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Workers praise Disney virus safety, but will visitors come?

Every week, it seems, Kaila Barker, her husband and their five children change their minds about whether to travel from their ...

Fight for police-free schools has been years in the making

The group of protesters started out small, just a handful of students who told officials at school board meetings why they ...

Machinists union president rallies striking shipyard workers

The international president of the Machinists union rallied striking workers at Bath Iron Works on Saturday, urging them to ...

In shift, Trump says some schools may need to delay opening

Softening his earlier stance, President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that some schools may need to delay their ...

Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears

The nation got another dose of bad economic news Thursday as the number of laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose for ...

EU negotiator cites 'objective risk' of no post-Brexit deal

British and European Union negotiators failed to agree on underlying principles in the latest round of talks on post-Brexit ...

Nearly 1 in 4 VA employees report sex harassment, audit says

Nearly 1 in 4 employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs say they have been subjected to unwanted sexual comments and ...

Minnesota lawmakers pass police accountability package

The Minnesota Legislature passed a broad slate of police accountability measures early Tuesday that includes a ban on neck ...

Los Angeles County approves anti-racist policy agenda

Leaders of the nation’s largest county on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping plan to address systemic racism and bias ...

Virus concerns nudge some teachers toward classroom exits

As pressure mounts for teachers to return to their classrooms this fall, concerns about health risks from the coronavirus are ...

Washington NFL team hires Julie Donaldson for radio role

Washington’s NFL team hired TV reporter, anchor and host Julie Donaldson to oversee its broadcast operation and be a member ...

EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit

After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.

EU nations clinch $2.1T budget, virus aid deal after 4 days

Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and ...

Police contracts can stand in the way of accountability

A stipulation in a Kentucky police contract prohibited officials from initially firing the officers involved in Breonna ...

EU leaders extend summit as they haggle over budget, virus

European Union leaders on Saturday extended their summit by an extra day in the hope they were finally closing in on a deal ...

Oregon officials decry federal agents after protest clashes

Militarized federal agents deployed by the president to Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas against protesters again overnight ...

New California rules mean most schools will start online

With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ...

Stress rises for unemployed as extra $600 benefit nears end

A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and ...

United gets deal with pilots, Delta seeks 1-year pay cut

Delta Air Lines is asking pilots to take a 15% cut in minimum guaranteed pay for one year, saying that could help the airline ...

Chicago plan would have kids in classrooms 2 days per week

Most Chicago children would return to the classroom two days a week and spend the other three days learning remotely once the ...