Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike, the union said Saturday. Teamsters spokesman Matthew McQuaid confirmed the agreement, which will have to be approved by members. Details of the agreement weren’t immediately available. The Associated Press left a message seeking comment with Costco. The Teamsters union represents 18,000 Costco workers in six states: California, Washington, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York. Overall, Costco has 219,000 U.S. employees and 617 U.S. stores. The company said its labor agreement with the Teamsters applies to less than 10% of those stores. On…
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Amid a January littered with tragedies across the country, 2hollis’s sold-out show at Metro was a cathartic escape from reality. Chicago’s prince of hyperpop played a homecoming concert as part of a North American tour even after devastating wildfires in Los Angeles claimed thousands of homes, including his mother’s house in the Altadena neighborhood. He was greeted with a turnout so warm that the “Jeans” singer was overwhelmed by the end of the show. Concert-goer Nonso Onwaeze, a Los Angeles native, was one of many university students who waited in a line that wrapped around the building before the show.…
The boy was driving 80 to 90 miles per hour, and told police that he had been trying to get back from the gym quickly because he knew he was tired. DISCOVERY BAY — A boy who allegedly crashed into a security booth, killing one security guard and badly injuring another, later told police that he had exhausted himself at the gym that night, authorities said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Man who stopped to help is 3rd victim of highway crash near Susanville Crime and Public Safety | Bay Area man sentenced for DUI crash that killed…
The operation happened around the Tenderloin and Southern Districts. By Bay City News San Francisco police made 59 arrests on Wednesday during a one-day operation targeting fugitives with outstanding warrants, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Oakland businesses have been getting shot up after hours. Police are investigating a possible extortion racket Crime and Public Safety | Discovery Bay teen who crashed and killed security guard told police he fell asleep behind the wheel Crime and Public Safety | Family of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji files lawsuit seeking San Francisco police records Crime and Public Safety |…
Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump and his envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, announced the release of the six men on social media. The visit by Grenell came as a shock to many Venezuelans who hoped that Trump would continue the “maximum pressure” campaign he pursued against Maduro during his first term. Trip…
An Italian navy ship on Saturday took migrants to Italy from asylum processing centers in Albania following a court decision in Rome. It was the third failed attempt by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government to process migrants in the non-EU country. A coast guard ship took 43 migrants from the port of Shengjin, 66 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of the capital, Tirana, to the southern Italian port of Bari. They were among the 49 men who were transferred to Albania on an Italian naval ship Tuesday. Six were returned the same day for being minors or deemed vulnerable. Italian media reported…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit asked for the public’s help Saturday in locating a 39-year-old man who they said was last seen in Pompano Beach. Leer en español According to detectives, Lester Frank Harrison was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 20 in the 300 block of Northwest Sixth Street. Investigators say Harrison is about 6 feet tall and weighs around 300 pounds. He has gray hair and blue eyes. According to his family, Harrison experiences mental illness and requires medication. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274…
A winning Fantasy 5 ticket worth over $60,000 was purchased at a gas station in Miami-Dade County on Friday. Leer en español The winning ticket worth $64,208.28 was purchased at Marathon, located at 8700 SW 72nd St., Florida Lottery officials confirmed in a news release Saturday. The deadline to claim the top prize is Aug. 1 at midnight. The winning Fantasy 5 numbers for the Friday evening drawing were: 11-27-31-35-36. Lottery officials also confirmed that a second winning Fantasy 5 ticket, with the same prize, was sold at a Sunoco gas station in West Tampa. “While any Florida Lottery retailer…
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20. Chopra’s tenure saw the removal of medical debt from credit reports and limits on overdrafts penalties, all based on the premise that the financial system could be fairer and more competitive in ways that helped consumers. But many in the financial industry viewed his actions as regulatory overreach. In a…
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit asked for the public’s help Saturday in locating a 39-year-old man who they said was last seen in Pompano Beach. Leer en español According to detectives, Lester Frank Harrison was last seen around 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 20 in the 300 block of Northwest Sixth Street. Investigators say Harrison is about 6 feet tall and weighs around 300 pounds. He has gray hair and blue eyes. According to his family, Harrison experiences mental illness and requires medication. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274…
Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and other public health topics were down Friday evening due to President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
Government agency webpages about HIV, LGBTQ+ people and other public health topics were down Friday evening due to President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
A pedestrian was struck by a SUV Saturday morning while crossing Pine Island Road near 44th Street in Sunrise, authorities said. Leer en español The crash happened around 8:14 a.m. when a SUV heading southbound hit the pedestrian near a Chevron gas station, according to authorities. Sunrise police said the driver remained at the scene, and the pedestrian was taken to Broward Health Medical Center for treatment. The pedestrian’s condition wasn’t immediately available. A Local 10 News crew was at the scene as a silver SUV with significant damage to its front left side was towed away from the gas…
If your pet alligator escapes, don’t call for an ambulance — unless it has sunk its teeth into someone. That’s the message from the Welsh Ambulance Service in a plea to get people to stop phoning with non-emergencies. With public health services stretched thin in the U.K., there is no shortage of anecdotes about people suffering from true health emergencies who wait hours for medical care — whether from paramedics or a hospital doctor. But the ambulance service said 15% of its 426,000 calls last year — 175 a day — were not urgent. Some weren’t even health-related and were…
The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia’s government. An initial assessment by the Pentagon indicated that “multiple” operatives were killed. The Pentagon said it assessed that no civilians were harmed in the strikes. Trump, in a post on social media, said a senior IS planner and recruits were targeted in the operation. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and…
A resolution will be introduced in the Utah State Legislature to allow the state to co-manage the “Mighty Five” national parks. A bill will seek to have the state help manage national parks, including addressing more than $400 million in deferred maintenance projects and staffing shortages A resolution will be introduced in the Utah State Legislature to allow the state to co-manage the “Mighty Five” national parks. Rep. Steve Eliason, R-Sandy, told FOX 13 News he will introduce a bill that would seek to have the state enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of Interior to help manage…
The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia’s government. An initial assessment by the Pentagon indicated that “multiple” operatives were killed. The Pentagon said is assesses no civilians were harmed in the strikes. Trump, in a post on social media, said a senior IS planner and recruits were targeted in the operation. “The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and…
After a landmark year of huge development projects and winning a second Olympics, Mayor Erin Mendenhall is now vowing to drill down on what she says matters most to residents: improving public safety, fixing streets and adding affordable housing and green spaces. In her 2025 State of the City address, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall shares what she wants to see happen to the ballpark at West Temple and 1300 South. After a landmark year of huge development projects and winning a second Olympics, Mayor Erin Mendenhall is now vowing to drill down on what she says matters most…
Logan • Are playing cards evil? In the 19th and early 20th century, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints thought so. Latter-day Saints put a holier spin on popular board games and even created a few of their own from scratch. You can check out dozens of them at a new exhibit. Logan • Are playing cards evil? In the 19th and early 20th century, leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints thought so. It wasn’t an uncommon perspective at the time, according to the “Playing Religion” exhibit that opened recently at Utah…
Note to readers • The Salt Lake Tribune is making this story free to all. In light of heightened fear, Utah immigration experts share what you can do now to prepare in the event of ICE detainment, as well as what you and others can do if agents knock on your door or arrive at your workplace. Note to readers • The Salt Lake Tribune is making this story free to all. Para leer este artículo en español, haz clic aquí. Shortly after President Donald Trump tightened his stance on increasing deportations and enacted a slew of policies to do…