A Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain was hit with a lawsuit by the Biden administration at the same time the president stopped by one of their locations on the campaign trail. Sheetz is being accused of racial discrimination by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). THE EEOC claims that the company's hiring practices discriminated against minority applicants, as reported by the Associated Press. The lawsuit was filed the same day Biden cheerfully stopped by a Pittsburgh...
A jury awarded a former California State Parks employee nearly $2.3 million after a trial laid bare claims that the agency and a former boss discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage and retaliated when he spoke up while employed in the department's Malibu region. "It could lay a foundation for other people behind me to have a fair shake," plaintiff Angel Alba said Monday. He qualified his optimism, though, adding, "There's still no room for Mexican American people in leadership here in...
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden made a campaign stop at a Pittsburgh convenience store, the same day that the Biden administration announced a lawsuit against the Pennsyvania-based chain. Sheetz is a privately held family-run company with over 23,000 employees. During his visit, Biden purchased snacks and took photos with customers and employees
LIBERAL, Mo. — A big cross-state softball matchup in Southwest Missouri took action Friday afternoon. The Liberal Lady Bulldogs hosted the St. Mary's Colgan Lady Panthers. Liberal is on a six-game winning streak while has lost one straight. The Lady Bulldogs pulled off a big win over the Lady Panthers 6-2. Liberal went to 14-4 []
ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Knizner hit a three-run homer, Adolis García added a two-run shot and the Texas Rangers avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.
Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored his first century in almost five years during the Dhaka Premier League Super Six match between Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and Gazi Group Cricketers at the BKSP-4 Ground in Savar on Friday.
Health Canada says it has seized counterfeit Viagra from a convenience store in Scarborough. In a news release issued Friday, the federal agency said the product was removed from a Jug City location on 96 Dearham Wood, near Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue. Unlike authentic Viagra, which is sold in a carton and contains directions for use, the product seized was sold in individual blister packs and without any other packaging. Other indicators that show the product is fake include an...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in identifying a female suspect involved in a theft at a convenience store last month. According to a post by Crime Stoppers, at about 3pm on Thursday, March 7, an unknown female entered the Kent Kwik, located at 5800 []
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Tuesday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
The former president met supporters in Wisconsin and Michigan - two battleground states.
STORY: The tornado had hit the city's Baiyun district on Saturday (April 27) afternoon and killed five people, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities, adding that 33 were injured and 141 factory buildings had been damaged.Footage on CCTV on Monday showed the scattered remains of the warehouse, with rescuers picking through debris near telephone poles that had fallen on the ground nearby.Last year, China's Jiangsu was hit by a violent tornado which killed 10 people after...
A California man is suing streaming platform Plex, claiming the company secretly shares viewing data with Facebook in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act.