Workers in the US face dramatically different conditions based simply on where they live. This map illustrates the combined scores of the three dimensions (wage policies, worker protections, rights to organize).

The termination announcement comes following the release of an externally-conducted survey of Charlottesville police officers by the Central Virginia Police Benevolent Association in which many of the 64 respondents expressed dissatisfaction in the department’s leadership. ... Following the PBA-conducted survey’s release, the city issued a statement outlining the chief’s vision to change the workplace culture within CPD and instances of “disturbing behaviors” by officers, which resulted in their termination or resignation.

Jacob Chansley's lawyer called for "patience and compassion" for his client, who he said has "genuine mental health issues."

After 20 years, the ambitious biblical theme park is closed for good.

Twenty-five percent of West Berkeley homeless camp residents are in hotels, 17% were housed and 25% are still on the streets.

The Right has now gained enough power to move America decisively in its direction on issues that are no longer niche, but of existential concern to the American people. Try though the Republicans may to insulate themselves from public sentiment, they’re going to have to suppress tens of millions of votes to get away with this.

The stolen election myth inspired thousands of Trump supporters to take over the Republican Party at the local level, exerting more partisan influence on how elections are run.

Social issues helped cost Democrats the White House, the House minority leader says.

An Oregon branch sees flood of applications after failing to recruit older workers.

The co-founder of the New York Asian Film Festival, Grady Hendrix, takes us on a kung fu journey.

The super-trouper beams are gonna blind them once more as they perform with a 10-piece band at the ABBA Arena, a 3,000 capacity arena located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London. But there’s a catch—they’ll be performing as de-aged holograms. The digital versions of ABBA were created after months of motion-capture and performance techniques with the four band members and an 850-person team from George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic. The first look at their digitization can be seen in the visual for “I Still Have Faith In You.”

A Middle Tennessee woman told investigators there was "maybe an ounce" of marijuana on her farm before officers found dozens of pot plants and 20 pounds of the drug. The 15th Judicial Drug Task Force identified the woman as Peggy Brewington. Authorities say Brewington was arrested on a trespassing charge Monday, closing out a month-long investigation.

Police overtime pay has forced events like First Fridays to cancel, and drains festivals' ability to pay artists.

At least 23 people died, including a New York City toddler, and tens of thousands were overwhelmed by floods as the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated the tri-state area overnight with historic rainfall, at least one tornado and savage winds. Nine of the confirmed fatalities were in two boroughs -- a 2-year-old boy, 45-, 86- and 48-year-old women and 50- and 22-year-old men in Queens and a 66-year-old man in Brooklyn. Details on the ninth New York City victim, which Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed at a mid-morning news briefing, weren't immediately clear. NYPD Commissioner said it appears all the New York City home deaths involved people who lived in basement apartments.

California issued hundreds of thousands of direct payments to eligible residents as the first batch of expanded Golden State Stimulus checks was deposited into bank accounts last Friday. The state distributed approximately 600,000 direct payments worth an estimated total of $354 million, according to Daniel Tahara, a spokesman for state’s Franchise Tax Board. The next round of payments will go out in approximately two weeks, though an exact date has not been set yet, he said.

In August 2019, lawyers for the City of Greensboro filed suit against Arco Realty, the controversial real estate management company owned by the Agapion family, for $682,000 in unpaid fines. Five months ago, the city accepted a settlement of $200,000. The city’s lawsuit was launched with a burst of publicity and forceful rhetoric, as reported by YES! Weekly, Triad City Beat, The News and Record, and WFMY. When the suit was settled on March 2, 2021, there were no press conferences or speeches, and no media reports until this one. “I’ve had it with her, and you can quote me on that,” said Mayor Nancy Vaughan to YES! Weekly two years ago, after a May 22, 2019 press conference in front of a condemned house at 605 Waugh St. in Greensboro. The mayor was referring to Irene Agapion-Martinez of Arco Realty. During the press conference, Vaughan and Brett Byerly, executive director of the Greensboro Housing Coalition, stated that Arco and the Agapion family had accepted a tenant’s deposit on the house even though the property was under order to repair. Arco also managed the Summit-Cone Apartments at 3100 Summit Ave., where five refugee children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo died in a fire on May 12, 2018. The tragedy made national headlines when it was picked up by USA Today.

Twelve years after he was deported following an infamous nightclub shooting, he's back in the U.S. as a statesman.

Last week, University of Nebraska-Lincoln student Will Green lit a viral spotlight on protests against a local fraternity and Greek life.

The Kentucky Senate Democrats have gone viral after uploading a TikTok video of a politician singing Soulja Boy's 'Rick & Morty.'

Memes and viral videos have propelled the 18-year-old Hasbulla to online stardom. But who the heck is he — and why is he so beloved?