South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining imported components needed to
US Senate rejects bill to restore federal worker pay, remains at odds over shutdown
By David Morgan, Bo Erickson, Nolan D. McCaskill and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday rejected legislation that would resume paychecks for hundreds of thousands of federal workers during the longest shutdown in U.S.
US FCC chair to testify before Senate after Kimmel episode
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will testify on Dec. 17 before the Senate Commerce Committee after he faced bipartisan criticism for pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off
Republican bill to pay workers in shutdown falling short in US Senate; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Republican bill in the U.S. Senate to pay federal government workers and military servicemembers during the ongoing government shutdown was falling short on Friday of the votes needed to advance, as voting continued. (Reporting
Letitia James calls mortgage fraud case against her vindictive and asks judge to dismiss it
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a mortgage fraud case against her, calling it a vindictive and politically motivated prosecution brought at the behest of a president
Nevada Department of Corrections is sued over man’s death days before his scheduled release
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man’s family filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Friday against the Nevada Department of Corrections after he was killed just days before his scheduled release from prison. The lawsuit alleges the department
Trump pardons ex-NYPD officer who was convicted of helping China stalk an expat
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump granted a pardon Friday to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-official into going back to his homeland, a prominent
NY Attorney General James claims DOJ charges are retaliation for Trump lawsuit
By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday asked a federal judge to throw out a federal criminal case against her, arguing it was retaliation by President Donald Trump for her office’s
Investigators look into ‘repeating bell’ heard during takeoff of UPS cargo plane that crashed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A repeating bell sounded in the cockpit for 25 seconds as pilots tried to control a UPS cargo plane that caught fire, had an engine fall off and crashed during takeoff this week
Florida is suing Planned Parenthood over the safety of abortion drugs. Here’s what to know
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is “misrepresenting the safety” of abortion pills. It is the latest legal challenge aimed at abortion pills, which are the
