Russian-backed mercenary squad Wagner Group designated as terrorist organization by UK officials
OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Members of the Wagner Group, a private military company with ties to the Russian government, are now subject to prosecution by British authorities after the United Kingdom declared the group
American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks
darrenirwin/Getty Images (LONDON) — American XL Bully dogs could be banned in the U.K. by the end of the year, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Friday. There have been a string of attacks involving the canine
Former Spanish soccer president given restraining order in World Cup forced kiss case
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The former president of Spain’s soccer federation Luis Rubiales was hit with a restraining order in court Friday over a complaint of sexual assault following his allegedly nonconsensual kiss with player
Some small businesses caught in culture wars face financial woes, employee fears: 'Never been as bad'
Marko Geber/Getty Images (DALLAS) — When Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a war on “woke” earlier this year with a proposal that would require booksellers to rate texts before selling them to school districts, he caught
Ohio EV battery plant workers fight for better rights, pay
Nitat Termmee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lordstown, Ohio, has been a crucial and valued site in the automotive industry, and now it is at the crossroads of what could be a major labor movement. The 25-square-mile town
No threat to East Jackson Schools found after employee arrested on child porn charges
Jackson, Mich. (WKHM) — An East Jackson Community Schools employee has been lodged at the Jackson County Jail on charges for allegedly obtaining child sexually abusive material. Police conducted a search warrant at 39-year-old Corey Wilson’s residence
UAW now on strike
With the midnight contract deadline now passed, the United Auto Workers union is now on strike. That’s despite a last chance offer from GM that included a 20% wage hike, inflation protection, and what GM says is
Bud Light set to lose shelf space at major retailers, intensifying boycott woes
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A boycott against Bud Light has hammered sales for months, dethroning the brand as the nation’s most popular beer and demonstrating the longevity of an anti-trans consumer movement that erupted in
350 migrants found 'crowded and dehydrated' in trailer in Mexico, authorities say
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY and LONDON) — Hundreds of migrants from Central and South America were found “crowded and dehydrated” in the back of a tractor-trailer in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said. The discovery was made
UAW launches strike against Big 3 automakers
MATTHEW HATCHER/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A union representing nearly 150,000 autoworkers launched a strike early Friday morning against the Big 3 U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers, or UAW, and