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PITTSBURGH — The United Steelworkers Union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union. The announcement Wednesday by the Pittsburgh-based union came less than a week after Biden voiced opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying it’s vital that the …

A TikTok user’s negative experience at a Chicago bar has become the subject of scrutiny online after the business sued the patron and shared security video to dispute her account. In a now-deleted video, Julia Reel said a security guard at Hubbard Inn was “grabbing” and “manhandling” her and a …

In early March, a tragic story showed up on NewsBreak, a website that aggregates local news from across the country. In a series of articles, the author reported on a hit-and-run accident that had left two people dead: Herman Cruz and his 4-year-old daughter, Amelia. Herman had been driving Amelia …

WASHINGTON — A new budget by a large and influential group of House Republicans calls for raising the Social Security retirement age for future retirees and restructuring Medicare. The proposals are unlikely to become law this year, but they reflect how many Republicans will seek to govern if they win …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity would be banned in public schools and displaying Pride flags in classrooms would be prohibited under legislation lawmakers advanced in Alabama on Wednesday. The measure is part of a wave of laws across the country that critics have dubbed …

After years of injury reports and safety advisories, water beads continue to be a serious and growing health hazard for young children, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. The absorbent polymer beads are often marketed as colorful, slimy, sensory items for kids to play with. They can be …

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, TKTK. Plus, TKTK What we learned from polling thousands of GOP primary voters …

Pye already lost a previous appeal on the grounds that Georgia, at the time a death warrant was signed for him, had not fulfilled certain requirements to restart executions created as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Those requirements included the return of normal visitations at state prisons. Pye’s lawyers …

CLEVELAND — After winning Ohio’s divisive Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, former car dealer Bernie Moreno quickly took aim at the Democrat he’s running to unseat in November. “We have an opportunity now,” Moreno told his supporters, “to retire the old commie.” The following afternoon, Sen. Sherrod Brown hosted a …

NOTE: This article contains images that some viewers might find upsetting or disturbing. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Armed gangs launched new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince early Wednesday, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital. Associated Press journalists reported seeing at least five bodies in and …

Schumer addressed questions about Netanyahu at his weekly press conference Wednesday, saying the Israeli prime minister has only himself to blame for the cracks in U.S. solidarity with his government. “When you make these issues partisan, you hurt the cause of Israel,” Schumer told reporters, standing by his call last …

The husband of former “Selling Sunset” star Christine Quinn was arrested after an alleged assault with a deadly weapon Tuesday involving an object that hit a child, police said. Christian Dumontet, 45, was arrested following reports of a domestic dispute at around 2 p.m. by the Los Angeles Police Department’s …

But recovery can be slow for people struggling with addiction. Many cycle in and out of jail and treatment before they get sober. Preventing deaths through public health services is a much more attainable goal, drug reform advocates said. “We’re only going to see a cycle of despair if we …

If you work in an office, then you likely spend a lot of time sitting at your desk for hours at a time. This means that you probably get occasional neck pain caused by constantly craning your neck to check your phone or look closely at your computer or laptop …

Two former Mississippi sheriff deputies who were members of a self-described “Goon Squad” were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday after admitting they tortured and abused two Black men in a racist attack that left one of the victims seriously injured. Daniel Ready Opdyke, a former deputy with the Rankin County …

“The risks are really two-sided here,” Powell said. “We’re in a situation where if we ease too much or too soon, we could see inflation come back. And if we ease too late, we could see unnecessary harm to employment.” Rate cuts would, over time, lead to lower costs for …

A key deadline for the $464 million civil fraud judgment against Donald Trump and his co-defendants is fast approaching, and it appears it’s one he might not be able to meet. Unless an appeals court intervenes or the former president can post a bond for the full amount of the …

Eleven attorneys at major LGBTQ rights groups and law firms engaged in impermissible judge-shopping to steer litigation challenging Alabama’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth away from a conservative judge, a three-judge panel concluded in a newly unsealed report. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke, an appointee of Republican …

NORTH LAS VEGAS — In the heart of the most Latino ZIP code in Nevada, shoppers at the sprawling Broadacres flea market mill around every weekend drinking micheladas and listening to live norteña music. Soon, they will be at the center of an expansive battle over Latino voters in 2024 — with …

WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Donald Trump asked a judge on Tuesday evening to stay proceedings in various civil cases that seek to hold the former president liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot, once again seeking to starve off the legal consequences of his actions in the aftermath …