PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Schools remained closed in Portland, Oregon, on Monday as a teacher's strike entered its fourth day, prompting state lawmakers to increasingly weigh in and call on the district to negotiate in good faith.At a news conference with a Portland teachers union leader, state ...
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/Rashida-Tlaib">Rashida Tlaib</a> of Michigan has received widespread criticism for a video she posted over the weekend that was deemed offensive to the Jewish community by some, but she said her ...
Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be <a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-business-bird-flu-flu-animals-189a7c08d848047f00b3f7b5bec39e67">slaughtered</a> to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed ...
Two former New Mexico State basketball players and a student manager filed a lawsuit Monday saying their teammates frequently brought guns into the locker room where they sexually assaulted players as a way of ensuring everyone on the team remained “humble.”Kyle Feit, along with a teammate ...
Starbucks is increasing pay and benefits for most of its U.S. hourly workers after ending its fiscal year with <a href="https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-earnings-coffee-ffda43505dd24c2c07c9f37aeb762c7e">record sales</a>.But the company said Monday that unionized ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Critics of an Illinois program providing private school scholarships say there's no proof it improves academic achievement. But state education officials, delayed by COVID-19's school disruptions, have never reported the academic performance of participating students ...