Chicago teachers to remain on strike, classes canceled for eleventh day
Chicago’s public school teachers will remain on strike, with classes canceled, for an 11th straight school day on Thursday, the school district said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Ford reaches tentative labor deal with United Auto Workers union
Ford Motor and the United Auto Workers union on Wednesday announced a tentative agreement for a new labor deal, allowing the No. 2 U.S. automaker to avoid a strike like the one that cost its larger rival General Motors about $3 billion.
Hungry goats help save California’s Reagan library from wildfire
A herd of 500 goats helped save California’s Ronald Reagan library from a wildfire on Wednesday, after the voracious animals earlier this year ate highly-flammable scrub surrounding the hilltop complex.
Georgia’s supreme court halts execution for man convicted of killing store clerk
The Supreme Court of Georgia halted on Wednesday the execution of a man who was convicted of shooting and killing a convenience store clerk while stealing two 12-packs of beer with two other men more than 20 years ago, local media reported.
California businessman gets prison for U.S. college admissions scam
A former California business executive was sentenced on Wednesday to two months in prison for taking part in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud scheme by paying $250,000 to secure his son’s admission to the University of Southern California.
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr charged with unlawfully touching third woman: lawyer
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr, already facing a criminal case over accusations he touched a woman’s breasts in a bar and pinched another’s buttocks in a nightclub, has been charged in connection with a third woman, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Wildfire threatens Reagan Library as extreme winds sweep Los Angeles
A fast-moving wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry and strong Santa Ana winds buffeted the region, forcing meteorologists to grasp for new language to …
Chicago Teachers Union poised to vote on district’s strike-ending proposal
The Chicago Teachers Union said it is ready to present a tentative deal to end a 10-day strike to its delegates on Wednesday if Mayor Lori Lightfoot agrees to make up the lost school days at the end of the year.
New York City Council votes to ban sale of foie gras
New York City, often viewed as the fine dining capital of America, on Wednesday became the latest U.S. locality to ban the sale of foie gras, prompting the country’s largest producer of foie gras to vow to mount a court battle to overturn it.
Uber takes aim at ‘patchwork’ of ride share taxes in Illinois
Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday sued a Chicago suburb over a new ride share tax, while calling on Illinois lawmakers to address the state’s “emerging patchwork” of taxation.
