UCLA’s perfect 10 gymnast targets domestic violence, body shaming
The UCLA gymnast whose flawless floor routine became a viral video with more than 40 million views by Thursday said she wants to work with domestic violence victims and publish poetry she’s written about body shaming and other issues she faced.
Talks to resume as Los Angeles teachers’ strike enters fourth day
Striking Los Angeles teachers and America’s second-largest school district headed on Thursday for their first bargaining session since talks collapsed last week, as a walkout by some 30,000 educators entered a fourth day.
U.S. separated ‘thousands’ more immigrant children: watchdog
The U.S. government may have separated “thousands” more immigrant children from their parents than previously known but inadequate record-keeping means the exact number is still unclear, an internal watchdog said on Thursday.
Judge to give verdict in Chicago police conspiracy trial
Three Chicago policemen accused of conspiring to protect white fellow police officer Jason Van Dyke after he murdered a black teenager in 2014 will learn their fates on Thursday when a judge is due to give her verdict in their trial.
U.S. Army vows to fix ‘broken’ housing at Fort Meade in wake of Reuters report
The commander of one of the largest Army bases in the United States promised residents to fix a “broken” housing system in which maintenance lapses by a private landlord left military families in homes with health and safety hazards.
Los Angeles teachers strike enters fourth day with talks set to resume
Some 30,000 striking Los Angeles teachers braced for a fourth day of picketing in the rain on Thursday as their union and America’s second-largest school district headed for their first bargaining session since talks collapsed last week.
Five deaths blamed on storms that dump snow, rain on California
At least five people have died in severe rain and snowstorms that blanketed parts of California with at least five feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains this week, besides triggering flooding and mudslides, officials said.
Los Angeles mayor to mediate in talks to settle first teachers’ strike in 30 years
Negotiators for 30,000 striking Los Angeles teachers and America’s second-largest school district have agreed to return to the bargaining table on Thursday, with Mayor Eric Garcetti acting as mediator, his office said.
Sixteen coal ash pits contaminating Texas groundwater: report
Sixteen coal ash pits in Texas are leaking contaminants into groundwater, including arsenic, boron, cobalt and lithium, according to a report released on Thursday by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP).
Los Angeles mayor offers to mediate talks to end teachers strike: union leaders
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has offered to mediate in renewed contract talks proposed for Thursday between negotiators for 30,000 striking teachers and the nation’s second-largest school district, union leaders said late on Wednesday.
