- Colin Powell Dies Due to COVID-19 Complications: Family
By Zachary Stieber
Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin Powell has died at age 84, his family announced Monday.
Powell “passed away this morning due to ...
- Manchin Responds to ‘Socialist’ Sanders Over Disparaging Op-ed in West Virginia Newspaper
By Zachary Stieber
A Democratic Party power struggle intensified last week as two top senators clashed over aspects of the Biden administration’s multitrillion-dollar spending package.
Sen. Bernie ...
- Hundreds of Boeing Workers Protest in Washington State After Company Tells Workers They Must Be Vaccinated
By Katabella Roberts
Hundreds of Boeing Co employees protested in Washington state on Friday after the company told workers they must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Roughly 200 workers gathered in ...
- Pentagon Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandates on Military, Federal Employees and Contractors
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
Service members from all five branches of the U.S. military, federal employees, and federal civilian contractors have joined in a class-action lawsuit against ...
- Republican AGs Say There Is No Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Workers, Vow to Sue
By Jack Phillips
Several Republican attorneys general have said that President Joe Biden’s federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations hasn’t yet come into effect for private businesses, ...
- Head of Largest California Union Arrested on Charges of Grand Theft, Tax Fraud
By Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO—The head of California’s largest union was arrested on Friday, a day after the well-known activist was charged with grand theft and tax fraud.
Alma ...
- Loudoun County Superintendent Appears to Admit District Violated State Law by Not Reporting Sexual Assault
By Zachary Stieber
The superintendent of a Virginia school district on Friday appeared to admit the district violated state law in failing to properly report alleged sexual ...
- Win for Virginia Parents After Loudon County School Board Member Announces Resignation
By Jack Phillips
Embattled Loudoun County, Virginia, School Board member Beth Barts, who was the subject of a recall petition, announced Friday that she will ...
- GOP Congress Members Demand Answers From DOJ about Parents’ Free Speech Rights
By Masooma Haq
House Judiciary Committee Republicans sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding an ethics review and public report regarding the AG’s ...
- Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Beginning of COVID-19 Pandemic Last Year
By Jack Phillips
Initial jobless claims dropped below 300,000 for the first time since the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic when lockdowns were commonplace, according to ...
- Arkansas Governor Allows Bill Requiring Vaccine Opt-Outs to Become Law
By Ivan Pentchoukov
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Oct. 13 allowed a new law to go into effect that will allow employees to opt-out of vaccine ...
- Social Security Announces Largest Benefits Increase Since 1982
By Joseph Lord
As inflation continues to climb, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that social security recipients will see a 5.9 percent increase in their ...
