Shutdown bites economy, U.S. Coast Guard, as talks to end impasse stall
The U.S. economy is taking a larger-than-expected hit from the partial government shutdown, White House estimates showed on Tuesday, as contractors and even the Coast Guard go without pay and talks to end the impasse seemed stalled.
Los Angeles parents ‘choosing to struggle’ with striking teachers
Elizabeth Rietz says it has not been easy keeping her daughter busy at home during the first two days of a strike by Los Angeles teachers, while she and her husband try to start their own clothing line. But she believes it’s the right thing to do.
Explainer: Striking L.A. teachers take aim at charter schools
The growing number of charter schools in the Los Angeles County school system – and the school board’s support for them – is one of the most contentious issues in this week’s teachers’ strike in America’s second-largest school system.
Los Angeles teachers’ strike extends to second day with no talks on horizon
Some 30,000 striking Los Angeles teachers demanding higher pay, smaller classes and more support staff from the nation’s second-largest school district walked picket lines for a second day on Tuesday, with no new talks on the horizon.
Factbox: Impact on U.S. government widens on 25th day of shutdown
The longest U.S. government shutdown in history reached its 25th day on Tuesday, with most of the 800,000 employees who have been furloughed or are working without pay having missed their first paychecks last week.
Los Angeles parents support striking teachers despite chaos at home
Elizabeth Rietz says it hasn’t been easy taking care of her daughter at home during the first two days of a strike by Los Angeles teachers, while she and her husband try to start their own clothing line. But she believes it’s the right thing to do.
BAE Systems unit wins $474 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
BAE Systems Land & Armaments LP, a unit of BAE Systems PLC, has won a $474 million contract to provide system technical support for the U.S. Army, the Pentagon said in a statement on Tuesday.
Family behind Purdue Pharma pushed opioid marketing, Massachusetts says
Members of the wealthy Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma LP pushed it to boost sales of OxyContin and other opioids even as questions emerged about the extent its painkillers were being abused, Massachusetts’ attorney general alleged on Tuesday.
U.S.-bound Honduran migrant caravan grows as Trump argues for wall
A new U.S.-bound caravan of Honduran migrants grew to nearly 1,000 people as it neared the Guatemalan border on Tuesday, a Honduran official said, while U.S. President Donald Trump seized on news of the group to try to drum up support for a border wall…
U.S. Justice Dept broadens restrictions on internet gambling
The U.S. Justice Department will effectively prohibit online gambling and lottery businesses, experts said on Tuesday, after it decided to broaden its interpretation of rules governing interstate sports gambling to other forms of betting.
