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.
Southwest flights at Baltimore-Washington airport hit by tech issue
Southwest Airlines Co said on Tuesday it is working to address a connectivity issue that has disrupted its flights from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Shutdown bites economy, U.S. Coast Guard as Washington talks 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.
Impact on U.S. government widens on 25th day of shutdown
The longest shutdown in history affecting a quarter of U.S. government reached its 25th day on Tuesday, with most of the 800,000 employees who have been furloughed or who are working without pay having missed their first paychecks last week.
Los Angeles teachers’ strike extends to second day as charter teachers join
A strike at Los Angeles schools expanded on Tuesday as teachers at a small charter school system joined some 30,000 public-school educators on the second day of a strike, pressing for higher pay, smaller classes and more staff at the United States’ sec…
Alabama judge overturns law protecting Confederate monuments
An Alabama judge has voided a 2017 state law preventing the removal or alteration of historic memorials, saying it infringed citizens’ free-speech rights and effectively enshrined a pro-Confederacy message in the southern U.S. state.
