Amazon says it’s investing $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers
Oklahoma prosecutor: No charges after report of explicit images on education chief’s TV
An Oklahoma County prosecutor has declined to file criminal charges after two board members said they saw images of naked women on a television in the office of state School Superintendent Ryan Walters
Chinese dissident who led pro-democracy group in NYC pleads guilty to spying for Beijing
A member of New York City’s Chinese dissident community has pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party
LA police fired over a thousand projectiles at protesters in a single day
Los Angeles police officers fired over a thousand projectiles at Trump administration protesters on a single day in June
Man is put to death for killing his wife’s family in record 12th execution in Florida this year
Man is put to death for killing his wife’s family in record 12th execution in Florida this year
Man pleads guilty to federal charges for setting fires at 2 Minnesota mosques
A man who set fires at two mosques in Minnesota in 2023 has pleaded guilty to federal charges
What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title
The annual Fat Bear Week featuring gluttonous brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve is back
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
Study finds chimpanzees’ enthusiasm for guzzling ripe fruit puts their ethanol intake at about 14g per day Someone have a word with the chimps? Observations of the apes in the wild show them imbibing the alcoholic equivalent of a half pint of beer a day through the vast amount of...
Aspirin can have ‘huge effect’ in stopping colorectal cancer returning, study finds
Swedish researchers find low daily dose can halve risk in post-surgery patients with specific gene mutations A daily dose of aspirin can substantially reduce the risk of some colorectal cancers returning after surgery, according to a major trial into the protective effects of the everyday painkiller. Swedish researchers found that...
West coast states band together to issue vaccine guidelines after CDC and HHS purge
California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii release recommendations in wake of firings at federal health agencies Four western states are issuing their own joint recommendations for who should receive Covid, flu and RSV vaccines this fall, providing a counterbalance in anticipation of new vaccine guidance from the Trump administration, which has...