More than 150 video game testers who worked at Lionbridge in Boise were laid off in April. The workers say they were fired in retaliation for trying to unionize. Lionbridge employees test and provide feedback on some of the most-anticipated video games long before they’re released to the public. The company has testing sites in […]
Two West Virginia parents are awaiting trial on more than a dozen charges after adopting four Black children and allegedly using them for “forced labor” on their farm, court documents show. Jeanne Whitefeather, 62 and Donald Lantz, 63, who are both White, have been charged with human trafficking of children, civil rights violations, use of […]
Angel Torres says Environmental StoneWorks, a subsidiary of the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, paid immigrant workers less at its North Branch factory. Torres was speaking at a demonstration with LIUNA and state lawmakers on June 24 in front of an affordable housing development in Fridley where the company was installing […]
Chinese car firms have asked Beijing to take “the most stringent measures” against the European Union after the bloc raised import tariffs on its electric vehicles (EV). An online media outlet under state broadcaster CCTV on Wednesday also made accusations of “snooping” into China’s EV technology. The Yuyuantantian news outlet’s social media account cited a […]
Family members have identified a Kansas City infant who died Thursday after suffering severe abuse as Giovanni Carr, 7 months. Giovanni, known as Gio, was the only child of Armoni Carr, 20, according to family. ““This is so unfair to a 7 month old,” Carr’s aunt, Thea Harris, told The Star. “There’s no way he […]
Court documents allege Britt Reid violated the terms of his parole when he drove with his children in his mom’s car, which does not have a breathalyzer in it. The alleged violation was mentioned in an affidavit filed earlier this month in Reid’s Johnson County divorce case. It was among examples Kristen Reid’s attorney filed […]
Credit: Intel Levi & Korsinsky, a class action attorneys’ firm, is calling Intel investors to join a class action suit against the company. The suit alleges that the semiconductor giant failed to properly disclose losses generated by its manufacturing division in January when it reported its 2023 results. Starting Q1 2024, Intel adopted its so-called […]
A 26-year-old Davenport man was in custody Monday after Bettendorf Police allege he rode a bike the wrong way in traffic, then ran into a car dealership and stole a mechanic’s uniform to evade police, according to arrest affidavits. John Rule Jr. (Scott County Jail) John Rule Jr. faces a felony charge of second-degree burglary; […]
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The head of the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday that security plans for the Republican National Convention are still being determined as protesters blasted restrictions they claimed will violate free speech with just weeks until the event. Roughly 30,000 visitors are expected in Milwaukee next month when former President Donald Trump is […]
Daniel Mejia and Edgar Cortez spent last summer working long days in the heat to renovate houses across Sacramento. Sometimes, they mowed lawns, mulched yards and painted. Other days, the men installed doors, cabinets and fences. Occasionally, they fixed irrigation pipes and performed electrical work at the request of their employers. “We came back home […]
Two Davenport residents were in custody Saturday after animal-control officers and police allege they found malnourished animals at their home along with dead rabbits and a cat in a freezer, according to court records. Joshua Schmidt (L) and Suzanne Schmidt (Scott County Jail) Suzanne Schmidt, 48, and Joshua Schmidt, 25, both face three aggravated-misdemeanor charges […]
May 23—A Meadville man charged with threatening to bomb the Crawford County Judicial Center late last month will head to trial. The case against Douglas Stephon McClure, 40, who resides in the 1100 block of Market Street, was held for court Wednesday after a preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Samuel Pendolino. McClure remains in […]