Last year, approximately 140,000 workers went on strike, and about half were employed in the healthcare sector, according to a new “Labor Action Tracker” report by Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) .  Across the country, hospital employees spearheaded some of the more significant strikes of the year: …

Washington Commanders player Deshazor Everett has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a December crash that killed a female passenger, Virginia officials said Tuesday. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Everett was driving at over twice the 45 mph speed limit just before the crash.  On December 23, …

Dr. Eric Lander, a top science adviser to President Biden, resigned Monday night. His resignation comes hours after White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed he had been investigated over a complaint that he mistreated staff. Politico reported on Sunday that an internal White House investigation found that Lander, a …

Washington — President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce a relaunch of the government’s cancer “moonshot” effort, with a goal of cutting deaths from the disease by half. The so-called “moonshot” against cancer was first launched in 2016 with $1.8 billion in federal funds to be spread out over seven …

President Biden has signed an executive order to make sexual harassment an offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and to improve the military’s response to domestic violence and the unlawful distribution of intimate images. Establishing sexual harassment as an offense under the code was called for by the …

A 22-year-old NYPD officer was shot and killed Friday night while responding to a call for service in Harlem, city officials said. Another officer was wounded and is “fighting for his life to survive.”  “Tonight, we mourn the loss of a hero officer — a son, husband, and friend,” the …

DirecTV and One America News Network are parting ways, the satellite television company confirmed to CBS News on Friday. “We informed Herring Networks that, following a routine internal review, we do not plan to enter into a new contract when our current agreement expires,” a DirecTV spokesperson said in a …

President Biden will hold his 10th news conference as president on Wednesday, the day before he marks one year in the White House. Mr. Biden, who has held fewer press conferences at this point in his presidency than recent predecessors, is wrapping up his first year in office with some …

Bank customers between the ages of 18 and 41 are paying more than three times as much in ATM and overdraft fees compared to baby boomers with checking and savings accounts, according to a Bankrate survey released Tuesday.  Baby boomers pay an average of $2 a month in bank fees, …

Hundreds of thousands of Amazon warehouse workers may soon have to leave their cellphones behind if the retailer reimposes a workplace ban on the devices that was relaxed during the pandemic.  The issue is particularly acute — some Amazon workers and their advocates say — in light of the recent …