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As worker actions continue nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — As worker actions continue from Hollywood to Detroit , and new labor unions crop up at firms like Starbucks and Amazon , the White House on Monday was highlighting its effort to bolster worker organizing throughout the U.S.
Used cars market faces supply crunch in aftermath of supply chain woes

Used cars market faces supply crunch in aftermath of supply chain woes

TORONTO — The used car market is still experiencing a shortage of vehicles even as the automotive sector recovers from supply chain woes that have plagued the industry since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year.
Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

Many big US cities now answer mental health crisis calls with civilian teams -- not police

DENVER (AP) — Christian Glass was a geology geek, a painter and a young man beset by a mental health crisis when he called 911 for help getting his car unstuck in a Colorado mountain town last year.
Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

Unifor autoworkers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

TORONTO — Workers at a trio of major automakers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing their union to call a strike if bargaining committees can't secure new collective agreements in the coming months.
Sunday morning collision on Nova Scotia's Highway 12 leaves 17-year-old dead

Sunday morning collision on Nova Scotia's Highway 12 leaves 17-year-old dead

NEW ROSS, N.S. — RCMP in Nova Scotia say a 17-year-old is dead after a fatal collision in New Ross..
A motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head

A motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head

NEW YORK (AP) — A man fleeing New York City police officers on a motorcycle died Wednesday after a sergeant hurled a plastic picnic cooler at his head from close range, causing a violent crash, authorities said.

Grocery delivery company Instacart files for long-awaited IPO

Grocery delivery company Instacart is going public. The San Francisco-based company filed paperwork Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The IPO is expected to happen in the next few weeks.
Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

Uber raises minimum age for most California drivers to 25, saying insurance costs are too high

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber raised the minimum age requirement for most of its new drivers in California to 25 on Thursday under rules the company said are necessary because of the rising costs of commercial auto insurance in the state.

Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara's top diplomat visits region

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq on Thursday killed three members of a Kurdish insurgent group, officials said, as Ankara's top diplomat visited the seat of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish regional government.