New Texas law will get rid of water breaks for outdoor workers amid extreme heat
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — A new Texas law that overrides city and county ordinances will also eliminate protections currently in place for workers, such as mandated water breaks, even in extreme heat, according to critics. Texas
Jan. 6 rioter who used stun gun on officer sentenced to more than 12 years
Marcia Straub/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Jan. 6 rioter who tased a police officer in the neck during one of the most violent clashes of the Capitol attack was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison Wednesday.
FTC sues Amazon for allegedly tricking millions of users into Prime subscriptions
Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly using deceitful tactics in a years-long effort to trick millions of customers into enrolling in its Prime subscription service, the agency
Justice Alito pushes back on report detailing travel, trip with billionaire
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday issued a public rebuttal to a new report detailing a luxury vacation he took with a wealthy hedge fund manager who later had business
2,000 trauma operations in a year: Inside Ukraine's leading battlefield hospital
ABC News ( (KYIV, Ukraine) — Doctors at Ukraine’s leading trauma hospital are working around the clock to save the most badly wounded soldiers as the country continues its counteroffensive against Russian forces. In the last year, a
Trying to beat Trump by embracing him: Vivek Ramaswamy's 2024 strategy is unusual to other Republicans
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vivek Ramaswamy has emerged as one of the most vocal defenders of Donald Trump — which has some other Republicans scratching their heads, because Ramaswamy and Trump are technically rivals in the 2024
Sutherland fire now 15 percent contained
Photo courtesy Western Washington Type 3 Incident Management Team LAKE SUTHERLAND – The wildfire burning near Lake Sutherland west of Port Angeles is now 15 percent contained. Incident Commander Kent Stanford reports fire activity has been minimal
Federal Reserve 'very far' from inflation goal, Fed Chair Jerome Powell says
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve remains “very far” from its target inflation rate and nearly all members of its decision-making committee support at least one additional interest rate hike, Fed Chair Jerome Powell told
McCarthy discourages GOP conference from backing Biden impeachment resolution, urges patience
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has told his members to vote against the resolution brought forward by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., that would impeach President Joe Biden when it comes to the floor
Equality Act reintroduced in Congress to protect LGBTQ+ community
ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Equality Act, which would protect LGBTQ+ people from discrimination, has been reintroduced by four Democratic legislators. Several representatives – including Representatives Mark Takano and Hakeem Jeffries and Senators Jeff Merkley, Tammy