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McDonald’s franchisee fined for illegally using workers as young as 10

Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald’s in Louisville, the Labor Department said. The franchisee for the Louisville store was among three McDonald’s… Read More

Ted Cruz slams Biden on June 1 deadline for debt limit [Video]

The Treasury has warned about the possibility of defaulting on the federal deficit by June 1… but President Joe Biden is still trying to negotiate a huge spending bill. Although Biden eased his stalemate with congressional leaders, and he invited the GOP to negotiate at the White House on May… Read More

Tori Bowie, U.S. sprinter and Olympic medalist, dies at 32

Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32. Bowie’s death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given. “USATF is deeply saddened by the passing of Tori… Read More

Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual battery

Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with three counts of aggravated sexual battery and one… Read More

Researchers capture and radio-collar 1st bear in SoCal mountains

For the first time, researchers have captured and radio-collared a bear in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles where mountain lions have been studied for two decades, the National Park Service said Wednesday. The 210-pound (95-kilogram) black bear dubbed BB-12 was caught April 23 in a natural area south… Read More

Parents in the Senate endorse banning social media for kids

Sen. Katie Britt says she hears about it constantly when she is at home in Alabama — at school track meets, basketball tournaments and on her regular morning walks with friends. And when she was running for the Senate last year, Britt says, “parent after parent” came up to her… Read More

Chuck Schumer accidentally leaks Dianne Feinstein health update

89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., went to the hospital for shingles in March. She promised in March to return “later this month,” but more than two months later, Feinstein is still missing work. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., accidentally leaked an update on Feinstein’s recovery this week. He was… Read More

Five wounded in Atlanta mass shooting

One person was fatally shot and at least four others injured Wednesday in a mass shooting at a medical building in Midtown Atlanta, police said. Atlanta police said there had been no additional shots fired since the initial shooting unfolded inside a Northside Medical building on West Peachtree Street in… Read More

Fed raises rates but signals that it may have finished

The Federal Reserve reinforced its fight against high inflation Wednesday by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point to the highest level in 16 years. But the Fed also signaled that it may now pause the streak of 10 rate hikes that have made borrowing for consumers and businesses… Read More

Kevin Costner begins divorce after nearly 19 years

Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing, a representative for the actor said Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage,” Costner’s publicist Arnold Robinson… Read More