a flood of deadly fentanyl soaked packages and letters entering the jails, pointing to a child’s drawing and a t...Read more
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