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Teamsters challenge minister’s move to resume rail service as shutdown drags on

Teamsters challenge minister’s move to resume rail service as shutdown drags on

MONTREAL — Rail workers fought back Friday against the federal government's move to get them back on the job, with a fresh strike notice and a regulatory challenge making it unclear when most freight traffic will resume.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Reps.
Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials

Union rep says West Virginia governor late on paying worker health insurance bills, despite denials

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family is millions of dollars behind on payments to employees' health insurance fund at their financially beleaguered hotel , putting workers' coverage at risk despite the U.S.
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot

LINCOLN, Neb.
What polling shows about Americans' views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

What polling shows about Americans' views of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Recent polls show that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to have a favorable opinion of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Ready or not, election season in the US starts soon. The first ballots will go out in just two weeks

Ready or not, election season in the US starts soon. The first ballots will go out in just two weeks

It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not. There are just over 70 days until Election Day on Nov. 5, but major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by.
At least 5 Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after Trump assassination attempt

At least 5 Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after Trump assassination attempt

At least five Secret Service agents have been placed on modified duty after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
Nebraska is the latest state to add abortion to November ballots. What would the measures do?

Nebraska is the latest state to add abortion to November ballots. What would the measures do?

Competing abortion measures to expand or limit abortion rights will be on the November ballot in Nebraska after election officials on Friday confirmed each side had turned in enough signatures.
Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, will seek to finish her term

Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, will seek to finish her term

HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee , who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office.
Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention

Kamala Harris' racial and cultural firsts were onstage throughout the Democratic convention

CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris , on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn't explicitly mention the history she would make if elected to the White House.
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