Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he plans to keep the Canadian border closed as long as COVID-19 remain elevated in the United States. “We have committed to keeping Canadians safe and we keep extending the border closures because the States is not in a place where we would feel comfortable reopening those […]
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Pres Trump signs bills addressing murdered, missing indigenous women
Two bills addressing murdered and missing Indigenous women co-sponsored by Washington lawmakers have been signed into law. Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act were signed by President Donald Trump on Saturday, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse’s office. Newhouse was one of the House sponsors […]
Federal Court Strikes Down Unions’ Challenge to Civil Service Rules
Last month, the unions representing Michigan’s civil service employees sued the Michigan Civil Service Commission because it adopted new rules requiring employees to annually opt in to dues deductions. That lawsuit included a request for an injunction to prevent those rules from going into effect until the lawsuit was decided. […]
President and Mrs Trump test positive for Coronavirus
President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel have tested positive for the coronavirus. Reaction to the news has been both wishes for a speedy recovery and also a plea from some for the diagnoses to serve as a wake-up call to the need […]
Mac Davis & Helen Reddy: Inside Their Colliding Careers And Heartbreaking Same-Day Death
The deaths of singers Mac Davis and Helen Reddy hours apart on September 29th have fans recalling their many career parallels. The 1970s music stars, who died hours apart at age 78, had chart-topping songs at the height of their careers nearly 50 years ago, and they shared the stage […]
‘Dangerous rate of speed’: Two California wildfires explode overnight, forcing thousands to flee
SAN FRANCISCO – Thousands of fire-sapped California residents fled two new blazes Monday that exploded in size overnight, torching nearly 10,000 acres. The breakneck Zogg Fire burned through 7,000 acres in less than five hours near Redding in Northern California, and the Glass Fire tore through 2,500 acres in Napa Valley wine country, […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer. Architect of the legal fight for women’s rights in the 1970s, Ginsburg subsequently served 27 years on […]
City manager on paid leave after social media post about ambushed deputies: ‘Chickens come home to roost’
LYNWOOD, CA – It’s a statement that can only be described as shocking and disturbing. And it could cost the Lynwood City Manager his job. On Tuesday night, Jose Ometeotl was placed on paid administrative leave. The move comes pending an internal investigation, sparked after he posted a response to the […]
Coronavirus: 300 Pizza Huts closing, 927 for sale after mega franchise goes bankrupt
NPC International, Pizza Hut’s largest franchisee, has agreed to close nearly one-quarter of its restaurants and put its remaining 927 locations up for sale as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to thwart in-person dining. “In the event NPC executes a sale of its Pizza Hut business, Pizza Hut’s focus would […]
Canada-U.S. border closure extended again amid tension over restrictions
OTTAWA — Canadian and U.S. officials have agreed to keep the border between the two countries closed to non-essential travel for another month. This comes as both countries are still working to stop the spread of COVID-19, and as tensions continue to flare between Canadians and prospective American visitors. The […]