Month: September 2024

When Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg successfully prosecuted Grimaldi’s pizzeria for wage theft this year, the case made headlines nationwide. The storied New York landmark was home to sordid exploitation, as low-wage immigrant workers sent repeat text messages pleading only for the wages they’d earned: “I need money please,” “Can you pay me today please,” “I

Firefighters working to contain 350-acre brush fire burning north of San Jacinto Firefighters working to contain 350-acre brush fire burning north of San Jacinto 00:22 Firefighters are battling a large brush fire that broke out in San Jacinto on Sunday.  The blaze, being called the Record Fire, was first reported at 2:15 p.m. near Soboba

Labor Day may be a national holiday, but it’s also a big day for family get-togethers and backyard grilling with friends, often requiring a quick dash to pick up extra hamburger buns or drinks.  The good news is that plenty of retailers will be keeping their doors open on September 2. Others will remain closed

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are celebrating 22 years of marriage bliss. @sarahmgellar/Instagram Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. are celebrating 22 years of marriage bliss. The couple, who tied the knot in September 2002, took to social media to mark the special milestone on Sunday. “22 @realfreddieprinze,” Gellar wrote in a joint post on their

Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will blitz the country on Labor Day, the Harris campaign said, as they make a concerted effort to court union workers ahead of the election. Harris will kick off Labor Day in Detroit, Michigan, meeting with union members and delivering brief remarks,

Famed song writer and singer Stevie Wonder has released a new song asking if we can “fix our nation’s broken heart,” only a little over a week after appearing in Chicago to support Kamala Harris at her coronation as the Democrat Party’s nominee for president, Billboard reported. Wonder appeared on night three of the Democrat

X isn’t the “bastion of free speech” everyone thinks it is, says Mark Cuban. The “Shark Tank” star said the platform is “only as free as Elon wants it to be. Cuban has frequently accused Musk of running X based on the latter’s own whims. Mark Cuban doesn’t think social media platform X is as

Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has personally appointed members to the state’s teachers board, a body that will require educators to “affirm” their students’ gender identities, have “racial consciousness,” and learn to “disrupt oppressive systems,” public notices show. The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) updated its Standards of Effective Practice with new

According to the report, there were no signs of sabotage in parts and systems. Monday, September 2, 2024 8:55AM Iranian state television said President Ebrahim Raisi and others were found dead at the site of a helicopter crash Monday. TEHRAN, Iran — An official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President

Commuters, rejoice: The four Red Line stations that closed as part of Metro’s summer construction project reopened on schedule Sunday. Crews work in the Red Line tunnel during Metro’s 2024 summer shutdown. (Courtesy Metro) Crews work in the Red Line tunnel during Metro’s 2024 summer shutdown. (Courtesy Metro) Commuters, rejoice: The four Red Line stations

(KRON) – San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital Sunday afternoon after being shot during an alleged armed robbery attempt, the team announced.  In a statement posted to X, the team said the rookie “continues to recover from a bullet wound to his chest.” The 49ers went on to thank

As cooler temperatures start setting in and the leaves begin changing colors, people are turning their attention to fall. And with the change in seasons comes all of your quintessential fall activities – like visiting pumpkin patches, going to corn mazes and getting spooked at a haunted house. Looking for those and more? We’ve got

A man was arrested Sunday after a woman was found with a head injury in South Shore and later died, according to Chicago police. Officers found Demarie Williams, 19, unresponsive with a head injury in the 6900 block of South Oglesby Avenue about noon, police said. A person was taken into custody, and charges are

TEHRAN, Iran — An official investigation into the helicopter crash in May that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and seven other people found it was caused by challenging climatic and atmospheric conditions, Iranian state TV reported Sunday. The video featured is from a previous report. The final report of the Supreme Board of the General