Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) – Some 3,500 workers on New York’s Long Island Rail Road will end their strike, the first in more than three decades which had brought disruption to the U.S.’s busiest commuter line,
Autopsy says the death of a Haitian man detained in Arizona was related to his dental woes
PHOENIX (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday confirmed that the death of a Haitian man after spending months at an Arizona immigration detention facility was related to his dental problems, as a family member had contended.
Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano,
New York City mayor Mamdani meets JPMorgan’s Dimon at new headquarters
May 18 (Reuters) – Zohran Mamdani met JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon at the bank’s new headquarters on Monday, weeks after the New York City mayor drew backlash for his plans to tax the rich. Mamdani,
US Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead land bureau
May 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to confirm Steve Pearce, a former oilman and congressman from New Mexico, to lead the Bureau of Land Management. • Pearce was one of 49 nominees for
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining and drilling while reversing
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to
The New York Times sues the Pentagon a second time over Hegseth’s media restrictions
The New York Times sued the Defense Department on Monday for the second time in five months, arguing that a requirement that journalists be escorted while on Pentagon grounds violates the First Amendment. The escort policy is
Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 Michigan hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have
FACT FOCUS: Trump distorts recent revisions of scientific projections of global warming
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump recently blasted the accuracy of global warming projections in a Truth Social post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and how the international community discusses climate policy.