(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) After facing four appellate losses, a group of public-sector workers is asking the nation’s high court to get their dues back from its former unions.
If successful, thousands of workers could see refunds of their compulsory paycheck deductions.
With free legal representation from the nonprofit National Right...
(Headline USA) The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic.
Important information regarding tonight's performance. pic.twitter.com/zVHzgHuuSi
— Aladdin the Musical (@aladdin) September 29, 2021
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(Headline USA) The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that Democrats in control of the government who plan to blow out federal spending --- riding inflation to new highs --- are slowing a recovery in the job market.
Claims rose unexpectedly by...
(Headline USA) A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising has subpoenaed 11 officials who were involved in planning rallies in support of former President Donald Trump, including one the day of the siege at the Capitol
The announcement follows a first round of subpoenas last week that targeted...
(Headline USA) Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday headed toward swift approval of a prison construction package that would tap $400 million of the state’s pandemic relief funds to help pay for building three new lockups.
The House of Representatives voted 74-26 for the $1.3 billion construction plan and 75-25 to use...
(Headline USA) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's divisive and exploitative use of religion to smear vaccine hesitant individuals and spread COVID fearmongering could bolster a conservative group's challenge of the state's vaccine mandates, according to a recent court filing.
Earlier this week, the Democrat governor told a gathering of people...
(Coleman Hopkins, Headline USA) While Vice President Kamala Harris has been ambivalent about national issues such as the ongoing border crisis, she is giving significant attention to one internal problem: her continuous decline in popularity.
The Washington Examiner reported that Vice President Harris had hired Lorraine Voles and Adam Frankel---two...
(Headline USA) Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony "obstruction" charge for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump revolt at the U.S. Capitol and faces 21 to 27 months in prison.
Keller acknowledged in court records that he tried to obstruct Congress’ certification of the...
Democrats in Congress have suggested that America's most unpopular institution should delegate one of its last remaining authorities---the raising of the debt ceiling---to the Executive Branch, Zerohedge reported.
It comes as they desperately scramble to pass a proposed $3.5 trillion spending package through the budget reconciliation process, which would allow...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) New polling on President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate shows the majority of Americans do not think unvaccinated workers should lose their jobs.
Convention of States Action released the poll Wednesday, which reports that 65% of surveyed voters “do not believe Americans should lose their jobs...
President Joe Biden’s administration sent funds to Florida educators who lost pay this month for defying the state’s ban on mask mandates.
The Education Department announced this week that it sent $148,000 on Sept. 23 to Alachua County school board members who voted to mandate masks in schools in spite...
(Headline USA) AT&T has become one of the largest employers in the U.S. to mandate vaccines for a significant number of frontline workers.
The telecom company said Wednesday that its employees in the Communications Workers of America union will be required to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1, “unless they...