Kaiser Permanente Workers Give Update from Picket Line in Largest Healthcare Strike in History
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Tupac Shakur murder suspect says he was arrested in ‘biggest case’ in Las Vegas history, bodycam shows
A man charged in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur was calm during his arrest last week, criticizing a police officer’s driving and asking why officers hadn’t brought the media, body camera video released Thursday by Las Vegas police shows. Duane Keith Davis, 60, was arrested in Las Vegas on Sept. 29 on a murder…
Poll confirms Black perceptions of US news coverage as racist
First Look Poll confirms Black perceptions of US news coverage as racist Pew Research Center conducted its first-ever study of Black attitudes toward news coverage. Their findings confirmed broad concerns about negative stereotyping and lack of diversity in portraying different aspects of Black communities. | View caption Hide caption | In a new study, Black…
Red Scare at the Smithsonian? Battle Brews over Portrayal of Latino History in Planned New Museum
From Toni Morrison to Ta-Nehisi Coates, book bannings surge
First Look From Toni Morrison to Ta-Nehisi Coates, book bannings surge The American Library Association reports 2023 as a likely record-breaking year for book challenges in school and public libraries. The ALA’s opposition to bannings has prompted a county in Wyoming and a library in Texas to withdraw their memberships. | View caption Hide caption…
Jan. 6 rioter who punched officer and stole his shield sentenced to almost 3 years
A New York state man who attacked a police officer in the Jan. 6 riot and stole his shield was sentenced to almost three years in prison Friday, federal prosecutors said. One of the punches that Jonathan Munafo, 36, swung “appears to have caused the officer’s head to snap back,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office in…
Is the Disney-Charter dispute the beginning of the end of cable TV?
Disney and Charter Communications, one of the country’s biggest cable TV providers, are locked in an intense battle over carriage fees, a fight that CNN reported “could lead to the dismantling — or revolution — of the cable television bundle.” The conflict reached a critical point over Labor Day weekend “at the most inopportune time…
U.S. health agency advises easing federal marijuana restrictions
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday that federal health officials had delivered “a scheduling recommendation for marijuana” to the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Senate Democrats confirmed that HHS’s advice was to ease up. President Biden had asked HHS to review marijuana’s legal classification last October, at the same time he pardoned thousands…
Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case
First Look Trump in court: Judge sets March 2024 trial date in 2020 election case A judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for Donald Trump in the federal case in Washington charging the former president with trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. | View caption Hide caption | A…
Biden says U.S. is in one of ‘the strongest job-creating periods’ after jobs report
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden touted the jobs report released Friday that showed employment growth in August, saying that the U.S. was in one of “the strongest job creating periods in our history.” The Bureau of Labor Statistics report said the economy added 187,000 jobs last month, up from an increase of 157,000 jobs in July.…