Striking Los Angeles teachers rally at City Hall as talks resume
Tens of thousands of striking Los Angeles teachers rallied outside City Hall on Friday, joined by parents and students as “productive” contract talks resumed behind closed doors after a marathon negotiating session the day before.
Gladys Knight defends decision to sing U.S. anthem at Super Bowl
Singer Gladys Knight has defended her decision to perform the U.S. national anthem after receiving criticism from supporters of former quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who used the pre-game tradition to protest racial injustice.
Court document confirms arrest of U.S.-born Iranian TV anchor
An American-born Iranian TV anchor has been arrested as a material witness in an unspecified federal investigation, according to a U.S. federal court order granted on Friday.
Lilly cancer drug fails key trial, will no longer be prescribed
Eli Lilly and Co said on Friday that its cancer treatment Lartruvo, which had won conditional approval, failed to improve patient survival in a long-term confirmatory study and will no longer be prescribed, driving the drugmaker’s shares down nearly 3 …
Speaker Pelosi accuses Trump of endangering U.S. troops, lawmakers
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday accused President Donald Trump of putting American troops and civilians working in Afghanistan in danger by publicizing a planned congressional trip to the war-torn country.
Trump sends support to anti-abortion activists at March for Life
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke in a pre-recorded video to thousands of anti-abortion activists in Washington on Friday for the 46th March for Life, vowing to veto any legislation that “weakens the protection of human life.”
Striking Los Angeles teachers set for mass rally as talks resume
Los Angeles teachers union officials on Friday called for a mass rally to show support before their second round of contact talks to settle a week-long strike that has disrupted classes for some 500,000 students in the second largest U.S. school system…
PayPal offers up to $500 credit for U.S. federal employees affected by shutdown
PayPal Holdings Inc said on Friday it will offer $25 million in interest-free credit to its users who work with the U.S. federal government and are impacted by the shutdown.
Anti-abortion activists hold 46th annual March for Life in Washington
Anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington on Friday for the 46th March for Life, which will end in a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court to protest the ruling that effectively legalized abortion nationwide more than four decades ago.
U.S. names three killed in Syria blast claimed by Islamic State
A U.S. Navy servicewoman and a former Navy SEAL are among the four Americans killed in a suicide bombing this week in northern Syria that the United States believes was likely carried out by Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Friday.
