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US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. still separates some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas, according to a court-ordered monitor's final report. The heightened scrutiny of the Border...
North Korean nationals indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programs
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fourteen North Korean nationals have been indicted in a scheme using information technology workers with false identities to contract with U.S. companies — workers who then funneled their wages to North Korea for development of ballistic missiles and other weapons, the head of...
Companies tighten security after a health care CEO's killing leads to a surge of threats
“Wanted” posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York. Hit lists with images of bullets are circulating online with warnings that industry leaders should be afraid. The apparent targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO...
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass
NEW YORK (AP) — He’s one of the most famous corporate leaders in the world, delivering products embraced by billions. But it’s the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta worry about. In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the...
Work-life balance isn't working for women. Why?
NEW YORK (AP) — About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day," compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published this week. The report suggests that competing demands of work and home comprise part of the problem: working women who...
UN watchdog to conduct probe into sexual misconduct allegations against top international prosecutor
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A United Nations watchdog has been selected to lead an external probe into allegations of sexual misconduct against the top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Associated Press learned Tuesday. The move will likely generate conflict of interest...
Ex-TV host Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ouster
NEW YORK (AP) — Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show. In settling, the plaintiffs said they assign no...
Philadelphia's mass transit system averts a strike by reaching a deal with its largest workers union
Philadelphia's mass transit system has reached a tentative contract deal with its largest workers union, averting a potential strike that could have seen thousands of employees walk off the job. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Transport Workers Union Local...
Forget downtown or the ’burbs. The far-flung exurbs are where people are moving
HAINES CITY, Fla. (AP) — Not long ago, Polk County’s biggest draw was citrus instead of people. Located between Tampa and Orlando, Florida’s citrus capital produces more boxes of citrus than any other county in the state and has devoted tens of thousands of acres to growing millions of trees....
Former Denver elections worker's lawsuit says she was fired for speaking out about threats
DENVER (AP) — A former Denver elections worker who says she was fired for speaking out about her safety concerns on comedian Jon Stewart's show filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging election officials wanted to silence her and violated her First Amendment rights. Virginia Chau,...
