Starbucks unionization effort brews at 3 Buffalo-area cafes
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board asking for...
House asks companies to save Jan. 6 phone, computer records
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is asking social media and telecommunications companies to preserve phone...
6 California families who were in Afghanistan make it out
SAN DIEGO — Six families from a San Diego suburb have now made it safely out of Afghanistan after they went to the country...
20 states sue over Biden admin school, work LGBT protections
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Attorneys general from 20 states sued President Joe Biden's administration Monday seeking to halt directives that extend federal sex discrimination protections...
Oklahoma NAACP files suit challenging anti-protest law
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill approved by the Republican-led Oklahoma Legislature this year that seeks to crack down on protesters is unconstitutional and would...
GOP launches ballot drive to tighten Michigan election laws
LANSING, Mich. — Republicans on Monday launched a ballot drive to tighten Michigan's voting and election laws, backing a maneuver that would let GOP...
New threat emerges as crews fight Minnesota wildfire: bears
MINNEAPOLIS — Officials leading the fight against wildfires in northeastern Minnesota warned Monday about a new threat: bears attracted by generous donations of food...
Indiana health commissioner defends maskless wedding photo
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s health commissioner defended herself Monday against criticism arising from a photograph circulating on social media showing her not wearing a face...
Even as COVID cases rise, US Open, other events welcome fans
NEW YORK — Full-throated shouts and hearty applause returned to the U.S. Open tennis tournament Monday, bursts of sound that offered some form of...
Judge strips unvaccinated Illinois mom of rights to see son
CHICAGO — An Illinois judge has barred a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she isn't vaccinated against COVID-19.
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