9 bodies are pulled from a flooded tunnel in South Korea as rains cause flash floods (www.npr.org)
South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said.
Minnesota and Wisconsin issue air quality alerts amid a new round of Canada smoke (www.npr.org)
Only a few weeks after Canada’s smoke covered the Midwest, a new outburst of plumes are traveling to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Inmate with 'survivalist skills' who escaped Pennsylvania jail is in custody after manhunt (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael Charles Burham is accused of kidnapping a Warren County couple in May while on the run from authorities in New York, where he was a murder suspect.
Americans haven't felt this good about the economy in almost two years (finance.yahoo.com)
A commonly followed measure of consumer confidence in the US economy just increased to the highest level since September 2021.
United reaches preliminary, 4-year labor deal with pilots, with up to 40% raises (www.cnbc.com)
United Airlines and its pilots’ union have agreed to a preliminary labor deal that includes pay increases of as much as 40.2% over four years, ending months of tense negotiations and airport pickets. The deal makes United’s aviators the latest from a major airline to reach an agreement for higher wages amid the post-pandemic...
With 735 million people hungry, UN says world is 'off track' to meet its 2030 goal (www.reuters.com)
Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys to join Tour de Turtles (apnews.com)
Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues (news.gallup.com)
Americans’ faith in major societal institutions hasn’t improved over the past year following a slump in public confidence in 2022....
Tenants push Biden for rent control on all government-backed housing (wagingnonviolence.org)
… The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, manages both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which play a big role in the multifamily housing market by buying the mortgages issued by banks to multifamily landlords, thus assuming the risk of nonpayment. The Newberry Parc arrangement is quite common. Last year, Fannie Mae and Freddie...
United Auto Workers could strike next after Teamsters (therealnews.com)
United Auto Workers’ labor agreements at the Big 3 automakers – Ford, GM, and Stellantis – just began. Their current contracts expire in mid-September, and the new UAW leadership has been crystal clear: they’re not afraid to take 150,000 of its members out on strike if their demands aren’t met. This would be less than...
U.S. Building More Apartments Than It Has In Decades, But Not For the Poor (www.vice.com)
The U.S. is building more apartments than it has in half a century, but the poorest people still can’t afford them....
1 Fargo police officer killed, 2 injured in shooting that also left suspect dead in North Dakota (apnews.com)
One police officer was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting that also left the suspect dead on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, police said.
988 mental health crisis line gets 5 million calls, texts and chats in first year (www.npr.org)
IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents (abcnews.go.com)
The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency
Mexico files complaint accusing Texas of breaking boundary laws with floating barriers (thehill.com)
Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law (www.cnn.com)
US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories (www.bbc.com)
Man, teen arrested for allegedly posting KKK fliers around Columbia, Tennessee (www.wkrn.com)
Two people have been arrested for allegedly posting racist fliers at Black churches around Columbia.
Biden administration announces $39 billion in student debt relief following administrative fixes (www.cnn.com)
Scottsdale bans natural grass in front yards of new houses to conserve water amid Arizona’s drought (www.cnn.com)
Chopped finger was mailed to Macron’s home, prosecutor says (www.politico.eu)
Hollywood writers and actors are striking together for first time since 1960—here’s why (therealnews.com)
Actors say Hollywood studios want their AI replicas — for free, forever (www.theverge.com)
“This ‘groundbreaking’ AI proposal that they gave us yesterday, they proposed that our background performers should be able to be scanned, get one day’s pay, and their companies should own that scan, their image, their likeness and should be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project they want, with no...
Airfares tumble, helping bring down overall inflation (www.nytimes.com)
Ticket prices are subject to several idiosyncratic factors, but they have eased markedly since last summer’s surge in demand.