Peloton must face a proposed class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of customers who were angered by the company’s decision to cut its number of exercise classes while continuing to market its service as offering an “ever-growing” library of classes. The lawsuit stems from another legal tussle for Peloton, when it …
Read More »Truck driver acquitted in deaths of 7 motorcyclists in horrific 2019 crash: “That is unbelievable”
Concord, N.H. — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a horrific head-on collision in northern New Hampshire that exposed fatal flaws in the processing of license revocations across states. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was found innocent …
Read More »Woman charged in deaths of 2 bicyclists on Make
A woman was charged Monday with causing the deaths of two bicyclists who were hit by her vehicle while riding in a weekend charity event in western Michigan. Five men were hit Saturday in Ionia County during a three-day endurance ride for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The two who died were …
Read More »9 Mega Millions tickets were a Mega Ball short of winning it all
A few people came close to winning it all in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing, but they fell one ball short of cashing in on the massive jackpot. No one won the $830 million payout, and the estimated prize for Friday night’s drawing has grown to over a billion dollars. …
Read More »Seattle man charged with threatening to shoot Black customers at Buffalo grocery store
A suburban Seattle man has been arrested and accused of threatening to shoot Black customers at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court. The complaint comes just months after a man killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a …
Read More »Chipotle to shutter Maine store that was trying to unionize
Chipotle is closing a Maine store that had been leading efforts to unionize the chain. Employees at the Augusta, Maine, Chipotle filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board in June asking to hold a union election at the store. It was the first of the Mexican food chain’s …
Read More »Transcript: D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on “Face the Nation,” July 17, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser that aired Sunday, July 17, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: One of the more startling numbers from last week’s Consumer Price Index was the cost of rent, which is soaring at the fastest pace …
Read More »Mother arrested in cold case death of young son after artist’s rendering helps solve “23
A woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 6-year-old son outside Atlanta more than 23 years ago, her arrest brought about by a forensic artist’s rendering of the child that led to a tip, authorities said Wednesday. A DeKalb County grand jury returned an indictment on …
Read More »U.S. drone strike kills ISIS leader in Syria
A U.S. strike in northwestern Syria killed the leader of ISIS in Syria Tuesday, according to U.S. Central Command. The drone strike targeted Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria and one of the top five leaders of ISIS overall, and an unnamed senior ISIS leader who works closely …
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A widely used but controversial herbicide linked to cancer is showing up in people, with a government study finding glyphosate in more than 80% of urine samples from U.S. kids and adults. Part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found glyphosate …
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