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Labor Day is a reminder of the labor movement of the late 19th century when thousands of Americans protested and fought for fairer, more equitable labor laws and workplaces. This year’s federal holiday is no different as unions are challenged with protecting their members from the Trump administration’s immigration raids, cuts in Medicaid services and a weakened National Labor Relations …

A horrific crash at an Alabama ATV park left two people dead and seven children injured. Two ATVs collided Saturday afternoon on a trail at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Cherokee County. Coroner Paul McDonald described the crash as a mass casualty incident. There were nine people in one side-byside RZR, he said, and two people in the other, also …

A battalion of transportation workers armed with cans of black paint has been deployed to open a new front in Ron DeSantis’s “war on woke”, while young students trying to make their schools safer have joined the LGBTQ+ community as targets of Florida’s Republican governor. The saga began with the state moving in the dead of night to paint over …

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for an end to the “pandemic of arms, large and small,” as he prayed publicly for the victims of a shooting during a Catholic school Mass in the United States. History’s first U.S. pope spoke in English as he denounced the attack and the “logic of weapons” fueling wars around …

Boy Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ Prank in Houston  The New York Times Shooter opens fire, shoots 10-year-old playing door-knocking game in SE Houston near Racine Road, HPD says  ABC13 Houston 10-year-old boy shot while playing ding-dong-ditch, Houston police say  KHOU Boy, 10, in Critical Condition After Homeowner Allegedly Shot Him Multiple Times for Playing Ding-Dong-Ditch  People.com 10-year-old Houston boy shot in door-knocking prank …

Trump Tariff Case Ups Ante at Supreme Court  The Wall Street Journal Trump tariffs that are voided by — and ones that are safe from — Friday’s appeals court ruling  CNBC Trump says US would be ‘destroyed’ without tariff cash  Fox Business Governor Newsom issues statement on court decision AGAIN ruling Trump’s tariffs as unlawful  Governor of California (.gov) Blocking tariffs would be “end …

Trump said weighing plan to pay Gazans to leave, put Strip under US-run trusteeship  The Times of Israel Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population  The Washington Post Post-war plan sees US administering Gaza for at least a decade: Washington Post  Reuters Trump reportedly pressuring Netanyahu to decisively defeat Hamas in a matter of weeks  The Times of Israel GREAT Gaza Plan: …

Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker has called on “all to stand up” to Donald Trump as the US president prepares to launch a federally led immigration crackdown across Chicago, a plan which has been met with widespread backlash from local leaders and the public. Pritzker’s comments come as White House officials vow to target Chicago next in its sweeping immigration crackdowns …

A man was found dead Saturday in a suspected homicide at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert. The man, described as a white adult, was found “lying on the ground” and deceased after 9 p.m. on Saturday, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday. The discovery was made while the “Man,” a large human-shaped wooden sculpture at the …

U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say  The New York Times Can the US legally ban Mahmoud Abbas and the PA from the UN General Assembly?  The Times of Israel Trump administration blocks Palestinian president from attending U.N. meeting in New York  NBC News US announces it will deny visa to Palestinian Authority president and other officials ahead of UN General …