A disaster response expert has implored the United States to lift its economic sanctions against Syria, warning that the restrictions are hampering rescue and relief operations in the earthquake-ravaged country. “We need heavy equipment, ambulances, and firefighting vehicles to continue to rescue and remove the rubble, and this entails l...
After sustained pressure from organized workers and their allies, freight rail giant CSX Transportation agreed Tuesday to provide 5,000 employees in two unions with four days of paid sick leave each year—an industry-first move progressive said should serve as an example for other companies to follow. The agreement reached between Jacksonville,...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US-based NGO owned by a Pakistani-American has mobilized millions of dollars’ worth of relief supplies to help the victims of two powerful earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye, killing some 6,000 people at last count and leaving many in need of assistance. Mubashir Kazi, a Pakistani-American from the Global Empowe...
President Joe Biden said during his State of the Union address Tuesday that the climate crisis is an “existential threat” and political leaders have an obligation to confront it. Seconds later, the president briefly deviated from his prepared remarks to add, “We’re still going to need oil and gas for a while”—prom...
An inter-union alliance of rail workers argued Tuesday that the massive freight train crash in East Palestine, Ohio late last week was a predictable consequence of Wall Street-backed policy decisions that have hollowed out the industry’s workforce, pushed remaining employees to chronic exhaustion, and sacrificed safety for profits. In an...
Labor advocates on Tuesday decried a business-backed bill introduced by Republican state lawmakers in Iowa that would roll back child labor laws so that teens as young as 14 could work in previously prohibited jobs including mining, logging, and animal slaughtering—a proposal one union president called dangerous and “just crazy.” S...
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday that he will join rail workers later this week to launch a fresh push for at least seven days of paid sick leave, an effort that comes months after Congress and the Biden White House forced workers to accept a contract without a single paid sick day to avert a potential strike. […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has called the United States reaction to the Chinese balloon shot down by the US military as “hysterical.” In a post on Telegram, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said “explanations, given by the Chinese side about the entry of an unmanned balloon” into the US airspace due to ̶...
Washington, United States (AFP): President Joe Biden has promised US assistance after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing thousands of people. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria. I have directed my team to continue to closely monitor the situation i...
Family members of climate activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán are demanding answers regarding the January 18 police killing of their 26-year-old relative, commonly known as “Tortuguita.” At a press conference held Monday morning outside the DeKalb County courthouse in suburban Atlanta, family members and lawyers discussed the result...
