A bill to help remove licensing requirements for eyebrow threading technicians failed to pass a House committee during the recent General Assembly session.
Read more ...Businesses face more and more pressure from investors to act on climate change National News
At annual meetings this spring, shareholders will be pushing publicly-traded companies for information about how they're contributing to climate change, and what they're doing about the problem.
Read more ...Poetry-loving Biden heads to Ireland, home of the 'best poets in the world' National News
President Biden's penchant for Irish poetry is likely to come through during his upcoming visit to the Emerald Isle, where he'll mark the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
Read more ...Israeli military retaliates after rockets fired from Syria National News
The Israeli military said its forces attacked targets in Syria after six rockets were launched from Syrian territory in two batches toward Israel in a rare attack from Israel's northeastern neighbor.
Read more ...Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor of Nazis, has died at 103 National News
Ben Ferencz tried Nazis for genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and concentration camps.
Read more ...L.A. school district workers have approved a labor deal following a 3-day strike National News
The agreement would increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year, SEIU Local 99 said. The contract still needs approval from the school district's Board of Education.
Read more ...An Israeli police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque triggers a spate of violence National News
The escalating conflict in Israel and the occupied territories has played out against a backdrop of religious celebrations — Ramadan for Muslims, Passover for Jews and Easter for Christians.
Read more ...Pentagon, Justice Department investigate as secret military documents appear online National News
Dozens of classified U.S. documents detailing the war in Ukraine have appeared on multiple social media sites. There's no word on who might be responsible for leaking or stealing the material.
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