Disney parks boss Josh D'Amaro touts Mouse House bona fides as succession chatter rages
Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro brought his mouse ears to Wall Street Wednesday, in what is seen as part of a high-profile tryout to determine which of the Burbank entertainment giant's executives has the mettle ...Read more
Missouri voters approved sick leave for workers. Republicans just repealed it
Missouri workers will lose new sick leave protections approved by voters last fall, after Republican lawmakers on Wednesday repealed a ballot measure that garnered widespread public support.
The Senate voted 22-11 to roll...Read more
LA council backs $30 minimum wage for hotels, despite warnings from tourism industry
The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to approve a sweeping package of minimum wage increases for workers in the tourism industry, despite objections from business leaders who warned that the region is already ...Read more
Pioneering Chicago music streaming service AccuRadio files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Chicago-based internet radio pioneer AccuRadio, which launched its free music streaming service in 2000, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday amid an ongoing legal dispute over artist royalty payments.
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What happens next for the Menendez brothers? Multiple paths to release now open
LOS ANGELES — When a Los Angeles County judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez on Tuesday, he offered the brothers a path to freedom for the first time since they were given life in prison for killing their parents ...Read more
US announces more than $243 billion in deals with Qatar
The White House said President Donald Trump had secured deals totaling more than $243.5 billion with Qatar, laying the groundwork for a bigger $1.2 trillion economic pledge with the tiny Gulf country.
“The landmark ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for walking back free health care for eligible undocumented immigrants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2025-26 revised budget proposal reneges on his signature policy to provide free health care coverage to all low-income undocumented immigrants as costs exceed expectations and the...Read more
Stanford declines to discuss Israeli divestment as hunger strike protestors vow to grow numbers
Stanford University officials on Monday rejected a request from student activists to discuss divesting from companies with ties to Israel.
At least 12 students and three faculty members began a hunger strike this week to ...Read more
Lawsuit accuses ICE of detaining two women in 'inhumane' conditions in Baltimore
A lawsuit filed by two immigrant advocacy groups alleges that detainees at ICE’s Baltimore Field Office are “subjected to inhumane and punitive conditions.”
The suit was filed last week in the U.S. District Court by...Read more
Gift or Grift? Prospect of plane from Qatar hits political turbulence
President Donald Trump defended the prospect of accepting the gift of a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, even as criticism emerged from both sides of the aisle.
“Only a fool would not accept this gift on behalf of ...Read more
South Africa's Ramaphosa heads to US to ease tensions with Trump
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in Washington on May 21 and hopes to ease a simmering diplomatic row between the two nations.
Ramaphosa, who will embark ...Read more
Nationwide or nowhere? Supreme Court weighs power to block Trump's citizenship crackdown
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Thursday in a case that will help frame President Donald Trump’s power to end automatic citizenship for children born in the United States whose parents didn�...Read more
Trump impeachment effort pulled moments before House vote
WASHINGTON — A long-shot effort by Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar to force an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump was abruptly pulled Wednesday evening after a group of Democrats signaled they would vote with ...Read more
US Supreme Court denies stay in Florida execution set for this week
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a request to halt the execution of convicted killer Glen Rogers, setting the stage for him to be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Eastern time Thursday at Florida ...Read more
Happy with your freedom in the US? Poll finds satisfaction at near-record low
The U.S. is often described as “the land of the free,” but a large number of Americans — and women in particular — aren’t happy with the freedom they have, according to new polling.
In the latest Gallup survey, ...Read more
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