- Colin Powell Dies Due to COVID-19 Complications: Family
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...