Amazon bumps pay, lowers health insurance costs for warehouse workers
Amazon says it will spend more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower health insurance costs for warehouse and transportation employees in the U.S.
The company said Wednesday that the average pay for a worker in Amazon's ...Read more
Trump administration moves to make US citizenship harder with revised civics test
The Trump administration moved again Wednesday to make it harder to gain U.S. citizenship, announcing a slate of changes to the core civics test that immigrants must pass to be naturalized.
The changes would expand the ...Read more
US House Republicans stop time -- again -- to avoid votes on Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON — Instead of voting on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, U.S. House Republicans resorted this week to another arcane rules maneuver — all to prevent what could be politically uncomfortable votes ...Read more
Florida open carry gun ruling sparks questions, celebration and alarm
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For nearly 40 years, Florida has had a ban on the open carry of firearms that was signed into law by a Republican governor and defended by a Republican-controlled Legislature against the efforts of ...Read more
Seattle mayor calls for other cities to contribute to homelessness response
SEATTLE — Mayor Bruce Harrell stepped up his criticism of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority earlier this month, calling on its CEO to find a way to fund the agency that coordinates homelessness services for...Read more
Holiday spending to dip this season, upping competition for retailers
Consumers plan to cut holiday spending this year, putting extra pressure on Twin Cities retailers for their critical shopping season.
Shoppers will shrink their holiday budgets by an average of 5%, the first notable ...Read more
5 things to know about Baltimore's grants to revive vacant properties
Baltimore is aiming to reduce its thousands of vacant properties by offering grant funds to those who are interested in fixing them up.
Mayor Brandon Scott, a Democrat, announced the “first round” of City-Wide ...Read more
Amazon pledged to support affordable housing. How has it fared so far?
It's a sunny, September day in SeaTac, Washington, and three kids are playing in the courtyard of Connection Angle Lake, a new 130-unit affordable housing project roughly 50 feet from the last stop on Sound Transit's 1 ...Read more
Gurnee Mills announces new slate of businesses: 'The death of malls is vastly overrated'
GURNEE, Illinois — Gurnee Mills, a mall located in a northern exurb of Chicago, recently announced a new slate of stores and businesses coming to the mall in the near future, a sign of its “thriving” health, ...Read more
Trump's UK state visit shifts from pomp to politics and investment
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled a new technology partnership at a business roundtable Thursday, where they were joined by executives highlighting efforts to deepen ties on ...Read more
Trump administration increasingly places immigrants in solitary confinement, report finds
WASHINGTON — Use of solitary confinement in immigration detention is soaring under the Trump administration, according to a report published Wednesday by Physicians for Human Rights using federal data and records ...Read more
Priscilla Presley reveals Riley Keough quietly welcomed second child
Priscilla Presley is a great-grandmother for the second time.
The 80-year-old businesswoman and author revealed to People that her granddaughter Riley Keough quietly welcomed her second child earlier this year.
Keough, ...Read more
Tensions rise in Caribbean as US, Venezuela conduct parallel military exercises
Tensions continued to grow in the Caribbean this week as Venezuela and the United States publicly flexed their military muscles, fueling concerns that both nations are edging closer to an armed confrontation.
On Tuesday, ...Read more
Troy Kotsur made you laugh and cry in 'CODA.' But in 'Black Rabbit,' he wants to scare you
"CODA," the heartwarming drama about the child of deaf adults, made a resounding noise at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022. In addition to winning for best picture, the film's triumph was highlighted by Troy Kotsur, who ...Read more
A life-changing Oscar. A split. A reunion. The Swell Season still sounds like a Hollywood story
CHICAGO — Oscar speeches come and go. Each year a new batch replaces the old with only a select few penetrating public consciousness enough to make a best-of reel. Fewer still can survive a replay without an element of ...Read more
Jordan Davis on the country hit he can't believe he didn't write
It never takes long when you're listening to country radio to hear a song by Jordan Davis.
Since 2017, this singer and songwriter from Shreveport, Louisiana, has put 10 singles on Billboard's Country Airplay chart — ...Read more
Boy George is creating a 'new version' of Taboo
Boy George is working on a "new version" of Taboo.
The musical tells a love story set against the artistic backdrop of the New Romantic period in 1980s England, and it weaves in autobiographical elements from the lives of...Read more
Yungblud announces collaborative EP with Aerosmith
Yungblud and Aerosmith have joined forces to make a record.
The rock band is set to release My Only Angel - the first single from their new five-track EP, One More Time, which comes out on November 21 - on Friday (19.09....Read more
'It makes sense...' Steve Norman wants a Spandau Ballet 'farewell tour'
Steve Norman wants Spandau Ballet to do a "farewell tour" to bring "closure" for the band - and so he can get a picture of his group mates hugging to use at his funeral.
The legendary new wave band's original line-up - ...Read more
Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak 'created' her Play This Song music video
Mariah Carey and Anderson .Paak reportedly teamed up to create her Play This Song music video.
The 56-year-old pop diva drops her 16th album Here For It All on September 26, along with the expensive music video for the ...Read more
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