Author: Associated Press

Nashville police chief’s son, wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, found dead after car chase

Photo source: La Vergne Police Department/FacebookNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The estranged son of Nashville’s police chief, who was wanted in the shooting of two police officers, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase in a stolen car, authorities said. Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement on Wednesday thanking officers for working…

UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union begins targeting the cash cows of automakers

Photo source: FORD, CNN, KRNVDETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs Tuesday at a highly profitable SUV factory in Arlington, Texas. The walkout comes one day after the union went on strike at a Stellantis pickup truck factory in Sterling Heights, Michigan, north of Detroit….

Democratic governor spars with Republican challenger over pandemic policies in Kentucky debate

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear defended his sweeping COVID-19 pandemic restrictions as he faced an onslaught of criticism from Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in a high-stakes debate Monday night, coming about two weeks before Kentucky’s closely watched gubernatorial election. Cameron acknowledged, meanwhile, that if elected he would sign legislation that included school vouchers, after being pressed for his stand on the…

World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31

Photo source: CNN Portugal LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world’s oldest dog ever, has died. The guard dog, called Bobi, passed away over the weekend in a veterinary hospital, his owner Leonel Costa told The Associated Press on Monday. Bobi lived on a farm in Portugal with Costa and four…

Autoworkers strike at Stellantis plant shutting down big profit center, 41,000 workers now picketing

(AP) – The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis. The union says that 6,800 members walked out Monday morning and shut down the Sterling Heights, Michigan, Assembly Plant, a huge profit center for the company. The newest strike action comes…

Manhunt continues for Nashville police chief’s son suspected in shooting of 2 Tennessee officers

Photo source: La Vergne Police Department/FacebookLA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. Officers in La Vergne, a city about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southeast of Nashville, were investigating a stolen vehicle outside the…

House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Afterward, Jordan said simply of his colleagues, “We put the question to them, they made a different decision.” The hard-charging Judiciary…

Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office address as he seeks billions of dollars for Israel and Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a rare Oval Office address Thursday night as he prepares to ask for additional billions of dollars in military assistance for Israel and Ukraine, deepening American involvement in two very different, unpredictable and bloody foreign conflicts. The speech will be an opportunity for Biden to argue that the United States has an…