Ford CEO 'very optimistic' about reaching agreement with auto workers' union as strike looms
ABC News (NEW YORK) — About 146,000 auto workers are prepared to strike this week if their demands are not met by their employers – Big Three automakers General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Members of the United Auto
Auto union negotiations making 'slow' progress as strike looms, UAW president says
ABC News (DETROIT) — As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, negotiations with the Big Three automakers are making “slow” progress, with at least one meeting planned for Wednesday, said Shawn Fain, president
Flood death toll in eastern Libya reaches 5,300 with many more missing, officials say
Abdullah Mohammed Bonja/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images LONDON — The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has reached 5,300, a local health official said Wednesday. The number of deaths is expected to continue rising as search and rescue
Pennsylvania fugitive Danelo Cavalcante has eluded authorities in Brazil for years
Mark Makela/Getty Images (FIGUEIROPÓLIS, Brazil) — A convicted murderer who had eluded capture since escaping from a Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago is accused of committing a separate slaying in his home country of Brazil in 2017. Danelo
North Korea launches possible ballistic missile: Japan's Ministry of Defense
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — North Korea launched a possible ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said in a tweet. The missile launch comes as North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia for
Data to show if inflation reduction continued or hit rough patch
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Wall Street and Washington, D.C., will closely watch the release of fresh inflation data on Wednesday that could reveal whether a monthslong cooldown of price increases returned to form in August
Luxury cruise ship runs aground with 206 passengers on board as rescue efforts underway
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) ship ran aground
How technologies are helping shape surge of worker strikes in US
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A surge of work stoppages this year involving hundreds of thousands of employees has drawn attention to bold demands over wage increases and benefits as unions pursue raises that outpace
US poverty rate jumped in 2022, child poverty more than doubled: Census
fhm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according
Scoreboard roundup — 9/12/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 5, Baltimore 2 Cincinnati 6, Detroit 5 Cleveland 3, San Francisco 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 3, Boston 2