As railroad strike grows closer, congressional Dems hope for compromise — and not to have to act
Tim Graham/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As freight railroad carriers and a coalition of unions representing their workers move ever closer to a potential strike, a clash has erupted in Congress over whether and how to intervene in a labor dispute that c…
Seattle Council committee moves bills on power rates and film commission
Power rates are likely to rise for customers of one local utility but with the promise there are new options to lower bills. Electricity to homes on Seattle City Light would go up an average of about
Mother charged in drowning deaths of her 3 children
RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A New York City mother police said is suspected of drowning her three children while in the throes of a postpartum breakdown is now facing homicide charges.
The mother, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, was charged with three…
“If not now, when?” John Stamos says losing Bob Saget inspired him to write his memoir
Disney+(NOTE LANGUAGE) John Stamos admits he “never planned to write” his forthcoming memoir If You Would Have Told Me, until the death of dear friend Bob Saget in January of this year.
“After losing Bob, finally becoming a father, and wanting to hono…
Recapping the 2022 primaries: The environment got better for Dems — but voters still have concerns
Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After Tuesday’s elections in Delaware, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, the six-month-long 2022 primary season has finally come to a close — and the party nominees now turn their attention to the eight wee…
‘Serial’ podcast subject’s conviction should be vacated, prosecutors say
Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) — The conviction of Adnan Syed should be vacated, prosecutors said in a new court filing Wednesday.
Syed was the subject of the popular podcast “Serial,” which profiles var…
Here’s why food prices are so high and what you can do about it
APU GOMES/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Americans may be getting some relief at the gas pump, but they are not finding that relief at the grocery store.
Gasoline prices nationwide are down 10.6% from their record high of $5 a gallon in June. Accordi…
Mother charged in drowning deaths of her 3 children
Theodore Parisienne/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A New York City mother police said is suspected of drowning her three children while in the throes of a postpartum breakdown is now facing homicide charges.
The mot…
Biden touts electric vehicle investments at Detroit auto show
Emily Elconin/Bloomberg/Getty Images(DETROIT) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted his administration’s work on electric vehicles while touring the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, describing a future where charging station…
Paramount+ announces more ‘Halo’ is on the way
Paramount+Paramount+ has announced a second season of Halo is already blasting off.
Production has just begun on the sophomore season of the video game-turned-streaming show in Budapest, Hungary, reports the streaming service.
Like the game, the show…