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Nurses at University of Illinois Hospital & Clinics walked off the job Wednesday morning, with plans to strike for an indefinite length of time. The nurses are seeking better security to prevent patients from attacking them at the hospital, are concerned about potential staffing changes, and they're asking for higher pay. UI Health said in a note on its website Wednesday morning that it may ...

Two of the three striking teacher unions in Massachusetts have been fined for refusing to return to the classroom. Judges on Tuesday imposed fines of $50,000 a day for the unions in Beverly and Gloucester that would rise by $10,000 a day as long as they remain on strike. It was brought to court Wednesday and could also face similar fines.

"Latino male Trump voter told CNN mass deportation won't extend to law-abiding workers. 'That wouldn't be fair. They need to make sure that they don't throw away, they don't kick out, they don't deport people that are family oriented.'"

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said Wednesday that President-elect Trump knew she did not want to serve in his second administration when he publicly announced over the weekend that he would not be offering her a job. "I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to...

IRVING, Texas – Slap! All that's left for Jake Paul and Mike Tyson is the fighting after the two men stepped on the scale and faced off Thursday at the ceremonial weigh-ins ahead of their boxing match. Tyson, 58, weighed in at 228.4 pounds for...

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In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint ex-Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence, reports have resurfaced of her ties to a religious sect described as a "cult"—a connection that has the potential to throw her nomination, which requires Senate confirmation, into jeopardy. Gabbard became the first American Samoan and practicing Hindu in Congress when she joined the U.S. House representing Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in 2013. She re

I'm a proud, first-generation, college-educated and gay Mexican American with undocumented family in the United States, including a mother who was previously deported to Mexico, and I experienced homelessness as a child. I am everything Democrats claim to support, right? Wrong. Democrats have accepted a progressive platform, ignoring decades worth of change and focusing on erroneous issues. ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pleaded with fellow Republicans to back Donald Trump's choice as attorney general, Matt Gaetz, after initially sounding skeptical about the bombshell pick. Appearing on Fox News' Hannity on Wednesday, Graham said: "To every Republican, give Matt a chance." His remark came amid a growing rebellion from GOP ranks over the surprise decision. Several Republican senators openly showed their disdain, saying it wasn't a "serious" appointment.

Wanda Sykes said that even though she "got her hopes up," about Kamala Harris potentially winning the election, she wasn't surprised when Donald Trump won—and she revealed why on Tuesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live. "I mean it's so many reasons why you can say it happened," Sykes said on the show, "But I think you know, a lot of us aren't, like, totally shocked" because "sometimes America is just gonna America." Even though she wasn't floored by the results, Sykes admitted she's not feeling great about

The Philadelphia Eagles learned the hard way on Thursday night about what happens when a trick play backfires spectacularly. The team tried to run a funky formation against the visiting Washington Commanders in the second quarter, one involving multiple hand-offs that...

When Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021, he decided to take his $750,000 salary in Bitcoin. It was a bold call by the star receiver, especially after the price of Bitcoin had doubled in the four months before he signed his contract. Three...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she was "pretty sure" the next attorney general would prosecute people for "crimes against humanity" committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Preparing for the next pandemic is actually recognizing that the last pandemic resulted in crimes against humanity," Greene said during a hearing on preparing for future pandemics. "People that...

Naughty List While Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump are apparently closer than ever, the famously mercurial Trump seems to be growing weary of Musk's clinginess. "Elon won't go home. I can't get rid of him," Trump teased at a Capitol Hill meeting on Wednesday, as reported by The Hill. "Until I don't like him." [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Members of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team are drawing up a list of military officers to be fired, potentially to include the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two sources said, in what would be an unprecedented shakeup at the Pentagon. The planning for the firings is at an early stage after Trump's Nov. 5 election victory and could change as Trump's administration takes shape, said the sources, who are familiar with the Trump transition and requested anonymity to speak candidly about the plans. One of the sources questioned the feasibility of a mass firing at the Pentagon.

DIXON, Mo. — A teacher for the Dixon School District was arrested by law enforcement on Tuesday, Nov. 12 on 19 charges, including statutory rape and sexual contact with a juvenile, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department (PCSD). Online court documents state that Carissa Smith is charged with the following: Online court records say [...]

The 2024 election results suggest that the Trump majority may soon have cause for second thoughts, as the proposed tax cuts and tariffs could lead to increased inflation and worker shortages, leading to higher interest rates and a more expensive labor force.

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through outstanding ballots and the campaigns jousted over which ones should count. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick last week, concluding that not enough ballots remained to be counted in areas Casey was winning for him to take the lead. A noon deadline passed Wednesday for Casey to waive his right to a statewide recount and Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro's top election official, Secretary of State Al Schmidt, a Republican, announced that preliminary results had triggered a legally required statewide recount.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday that former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — President-elect Trump's nominees for director of national intelligence and attorney general, respectively — should not appear for their Senate confirmation hearings until they are investigated by the FBI. In an interview on NewsNation's "The Hill,"...

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