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April 16, 2024

US files 2nd labor complaint after Mexico refuses to act on union-busting by a Mexican company

The U.S. Trade Representatives Office said Tuesday it has filed a labor complaint after Mexico refused to act in the case of a Mexican call center that allegedly fired or threatened union organizers.

April 16, 2024

Fundraising effort for conflict-hit Ethiopia garners $630M, just over half of $1B goal

A U.N.-backed gathering has reportedly raised some $630 million in funding for conflict-ravaged Ethiopia, but still fell far short of its billion-dollar goal.

April 16, 2024

Coal miners getting new protections from silica dust linked to black lung disease

The Labor Department announced Tuesday it has issued a new federal rule on miners' safety; the rule cuts down the permissible exposure limit for crystalline silica, linked to black lung disease.

April 16, 2024

1 critical after bus station gunfight in Flint, Michigan

An exchange of gunfire Tuesday morning between two men getting off a bus in downtown Flint, Michigan, left one of them in critical condition and a woman wounded.

April 16, 2024

Daughter's boyfriend, of whom Atlantic City mayor disapproved, recorded abuse on video call: affidavit

Democratic Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small was caught on video abusing his daughter by her boyfriend, of whom he disapproved, according to an affidavit.

April 16, 2024

Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancer

Chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers to pass bills that would provide it with a legal shield against lawsuits that assert its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

April 16, 2024

Ukraine prime minister calls for more investment in war-torn country during Chicago stop of US visit

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal spoke to Chicago-area business leaders on Tuesday, as part of multiple stops aimed at drumming up investment in the war-torn country.

April 16, 2024

Tennessee woman gets life in prison for killing 4 people over custody dispute

Jazzmine Hall, 29, of Athens, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Monday to killing four people over a custody dispute, and has been sentenced to life in prison.

April 16, 2024

Indian police kill 29 suspected Maoist rebels in a gunbattle in a central state

At least 29 suspected Maoist rebels were killed by police in India in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday; this comes three days before the beginning of a national election.

April 16, 2024

Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?

Former President Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to face criminal charges in an American courtroom, yet most of the country is getting news about the trial secondhand.