The proposed contract Walt Disney World’s unionized workers will vote on next week would increase the starting minimum wage by at least 46 percent over three years to $15 an hour, while enabling Disney to use more part-time workers and require new workers to stay in their positions longer before… Read More
At 118-years-old, Bolivian woman is the world’s oldest person
Julia Flores Colque still sings with joy in her indigenous Quechua tongue and strums the five strings of a tiny Andean guitar known as the charango, despite a recorded age of almost 118 years. In her long life, she has witnessed two world wars, revolutions in her native Bolivia and… Read More
Video games terrorist was hospitalized twice for mental illness
The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida video game tournament had previously been hospitalized for mental illness, according to court records in his home state of Maryland reviewed by The Associated Press. Divorce filings from the parents of 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore say that as an adolescent… Read More
McCain’s vacant seat could be filled by… WHO!?
Following the death of Arizona Senator John McCain, the task of appointing a Republican to replace the war hero is in the hands of Republican Governor Doug Ducey. While McCain was still alive, Ducey refused to discuss a possible replacement. But, according to some critics, the next in line for… Read More
You’re FIRED! Huge shakeup at NBC News!?
The fallout from Megyn Kelly’s controversial move to NBC’s “Today” show is still making waves at the top of NBC — and insiders say a major shakeup may be coming to the very top of the media giant. According to The New York Post, longtime NBC News Chairman Andy Lack… Read More
Trump wins, Mexico folds on NAFTA
The Trump administration and Mexico have reached a preliminary accord to end the North American Free Trade Agreement and replace it with a deal that the administration wants to be more favorable to the United States. President Donald Trump, in announcing the tentative agreement Monday at the White House, said… Read More
Slithering surprise found in this Wisconsin SUV
A Wisconsin motorist was having car trouble when he pulled over to find a slithering surprise. Chris Nguyen opened the hood of his mother’s SUV. Inside, he found a 4-foot-long ball python. Police in Omro responded. They tried to wriggle the snake free and called Menasha snake rescuer Steve Keller… Read More
New research suggests aspirin disappoints for avoiding heart attacks
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t outweigh the benefits for most other folks, major new research finds. Although it’s been used for… Read More
U.S. approves legal protections for stadiums, buildings, and other crowded facilities
Stadiums, corporate buildings and other facilities that draw crowds have strengthened their security since 9/11, and in return, they have earned U.S. protections in the event their efforts fail to prevent a terrorist attack and they are sued. But hotels have not received the same safeguards. Las Vegas’ world-famous casino-resorts… Read More
McCain’s former Vietnamese jailer talks “toughness”
Sen. John McCain’s Vietnamese jailer said he respected his former inmate and felt sad about his death, as others in Vietnam paid their respects to the former U.S. Navy pilot who became a prisoner of war and later was instrumental in bringing the wartime foes together. McCain’s Skyhawk dive bomber… Read More
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