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Ashli Streeter, who said that Stevens Transport did not hire her because it had no women to train her, in Killeen, Texas, Sept. 20, 2023.

Women could fill truck driver jobs. Companies won’t let them.

October 5, 2023 at 2:16 p.m.

The trucking industry has complained for years that there is a dire shortage of workers willing to drive big rigs. But some women say many trucking companies have made it...

Members of the The Writers Guild of America picket outside Paramount Pictures on May 3, 2023, in Los Angeles.

Studios and writers reached a deal. Here’s what happens next.

September 25, 2023 at 10:26 a.m.

The Writers Guild of America reached a tentative deal with top entertainment companies on a new contract, ending one of Hollywood's longest labor disputes and moving the industry closer to...

Mifepristone and misoprostol, the medications used and distributed by Las Libres for at-home abortions, in Guanajuato, Mexico on Dec. 10, 2021.

A new border crossing: Americans turn to Mexico for abortions

September 25, 2023 at 9:55 a.m.

The text message Cynthia Menchaca received this summer was one she was seeing more and more: A woman living in Texas said she had left a violent relationship only to...

Syringes with vaccines are prepared at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif.

Can you get the new COVID vaccine and the flu shot at the same time?

September 13, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

Most Americans will be eligible for both the new monovalent COVID vaccine and the annual flu shot this fall. You can schedule your vaccines separately or choose to get them...

Antero Bownmccoard, an 8th-grader at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School gets a Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot during a vaccine clinic held by Rescue Inc. at Leland & Gray Middle and High School, in Townshend, Vt., on Sept. 20, 2022.

What to know about the new COVID booster shots

September 13, 2023 at 8:27 a.m.

Two new COVID shots have received the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also recommended the...

A person receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, Dec. 20, 2021, in Federal Way, Wash.

COVID vaccines may roll out within days

September 11, 2023 at 7:18 a.m.

The latest COVID-19 boosters are expected to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration as early as Monday, arriving alongside the seasonal flu vaccine and shots to protect infants...

Families load onto a bus outside of the Office of Emergency Management migrant center in El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 7, 2022. This center serves for the staging area for migrants before leaving El Paso on free buses bound for Chicago, Miami, and New York City.

Who’s really paying to bus migrants from the border?

March 11, 2024 at 12:44 p.m.

When a bus packed with migrants pulled into downtown Los Angeles in mid-June, it caused a local stir: In a city with one of the country's largest immigrant populations, this...

The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, on March 8, 2023.

In its first monopoly trial of modern internet era, US sets sights on Google

September 6, 2023 at 2:52 p.m.

The Justice Department has spent three years over two presidential administrations building the case that Google illegally abused its power over online search to throttle competition. To defend itself, Google...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting in Vladivostok, Russia on April 25, 2019.

Kim Jong Un and Putin plan to meet in Russia to discuss weapons

September 5, 2023 at 6:37 a.m.

Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, plans to travel to Russia this month to meet with President Vladimir Putin to discuss the possibility of supplying Russia with more...

Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell performs during a rehearsal for the CD USA New Year's Eve event at the Fremont Street Experience December 31, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Steve Harwell, former Smash Mouth lead singer, dead at 56

September 4, 2023 at 11:13 a.m.

Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of the rock band Smash Mouth, which was best known for its ubiquitous 1999 hit "All Star," died Monday. He was 56. His death,...

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