Seattle City Council passes gig worker minimum wage

(photo courtesy of The Seattle Channel) The Seattle City Council has passed an ordinance to require app-based food delivery and other service companies to pay workers a minimum wage. The measure calls for paying workers for companies,

Cities across US rocked by Memorial Day weekend shootings

Tetra Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Even as the first funerals of the 21 victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting were commencing, gunfire continued to wreak havoc across the United States over the Memorial Day weekend as police in eight major …

Florida man killed in suspected alligator attack, police say

kali9/Getty Images(LARGO, Fla.) — A Florida man was killed in a suspected alligator attack, authorities said.
The Largo Police Department said Tuesday it is investigating the death of a man at Taylor Lake in Largo, a city in the Tampa Bay area.
“At …

Funerals for victims of Uvalde school shooting begin

Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE) — The first funerals for victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history are expected to occur in Uvalde, Texas, one week after the massacre.
Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez, both 10 years old,…