Kaiser Permanente and labor unions reached a tentative deal Friday morning, a little more than a week after workers at the nation’s largest health care nonprofit organization went on strike. The three-day walkout was the largest work stoppage of health care workers in U.S. history, according to the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions. “The frontline…
Community Europe In Pictures: Why Yazidi herders still traverse Armenian mountains | View caption Hide caption The Yazidi people are no strangers to religious and ethnic persecution. In the mountain pastures of Armenia, Yazidi herders are free to live as generations before them have done. The shepherds begin each day with prayer, a tribute to…
First Look Columbus Day dispute: A once-removed statue reappears in Rhode Island A Christopher Columbus statue was relocated to Johnston, Rhode Island, after removal from the state’s capital three years ago. Critics say it celebrates genocide, while Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr. argues it celebrates Italian heritage and history. | View caption Hide caption |…
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and flames licking at cars in gridlocked traffic. The 911 calls were released to…