As ports worldwide feel the heat of congestion, several of Germany’s docks are seeing work stoppages as more than 11,500 union workers call for a new collective bargaining agreement. Strikes are taking place at five ports across Germany Monday, including the Port of Hamburg, the Port of Bremen, as well as gateways in Bremerhaven, Brake […]
Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) described the Biden administration’s review of Israel’s war conduct in the Gaza Strip — which acknowledged the likely violation of international humanitarian law using U.S. weapons — as “woefully inadequate,” but did not indicate a ban on arms transfers. “If this conduct complies with international standards, God help us all,” […]
Prosecutors say Bryan Kohberger’s alibi lacks the “specificity required” by an Idaho law Zach Wilkinson-Pool/Getty Bryan Kohberger in May 2023 Shortly after defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger claimed he had an alibi for the night four University of Idaho students were murdered in November 2022, the prosecution has responded by calling the alibi legally inadequate. […]
Inadequate training, poor lighting and more factors are to blame for the death of a California contractor killed after she walked into a plane’s moving propeller in California last fall, United States Air Force officials have found. Stephanie Cosme, 32, of Palmdale, was struck and critically injured the evening of Sept. 7, 2023, when she […]
OPINION. The Navajo Nation, which covers some 27,000 miles, has only 214 law enforcement officers and just three criminal investigators. With a population nearing 400,000, the Navajo Nation is home to 661 registered sex offenders. Between 2019 and 2022, there were 233 instances where cases were not pursued by federal prosecutors, including 75 involving child […]
The US will start airdrops of food and emergency supplies into Gaza in the next few days, Joe Biden has announced, amid UN warnings of famine and after Israeli troops opened fire on Gazans seeking food aid. The use of airdrops is a spectacular but inefficient way of delivering aid, and Friday’s announcement suggests that […]
A new report by federal safety experts found major issues with Boeing’s safety culture — including a “disconnect” between senior management and other employees, and a fear of retaliation when reporting safety concerns. The report released Monday had been requested by Congress and was completed by a panel of experts that convened in March 2023. […]
Feb. 26—A Rockingham County Superior Court judge has upheld a previous ruling finding the state’s current levels of funding for public schools falls short, directing officials to adequately fund education for all New Hampshire public schools students. Last week, Superior Court Judge David Ruoff rejected the state’s request for reconsideration of his November ruling that […]