California’s largest state worker union opens strike vote against Newsom administration
More than 100,000 workers will decide by October 7 after the state rejected most of the union's contract proposals.
Sanders brings AI risk researchers to a closed Senate briefing on AI danger
Geoffrey Hinton and two other AI risk researchers, but no tech executives, will address senators on September 16.
Trump administration proposes excluding noncitizens from 2030 census count
The plan would also strip race, ethnicity and sexual orientation questions from the count that decides how many House seats each state gets.
AFL-CIO report warns digital shelf labels could cost retail workers billions in wages
Maryland and New Jersey have already moved to restrict the technology, betting its pricing infrastructure poses as much risk to shoppers as to store staff.
US heat deaths run five times higher than official counts, NPR investigation finds
The undercount traces back to how death certificates get written, researchers found, after NOAA confirmed 2026 brought the hottest summer on record.
25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI’s Pursuit of Saudi Suspects in the...
FBI agents quickly identified a Saudi suspect who helped two of the 9/11 hijackers. But families of the victims are demanding to know what happened in the bureau’s investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi.
Why Newsom Might Commute 564 Death Sentences in CA
More than 560 people still face death sentences in California, despite a longstanding moratorium on executions.
Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires
The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112
Federal panel halts first AI data center approved on US public land
The board found regulators treated an 88.5-acre data center as barely different from the solar farm it was supposed to replace.
Israeli prosecutors indict 12 prison guards after Palestinian detainee beaten to death
Text messages seized by investigators show guards discussing the beating as it happened