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Biden is headed to Michigan to join the UAW picket line. He’s all-in on showing his union bona fides

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers picketers Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores an allegiance to labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history.Experts in presidential and U.S. labor history say they cannot recall an instance where a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute. Lawmakers often appear at strikes to show solidarity with unions, and during his 2020 Democratic primary campaign, Biden and other presidential hopefuls joined a picket line of hundreds of casino workers in Las Vegas who were pushing for a contract with...

Today in History: September 26, Kennedy and Nixon in first-ever presidential nominees’ debate

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Today in HistoryToday is Tuesday, Sept. 26, the 269th day of 2022. There are 96 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 26, 1960, the first-ever debate between presidential nominees took place as Democrat John F. Kennedy and Republican Richard M. Nixon faced off before a national TV audience from Chicago.On this date: In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.In 1888, poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Missouri.In 1954, the Japanese commercial ferry Toya Maru sank during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, claiming more than 1,150 lives. In 1986, William H. Rehnquist was sworn in as the 16th chief justice of the United States, while Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court as its 103rd member.In 1990, the Motion Picture Association of America announced it had created a new rating, NC-17, to replace the X rating.In 1991, four men and four women began a two-year stay inside a sealed-off structure in Oracle, Arizona, called Biosp...

Burrow plays through calf injury, throws for 259 yards as Bengals top Rams 19-16 to end 2-game skid

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow shook off a lingering calf injury, throwing for 259 yards as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Los Angeles Rams 19-16 on Monday night to get their first win after starting the season with two losses.Joe Mixon’s 14-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave the reigning AFC North champs their first lead of the season. Meanwhile, Logan Wilson picked off Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford twice and the Bengals sacked him six times.Stafford threw a 1-yard scoring pass to Tutu Atwell with just over a minute left in the game, and the PAT got the Rams to within three points, but Mitchell Wilcox fell on the ensuing onside kick to seal the win for the Bengals (1-2).Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase had 12 catches for 141 yards, including a 43-yarder during a third-quarter drive that led to the third of four field goals in the game by Evan McPherson.The Cincinnati defense was outstanding. Stafford was sacked twice by defensive end Trey Hendrickson, and Wilson inter...

DC’s Art Week sets out to prove that the District ‘is, in fact, cool’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

It’s a celebration of local art and artists in the District.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off Art Week in the Petworth neighborhood in Northwest on Monday, with the goal of bringing awareness to self-expression and reducing the stigma of crime in the area.Bowser addressed recent violence in the District, specifically the Saturday shooting at a nightclub on H Street, and how she wants residents to enjoy themselves at community events without fear.“I have no doubt that hearing about loss of life makes people feel less safe,” Bowser said. “But I also know that people are coming out to celebrate their city at our events and festivals, sporting events, parades and the like, so I’m going to continue to tell people to be smart and to live their life.”Alexes Haggins, who owns Flowers by Alexes on Upshur Street in Petworth, echoed the mayor’s sentiment.“We all know that there’s violence everywhere. But I personally don’t think tha...

Flamenco: It's more than dance, it's an art form

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Flamenco is a traditional dance with historic roots that is alive and well in Colorado. Watch the video above to see what photojournalist Rico Romero found about how one dance company is helping people connect to the culture. 

On a visit to Taiwan, Australian lawmakers call for warmer relations with self-ruled island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — On a visit to Taiwan, a delegation of six Australian lawmakers called Tuesday for warmer relations with the self-ruled island increasingly threatened by Beijing. The visit comes as Australia has been working at recalibrating its relationship with China, which had been tense in the past few years over disputes on the origin of COVID-19. China in response had imposed tariff barriers on several Australian exports, such as barley.Paul Fletcher, a lawmaker with Australia’s Liberal Party, lauded the fact that the lawmaker delegation crossed party lines. “The two major parties in Australia are both represented and we are here to further the warm relationship between Australia and Taiwan,” Fletcher said.They also discussed strengthening economic cooperation with Taiwan, particularly in clean energy, and expressed an interest in Taiwan’s semi-conductor industry. China claims Taiwan as part of its territory.Taiwan, with a population of 23 million compared to China’s 1.4 ...

What to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

DENVER (AP) — The trial of two Denver-area police officers charged in Elijah McClain’s death resumes Tuesday as prosecutors press their case that excessive force transformed the late-night stop of the Black man in the summer of 2019 into a fatal encounter.Criminal charges were brought in 2021 after a national racial reckoning in the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police galvanized criticism over law enforcement abuses against Black people and revived interest in McClain’s case.The officers put McClain in a neck hold during the stop, and McClain can be heard on body camera footage saying he’s having trouble breathing. Defense attorneys argue the officers were correctly performing their duties before paramedics gave McClain an overdose of a powerful sedative that led to complications causing his death.Here’s what you need to know about McClain’s death and the trial in state court:HOW DID ELIJAH McCLAIN DIE?Police stopped McClain on the night of Aug. 24, ...

New cars are supposed to be getting safer. So why are fatalities on the rise?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alyssa Milligan was someone who intuitively knew when another person needed help, encouragement or a kind word. Although she was new to Tennessee, the 23-year old physical therapy student, whose mother called her “Sweet Alyssa,” had already made many close connections, especially within the tight-knit cycling community around Nashville — before she was killed this month, struck by a pickup truck while cycling with a friend.Roadway deaths in the U.S. are mounting despite government test data showing vehicles have been getting safer. While the number of all car-related fatalities has trended upward over the last decade, pedestrians and cyclists have seen the sharpest rise: over 60% between 2011 and 2022.It coincides with a steep increase in sales of SUVs, pickup trucks and vans, which accounted for 78% of new U.S. vehicle sales in 2022, according to Motorintelligence.com.Current U.S. ratings only consider the safety of the people inside the vehicle. The Nationa...

Philadelphia officer to contest murder charges over fatal shooting during traffic stop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver will press to have murder and other charges lodged against him dismissed when the jailed officer appears in court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Officer Mark Dial is also charged with manslaughter, official oppression and four other counts in connection with the Aug. 14 death of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry. Dial’s bail was revoked earlier this month after prosecutors argued the charges made him ineligible for release.Police bodycam footage shows Dial firing his weapon at close range through the driver’s side window of Irizarry’s sedan during a vehicle stop. Dial shot Irizarry about seven seconds after getting out of a police SUV and walking over to his car, the video showed. He fired a total of six rounds.Defense lawyers call the shooting justified. They said the officer, also 27, thought Irizarry had a gun. The bodycam footage shows the driver holding a knife by his right leg. “When ...

New report: Keep the small fish plentiful to ensure ocean health

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:50 GMT

Only one in six forage fish populations in the Northeast Atlantic is both sustainably exploited and in a healthy state, according to a report published by Oceana. The marine conservation organisation is urging Northeast Atlantic countries to improve their management of these small fish, in advance of negotiations on fishing limits later this year.Many marine species – from marine mammals and seabirds to commercially important fish – depend on forage fish such as sandeel, sprat, and herring as a primary source of food.However, Northeast Atlantic countries are fishing them at unsustainable levels. Of the 32 forage fish populations analysed in Oceana’s report, only a fraction (16% or 5 populations) is both sustainably exploited and in a healthy state. The rest are either subject to overfishing, at worryingly low abundance levels, or their state is unknown due to data limitations.Oceana in Europe Deputy Vice President Vera Coelho said: “The poor state of these fish populations shows tha...