Getting a few more packages out shouldn’t injure workers or force them to skip lunch or a bathroom break, according to a new U.S. Senate bill that seeks to regulate production quotas for warehouse workers in the Inland Empire and nationwide. The Warehouse Worker Protection Act, unveiled Thursday, May 2, would ban quotas that the […]
Here’s a look at motherhood and pregnancy in the U.S.
There are about 3.6 million babies born in the U.S. each year, which is an average of 9,863 a day. Here’s a look at pregnancy and birth in the U.S. Conception to birthdate The length of the average pregnancy is approximately 266 days. As the exact estimate of the ovulation is usually not known, an […]
Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney urge Manchester United board to stick with Erik ten Hag
Roy Keane wants Erik ten Hag to see through his Manchester United deal (Photo by James Gill – Danehouse/Getty Images) Manchester United legends Roy Keane and Wayne Rooney say the club should give Erik ten Hag more time at Old Trafford. The Dutchman is clinging onto his job at the Theatre of Dreams, with United […]
Charlene White gives health update on ITV News’ Rageh Omaar after illness
Rageh Omaar sparked concern when he fell ill live on air (Picture: ITV) ITV newsreader Rageh Omaar is said to be ‘doing really well’ over two weeks after falling ill live on-air. The 56-year-old presenter appeared to stumble over his words while reading from the autocue during the broadcaster’s News At Ten programme last month, […]
Spotted Jason Momoa in Primark? It might be this postman from Wolverhampton
The likeness between the real Jason Momoa (L) and his lookalike is uncanny (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) If you think you saw Hollywood icon Jason Momoa enjoying a stroll in the West Midlands, it might actually have been Wolverhampton postman Ian Mills just trying to enjoy his day. The 52-year-old says he is regularly […]
Tri-State funnels federal funds to rural cooperatives to electrify homes, businesses
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has joined with the Colorado Clean Energy Fund to make no-money-down, low-interest loans available to Tri-State members to electrify their homes and businesses and make the buildings more energy efficient. Tri-State, a wholesale power supplier that serves Colorado and three other states, said $50 million it received through the U.S. […]
Single-family residence sells for $3.8 million in Los Gatos
16471 Eugenia Way – Google Street View The spacious property located in the 16400 block of Eugenia Way in Los Gatos was sold on April 23, 2024 for $3,768,000, or $1,138 per square foot. The house, built in 1970, has an interior space of 3,312 square feet. This single-story house has three bedrooms and three […]
Denver apartments’ unreliable water taps, roach infestations and overflowing garbage spur change in Colorado law
Benjamin Stark remembers precisely when he started having problems with his apartment. “That would be day one,” he said, referring to when he moved into the Felix apartment complex in southeast Denver in summer 2021. “I didn’t have (air conditioning) for about a month and a half. It was a heat wave. That was like […]
‘Jaw-dropping’ countryside spot crowned best destination for UK stargazing holiday
Northumberland has low levels of light pollution (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Last weekend, millions of Brits witnessed one of nature’s miracles right on our doorsteps; the Northern Lights. It’s rare to spot the Aurora Borealis here, especially as far down as southern England and Wales, but sightings of the ‘stunning’ display were reported right across the […]
Man shot, killed driving car on California freeway; motorcyclist is suspected gunman
A man driving a car was shot and killed by a motorcyclist as they drove on the eastbound 10 Freeway near Covina and San Dimas early Saturday morning, May 11, authorities said. The shooting occurred just past 2:10 a.m. just west of Via Verde Street in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, California Highway […]
3 dead, 3 injured after Tesla crashes into light poles, building in Southern California
Three people were killed and three others were taken to hospitals after a single-car crash that briefly knocked out power to nearby homes and businesses in Pasadena on Saturday morning, May 11, authorities said. All six people, ages 17 to 22, were in a Tesla Model 3 sedan headed westbound on Foothill Boulevard when the […]
Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
By BOB THOMAS and AMY TAXIN | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98. Corman […]