House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions
Dec 01, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving urgently to head off the looming U.S. rail strike. The House passed a bill Wednesday that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that…
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Congress prepares to take up bill preventing rail strike
Nov 30, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving swiftly to prevent a looming U.S. rail workers strike. Lawmakers are reluctantly intervening in a labor dispute to stop what would surely be a devastating blow to the nation’s…
NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid
Nov 29, 2022
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says war-torn Ukraine will one day become a member of the world’s largest security alliance. It's a commitment that NATO leaders made to Ukraine 14 years ago.…
Ukraine on edge for more attacks, West eyes humanitarian aid
Nov 28, 2022
KYIV (AP) — Ukraine is preparing for more Russian strikes and has warned of the possibility of a new round of evacuations from the capital. Russia has been attacking energy facilities and other key infrastructure…
Police: 6 people and assailant dead in Walmart shooting
Nov 23, 2022
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Police say a shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia, leaving six people dead. It was the country’s second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. The assailant is…
NASA capsule buzzes moon, last big step before lunar orbit
Nov 22, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Orion capsule has reached the moon, whipping around the far side and passing within about 80 miles. The close approach occurred Monday as the crew capsule and its three…
Disney taps ex-CEO Bob Iger to return, set strategy
Nov 21, 2022
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — The Walt Disney Company has tapped its former CEO Bob Iger to return to head the company for two years, firing his successor Bob Chapek, who took the post in 2020.…
Ticketmaster canceling next Taylor Swift concert ticket sale
Nov 18, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More bad news is coming from Ticketmaster for Swifties. Ticketmaster says it is canceling Friday’s planned general public sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets because it doesn’t haven’t enough inventory. The…
NASA capsule on way to moon after launch by giant new rocket
Nov 17, 2022
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A space capsule is hurtling toward the moon for the first time in 50 years. The spacecraft with three test dummies aboard launched on top of NASA’s new moon rocket…
Poland, NATO say missile landing wasn't Russian attack
Nov 16, 2022
PRZEWODOW, Poland (AP) — Poland says there is “absolutely no indication” that a missile which came down in Polish farmland, killing two people, was a deliberate attack. The NATO chief made a similar statement. Poland's…