Struggling to attract workers as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, major companies are dangling an uncommon benefit to lure job candidates: a chance to get paid every day. Dozens of employers — including fast-food chains Arby’s, Wendy’s, Jimmy John’s and Taco Bell as well as retailers Big Lots, Dollar Tree and Kroger— …

Kansas City, Missouri — A Kansas City man who’s been jailed more than 40 years for a triple murder adamantly and repeatedly denied having anything to do with the crime during testimony Monday in an evidentiary hearing that could lead to his freedom. If he winds up being released, his …

Now, some REALLY scary thoughts from Amy Pickard. She calls herself a “death-positive facilitator.” And you’re about to understand why: Quick: What’s the leading cause of death? Birth.   Folks, you’re going to die. Happy Sunday, everybody! But really, you’re definitely going to die.  And yet, if you’re like most …

Washington — Democratic Congressman Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Sunday that Facebook is “working with” the panel to turn over requested information relevant to its probe. The January 6 select committee sent Facebook and 14 other …

The body of five-year-old Elijah Lewis was found in a state park in Abington, Massachusetts, on Saturday, according to CBS Boston. The boy from Merrimack, New Hampshire, had been reported missing on October 14. Ames Nowell State Park was closed to the public as police searched the area Saturday morning. Investigators returned to …

The Texas House and Senate passed a final version of their Congressional maps for the next decade late Monday and will now await Republican Governor Greg Abbott’s signature.  After a series of amendments and negotiations, the final map does much of what the first draft would’ve done: it helps Republican …

Across the country, there is a growing child care crisis. It’s a crisis made worse by the pandemic and stagnant wages. According to a Harvard Business Review Survey, nearly two-thirds of parents have had trouble finding child care in the pandemic, especially Black and Brown families. Meanwhile child care facilities …

Minnetonka is apologizing for profiting off of Native American culture without acknowledging its role in the 75-year-old Minnesota company’s line of moccasins and other footwear products.  “We recognize that our original products, some of which are still sold today, have been appropriated from Native American culture,” David Miller, Minnetonka’s CEO, …

NATO said Wednesday it would expel eight Russian diplomats that it alleges were operating as “undeclared Russian intelligence officers,” in a sign strained relations between Moscow and Western powers continue to worsen.   The alliance will also reduce from 20 to 10 the size of Moscow’s diplomatic representation in NATO’s …

One federal agent was killed and another is in critical condition following a shooting on an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona. The shooting broke out as the agents were searching for guns and drugs. Officials said the violence started as a confrontation on the train between two DEA agents and …