The teacher strike in Denver entered a second day Tuesday with educators disputing pay back on the picket lines and union and school officials set to resume negotiations in an effort to end the walkout… Read more
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US Job Openings Jump To Record High Of 7.3 Million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the job market is strong despite several challenges facing the economy… Read more
US Strikes IS-Held Mosque As Syria Battle Intensifies
The U.S. military said Tuesday it struck a mosque that had allegedly been used as an Islamic State control center, as American-allied Syrian forces battled the extremists in their last stronghold in eastern Syria… Read more
Mark Kelly Announces Run For McCain Senate Seat In Arizona
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who rocketed to the national spotlight when his congresswoman wife Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday he’s running to finish John McCain’s last term… Read more
17 Killed In Fire At Shoddy New Delhi Hotel, 4 others Hurt
A fire engulfed a shoddily built budget hotel in central New Delhi early Tuesday, killing 17 people and injuring at least four others, including a woman from Myanmar who leaped from an upper floor to escape the flames… Read more
Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted For Wall
Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues… Read more
VA Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax’s Staff Leaving En Masse
Two of his three state staffers resigned as well the director and the fundraiser of his political action committee.… Read more
Toys R US Plans Second Act Under New Name
Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this holiday season… Read more
Trump To Call For Investment In Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in artificial intelligence… Read more
Youth Smoking Decline Stalls, And Vaping May Be To Blame
Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible… Read more
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Denver Teachers Strike For 2nd Day, Negotiations To Resume
The teacher strike in Denver entered a second day Tuesday with educators disputing pay back on the picket lines and union and school officials set to resume negotiations in an effort to end the walkout… Continue Reading
US Job Openings Jump To Record High Of 7.3 Million
U.S. employers posted the most open jobs in December in the nearly two decades that records have been kept, evidence that the job market is strong despite several challenges facing the economy… Continue Reading
US Strikes IS-Held Mosque As Syria Battle Intensifies
The U.S. military said Tuesday it struck a mosque that had allegedly been used as an Islamic State control center, as American-allied Syrian forces battled the extremists in their last stronghold in eastern Syria… Continue Reading
Mark Kelly Announces Run For McCain Senate Seat In Arizona
Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who rocketed to the national spotlight when his congresswoman wife Gabrielle Giffords was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday he’s running to finish John McCain’s last term… Continue Reading
17 Killed In Fire At Shoddy New Delhi Hotel, 4 others Hurt
A fire engulfed a shoddily built budget hotel in central New Delhi early Tuesday, killing 17 people and injuring at least four others, including a woman from Myanmar who leaped from an upper floor to escape the flames… Continue Reading
Budget Deal Allows Far Less Money Than Trump Wanted For Wall
Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues… Continue Reading
VA Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax’s Staff Leaving En Masse
Two of his three state staffers resigned as well the director and the fundraiser of his political action committee.… Continue Reading
Toys R US Plans Second Act Under New Name
Toys R Us fans in the U.S. should see the iconic brand re-emerge in some form by this holiday season… Continue Reading
Trump To Call For Investment In Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in artificial intelligence… Continue Reading
Youth Smoking Decline Stalls, And Vaping May Be To Blame
Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible… Continue Reading