Striking Chicago teachers press for final demand after accepting tentative deal
A strike by Chicago teachers against the third-largest U.S. school district headed into its 11th day on Thursday after union leaders approved a tentative labor deal clinched at the bargaining table but clashed with the mayor over a final demand.
Chicago teachers to stay on strike for 11th day, holding out for last demand
Union leaders for Chicago’s striking teachers on Wednesday approved a tentative labor deal negotiated with the school district but refused to return to work unless the mayor agreed to make up for instructional days and pay lost during the 10-day walkou…
Chicago teachers to remain on strike, classes canceled for eleventh day
Union leaders representing Chicago’s striking teachers said on Wednesday that they approved a tentative contract deal with the school district but that they would not to return to work until the mayor agrees to make up for instructional days lost durin…
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 flammable scrub surrounding the hilltop complex.
Twin Southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes
A major wildfire threatened thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library near Los Angeles on Wednesday as the fiercest Santa Ana winds yet lashed Southern California, forcing meteorologists to create new alert levels to warn of the dan…
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.
