News highlight

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response and recovery onto states.President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline […]

More than 50 different pesticides, some of which are linked to serious health hazards, were detected on nonorganic produce in this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list.More than 50 different pesticides, some of which are linked to serious health hazards, were detected on nonorganic produce in this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list.  Read More 

President Donald Trump is posing as a wartime leader building a political case to use American troops not in a foreign conflict, but at home, to bolster his mass deportation sweeps.President Donald Trump is posing as a wartime leader building a political case to use American troops not in a foreign conflict, but at home, to bolster his mass deportation sweeps.  Read More 

Protests unfolding nationwide against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda come as Immigration and Customs Enforcement races to meet White House arrest quotas.Protests unfolding nationwide against President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda come as Immigration and Customs Enforcement races to meet White House arrest quotas.  Read More 

Australia’s Qantas QAN.AX said on Wednesday it will close Jetstar Asia, the group’s Singapore-based budget airline, as it reels with rising supplier costs, higher airport fees and intensifying competition among low-cost carriers.Australia’s Qantas QAN.AX said on Wednesday it will close Jetstar Asia, the group’s Singapore-based budget airline, as it reels with rising supplier costs, higher airport fees and intensifying competition among low-cost carriers.  Read More 

Job satisfaction hinges on more than just pay — reliable, flexible scheduling plays a major role. But most workers have unpredictable schedules, a new survey finds.Job satisfaction hinges on more than just pay — reliable, flexible scheduling plays a major role. But most workers have unpredictable schedules, a new survey finds.  Read More 

Donald Trump is talking and acting like an authoritarian as he escalates a constitutional clash with California over his migration crackdown.Donald Trump is talking and acting like an authoritarian as he escalates a constitutional clash with California over his migration crackdown.  Read More 

China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a “friendly childbearing environment” for women.China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a “friendly childbearing environment” for women.  Read More 

Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays a predominant role on the world stage.Canada will meet NATO’s military spending guideline by early next year and diversify defense spending away from the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, asserting that Washington no longer plays […]