Over the past 20 years, Kevin Ford from Las Vegas virtually never took a sick day because his job didn't offer paid sick leave. People across social media chipped in for him to finally afford a break.
The first Republican debate of the 2024 election cycle is in the books. Without the frontrunner on stage, each candidate had the opportunity to grab the spotlight, though some had more of an impact.
Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.
This is disheartening, on so many levels. The 1-in-5 is bad enough, but then the breakdown of race and financial status is shameful. The US needs universal healthcare, and also lowered student loan rates so more doctors can afford to go to med school. The US needs more doctors.
Authorities say that Travis Ikeguchi, a man suspected of murdering a Southern California woman over the LGBTQ+ Pride flag displayed at her clothing store, was killed in a shootout with police on Friday.
In Guatemala, an anti-corruption candidate wins the run-off elections by a landslide, in a vote that was a critical test of the Central American country's democratic credentials.
The Senate majority leader concedes it will take time for law's full impact to be felt, but says its effect is "cumulative" and Democratic candidates would be persistent in touting the law.
Former President Donald Trump is testing the tolerance of the judiciary, and perhaps even his own legal team, with belligerent messages about prosecutors, witnesses and judges involved in the criminal cases against him....
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges he participated in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results — an effort that reached a bloody crescendo as his supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021....
tl;dr: republicans have pushed the CHOICE arrangement act through the house. this act which will push back regulations on “short-term” plans (which biden calls “junk insurance” because of how little they’re required to cover compared to normal healthcare plans) & make them much more widespread. these plans, while...