Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will hold a hearing Thursday on a bill he introduced to reduce the standard U.S. workweek to four days without loss of pay. The bill, titled the “Thirty-Two Hour Work Week Act,” would reduce the standard workweek from 40 to 32 hours over the span of four years, including lowering the […]
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30% of Gen Z women identify as LGBTQ
Nearly 30 percent of Generation Z women identify as a member of the LGBTQ community, according to a new report. The Gallup survey, released Wednesday, found that 28.5 percent of women and 10.6 percent of men born between 1997 and 2012 identify as LGBTQ. In comparison, the same report found that only 12.4 percent of […]
Hur denies exonerating Biden over classified docs
Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Hur testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, telling Congress members his report on President Joe Biden’s retention of classified documents, which found there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict Biden, was not an exoneration of the president. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said during the hearing Hur’s report was a […]
House votes on Tik-Tok ban; China not happy
China has warned that a proposed ban on TikTok would “come back to bite” the US, ahead of a congressional vote that could lead to the app being banned. The bill in the House of Representatives would force the Chinese-owned app to sever ties with China or become unavailable in the US. US officials have […]
Retirement in U.S. means working into your 70’s
Retirement in America increasingly means working into old age, with most seniors unable to support themselves on Social Security and savings alone, according to noted retirement expert Teresa Ghilarducci. The reason: The nation’s retirement system has left behind the bottom 90% of workers, Ghilarducci told CBS MoneyWatch in discussing her new book, “Work, Retire, Repeat: […]
Czech Pres hints at ‘Boots on ground’ in Ukraine
There is nothing to prevent NATO from deploying its troops on Ukrainian soil to act in training and assistance roles, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel has said, as a thorny debate over alliance limitations regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine develops. Pavel—a former general who previously served as the chair of the NATO Military Committee—spoke […]
Transcript reveals more issues with Joe’s memory
A transcript of President Joe Biden’s interview with Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated the president’s handling of classified information, has revealed more about the 81-year-old president’s memory. The new details, which were revealed ahead of Hur’s Tuesday testimony on Capitol Hill, come a month after Biden fiercely attacked the special counsel for allegedly […]
Biden spends $30 million on new ad blitz
President Biden is launching the first salvos of the general election campaign with a $30 million ad blitz and a tour of battleground states in March, as Nikki Haley’s departure from the race all but ensures he’ll be facing former President Donald Trump this fall. His campaign announced the six-week advertising campaign Friday, with a […]
1/3 of US Prison population geriatric by 2030
When Andre Gay went to state prison in Pennsylvania in 1972, he was just 16 years old, sentenced to life without parole for murder and aggravated robbery. “I was a kid when I came to jail,” he says, “so I was basically a blank slate.” Gay learned from the older men there, whom he called […]
Passenger jet veers off course as pilots fall asleep
A Batik Air Indonesia pilot and his second-in-command are accused of allowing the flight they were operating to veer off course as they both took a snooze in the cockpit midflight, Indonesian officials said in a report. The Jan. 25 flight, BTK6723, was carrying 153 passengers from Halu Oleo Airport in Kendari to Soekarno-Hatta International […]
U.S. Army ship departs for Gaza to build Pier
A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to increase aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are going hungry. The new push for aid […]
Will the National Guard keep NY subways safe?
The millions of people who crowd into New York City’s busiest subway stations every day have recently encountered a sight reminiscent of a frightening, bygone era: National Guard troops with long guns patrolling platforms and checking bags. After 9/11 and at moments of high alert in the years since, New York deployed soldiers in the […]