Attorney General Ken Paxton is Suing the City of Austin

(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Ken Paxton is suing the City of Austin to prevent the city from using public money to fund expenses for women traveling out of Texas to procure abortions. In the approved budget for the fiscal year of 2024 and 2025, the City of Austin appropriated $400-thousand dollars in taxpayer money…MORE

At Least 56 Dead and Millions Without Power After Helene’s Deadly March Across the Southeast

PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Massive rains brought by Hurricane Helene have left many people stranded or homeless as the cleanup begins from the monster tempest that killed at least 56 people. Helene has caused billions of dollars in destruction across a wide swath of the southeast U.S. More than 3 million customers were without power…MORE

Space X Launches Rescue Mission for 2 NASA Astronauts Who Are Stuck in Space Until Next Year

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station. A Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew and two empty seats. The capsule carrying a NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut will arrive at the…MORE

Indicted New York City Mayor Adopts Familiar Defense: He Was Targeted for His Politics

(AP) – For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore. The day his indictment on corruption charges became public, Adams defiantly suggested without providing evidence that prosecutors had gone after him because he had criticized President Joe Biden’s immigration policies. The rhetoric was similar…MORE

Facing a Possible Strike at US Ports, Biden Administration Urges Operators to Negotiate With Unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials met with port operators ahead of a possible strike at East and Gulf coast ports, with a union contract set to expire late Monday. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Lael Brainard, director of White House National Economic Council, told ports officials that they…MORE

Latest Talks Between Boeing and Its Striking Machinists Break Off Without Progress, Union Says

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Boeing factory workers who are currently on strike in the Pacific Northwest says contract talks “broke off” with the company after another bargaining session. A regional district of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said late Friday that Boeing “would not engage substantively” on a demand…MORE

Fed’s Favored Inflation Gauge Shows Cooling Price Pressures, Clearing Way for More Rate Cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts. Prices rose just 0.1% from July to August, down from the previous month’s 0.2% increase. Compared with a year earlier, inflation fell to 2.2%, down…MORE

Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Deli Meat Listeria Outbreak, USDA Says

(AP) – The deli meat company Boar’s Head is being scrutinized by law enforcement officials over a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning. U.S. Agriculture Department officials disclosed the action in response to requests for government records. USDA officials refused to give The Associated Press documents about inspections and enforcement at a now-closed plant in…MORE

Tens of Thousands of Illegal Immigrants with Sexual Assault, Murder Convictions Roaming US Streets

Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with convictions for sex offenses and homicide are currently at large, according to data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shared with lawmakers this week. ICE provided Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, with national statistics concerning illegal immigrants facing criminal charges or those already convicted. As of July 2024, this…MORE

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