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Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members picket outside the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.

Back-to-work order issued for 2 major Canada railroads. Union will comply, but lawsuit planned

August 25, 2024, 12:46pm Business

The Canadian arbitrator appointed to resolve a messy railroad labor dispute to protect the North American economy has ordered employees at the country’s two major railroads back to work so both can resume operating. Read story

This image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Tropical Storm Hone as it continues to track to the west toward the Hawaiian Islands, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.

Hurricane Hone sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

August 25, 2024, 12:45pm Nation & World

Hurricane Hone passed just south of Hawaii on Sunday, dumping enough rain for the National Weather Service to call off its red flag warnings that strong winds could lead to wildfires on the drier sides of islands in the archipelago. Read story

Harris campaign says it’s raised $540 million and saw a surge of donations during the convention

August 25, 2024, 12:33pm Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign says it has now raised $540 million for its election battle against Republican nominee former President Donald Trump. Read story

Ukrainian soldiers of 3rd assault brigade fly an FPV suicide drone over Russian positions in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024.

5 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters

August 25, 2024, 12:27pm Nation & World

Five people died in Ukrainian shelling in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, officials said Sunday, while Russian forces struck a hotel in eastern Ukraine, leaving one journalist missing and two others injured. Read story

People listen to a speech by Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah broadcasted on Hezbollah's al-Manar television channel, at a coffee shop in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, hours after Israel and Hezbollah traded heavy fire.

Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back

August 25, 2024, 10:43am Latest News

Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah traded heavy fire early Sunday but backed off from sparking a widely feared all-out war, as both sides signaled their most intense exchange of fire in months was over. Read story

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

FILE - In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, center, pose with Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Mike Barratt, left, and Tracy Dyson, aboard the International Space Station's Quest airlock on June 24, 2024.

August 25, 2024, 9:11am Latest News

NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they'll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months. Read story

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Back-to-work order issued for 2 major Canada railroads. Union will comply, but lawsuit planned

Hurricane Hone sweeps past Hawaii, dumping enough rain to ease wildfire fears

Harris campaign says it’s raised $540 million and saw a surge of donations during the convention

5 people die in shelling of a Russian border region while Russian fire hits a hotel with reporters

Israel and Hezbollah trade their most intense fire in months and then pull back

NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule

‘This is a human story’: Educators learn strategies to teach the Holocaust

Landlords cry foul as more states seal eviction records

Mexico’s president wants to fire most judges. So they went on strike

For many Asian Americans, Ferguson unrest set them on a path of resistance and reflection