Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
2023-07-26 04:51
PacWest to Merge With Banc of California to Weather Upheaval
PacWest Bancorp is merging with smaller rival Banc of California as it seeks to navigate a bout of
2023-07-26 04:48
Carlyle Offers iRobot a $200 Million Bridge Loan to Ride Out Antitrust Review
If all goes as planned — and it’s a real if — iRobot Corp. will be gobbled up
2023-07-26 04:15
Jim Harbaugh facing 4-game suspension over NCAA violations
The NCAA and Michigan are reportedly working towards a resolution that would suspend head coach Jim Harbaugh for the first four games of the season.The 2023 college football season is nearly upon us, and predictions are going to begin to fly as to which teams will win their conferences, who will...
2023-07-26 04:15
Florida ocean temps surge to 100 degrees as mass coral bleaching event is found in some reefs
An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across the Florida Keys.
2023-07-26 03:15
Rhodes fires: Evacuated tourists arrive in Birmingham
Holidaymakers evacuated from the Greek island of Rhodes arrive in Birmingham.
2023-07-26 02:58
House panel plans to move forward with Zuckerberg contempt vote Thursday
The House Judiciary Committee has announced it will hold a hearing on Thursday to begin contempt proceedings against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for failing to comply with a series of subpoenas to turn over documents related to the panel's investigation into whether the company censored free speech on its platform.
2023-07-26 02:56
UPS Reaches Tentative Labor Deal With Teamsters to Avoid Strike
United Parcel Service Inc. reached a tentative agreement to renew a five-year labor contract with the Teamsters union,
2023-07-26 02:47
UPS reaches deal with union Teamsters to avert strike
The agreement raises starting pay for part-time staff to $21 (£16.31) an hour.
2023-07-26 01:26
Rhodes fires: Family into military dinghies during beach rescue
Paul Watson, from Cockermouth, was just days into a holiday in Rhodes when his hotel was evacuated.
2023-07-26 01:18
'A lot of evidence' recovered as search of Gilgo Beach suspect's home ends, DA says
The search of Rex Heuermann's Long Island home has ended after investigators turned up "quite a lot of evidence" in the Gilgo Beach serial killings, Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Tuesday.
2023-07-26 01:18
Wildfires, heat and giant hail as Italy grapples with extreme weather
Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with some parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while others are battered by deadly storms.
2023-07-26 00:59