American Airlines is violating the local sick leave policy, according to New York City’s worker protection department.
Author: Associated Press
Use of Confederate flag costs country band Confederate Railroad two gigs in less than a month
“I’ve done nothing wrong,” Danny Shirley of Confederate Railroad said. “I love the part of the country I’m from, and I will never apologize for that.”
After outrage over viral video, 3 teens arrested in beating of girl with disabilities
Chicago police have arrested three teenage girls in the beating of a girl with disabilities that was recorded on cellphone video and shared online.
16 striking photos show how record-setting heat is baking Europeans
Paris, London and places across Europe are sweltering under all-time high temperatures as the second heat wave this summer bakes the continent.
Hundreds of black Americans were injured in Chicago’s ‘Red Summer’ of race riots
Chicago was a center of the “Red Summer” of race riots that spread across the United States 100 years ago. The city still grapples with segregation.
Notre Dame: Paris heat wave presents new threat to fire-ravaged cathedral, architect warns
Chief architect of France’s historic monuments fears cathedral’s stone walls may dry too fast amid the record heat wave, causing its vault to collapse.
12 trans people have been killed in 2019. They were all black women
The 12th known transgender person to violently die this year was found fatally shot in South Carolina.
‘The Rock’ joins Hawaiian protesters in demonstration against massive telescope
Protests against the installation of a massive telescope on a Hawaiian peak have been ongoing for over a week.
Georgia woman drops, fatally injures her baby during fight at beauty supply store
26-year-old Karen Lashun Harrison was charged with felony murder, cruelty to children and simple battery, according to WALB-TV.
League of Legends fan? This all-girls school is 1st to offer varsity esports
Esports is now a varsity program for girls at Hathaway Brown private school near Cleveland, Ohio.