Will Apple see a wave of unionization like Starbucks?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A recent surge of U.S. labor organizing has spotlighted, above all, union campaigns at two high-profile corporations: Amazon and Starbucks. But a watershed union victory last month at an Apple store in
WNBA star Brittney Griner's trial begins in Russia as US works to secure her release
Mike Mattina/Getty Images (NEW YORK) – Brittney Griner appeared in a courtroom in Khimki, a suburb of Moscow, on Friday morning for the first day of the WNBA star’s trial in Russia, where she has been in custody
Workplace inaccessibility is keeping disabled people from jobs
Courtesy Melissa Gates (NEW YORK) — Melissa Gates, who is physically disabled and uses a cane or scooter to move around, was actively searching and applying for a federal job. It took her 20 years before she finally
Xi hails Hong Kong's autonomy but with a major caveat: Beijing has final say
Anthony Kwan/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — In a speech celebrating the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping strongly reaffirmed the territory’s autonomy under the promise of “One Country, Two Systems” but
North Korea claims 'alien things' at the border caused COVID-19
KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Authorities in North Korea have instructed its people to avoid “alien things” falling near its border with South Korea. North Korea’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmun published a
Scoreboard roundup — 6/30/21
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 5, Minnesota 3 Houston 2, NY Yankees 1 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 1 Seattle 8, Oakland 6 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia