After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government's power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks' case against the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that protects the right of employees to organize. If the court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the NLRB to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts. The hearing comes even a ..read more

Dozens of balloons flying high reaching for the heavens as dozens of people joined together Monday evening to celebrate what would have been Jaylen Griffin's 16th birthday. A nearly four-year search for him ended with the discovery of his body earlier this month. It hurts that this is the transition of our search, but I'm grateful that his mom can have a heavenly touch with her baby again, says Community Liaison of GYC Ministries Tamea Dixon. And we all lost an amazing young man and thats why its important that we are all here. Jaylen's grandmother, Shirley Banks, remembers her grandson as bei ..read more

Our oceans are full of plastic  an estimated 200 million metric tons, according to The Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving oceans. And around the world, organizations large and small spend endless hours trying to keep us from making the problem worse. Each plastic bottle, shopping bag or piece of an old toy threatens marine life and habitats. This garbage collects in floating patches in oceans around the world. The largest of them, in the Pacific, is estimated to be three times the size of France. But its the tiny, microscopic plastics that could be an even bigger threa ..read more

The U.N. labor organization warned Monday that over 70% of the world's workforce is likely to be exposed to excessive heat during their careers, citing increased concern about exposure to sunlight. It also warned of air pollution, pesticides and other hazards that could lead to health problems including cancer. In a new report, the International Labor Organization suggested ways that governments can improve their legislation and help cope with the rising effects of climate change on workers. Its clear that climate change is already creating significant additional health hazards for workers, sa ..read more

State lawmakers have given the green light to New York's $237 billion budget. Some major wins for the governor when it comes to housing and cracking down on crime, and New Yorker's health care. Investment in Medicaid, boost for maternal health and eliminating co-pays for insulin, all were announced with the passing of the budget. According to the state's Department of Health, around 1.6 million New Yorkers have been diagnosed with diabetes. A majority relies on insulin everyday. New York capped insulin co-payments at $35 dollars for a 30 day supply. That co-payment will now ring up to zero, es ..read more

NASA engineers have completed a promising round of tech support on the Voyager 1 space probe, correcting an issue with one of its computers and moving it closer to being ready to transmit science data again. In November of 2023, NASA started receiving corrupted data from the probe.  Engineers determined a small section of memory in one of the probe's computers was faulty. That computer ran the code that prepared data for transmission back to Earth. If it couldn't execute its code properly, Voyager wouldn't be able to send readable data home. The team determined they would h ..read more

A state senator and former broadcast meteorologist was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Monday in the northwestern Minnesota city of Detroit Lakes, police said. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, 49, of Woodbury, was being held in the Becker County Jail on suspicion of first-degree burglary. Formal charges were still pending Monday afternoon, Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd said. Mitchell did not immediately return a call left on the jail's voicemail system for inmates. It's not clear if she has an attorney who could comment on her behalf. The police chief said he didn't k ..read more

Eva Evans, a TikTok star who created the comedic web series "Club Rat," has died at 29 years old.  The content creator's sister, Lila Joy, announced the news in an Instagram post Sunday, saying the family had been told the day before that Evans had died. "After 24 hours, I still find myself in a constant cycle of denial and acceptance, so I know how unbelievable and hard to process this news will be," the post read. "I wish I had Eva here now to refer to because she would have better words and know how to say what I don't." View this post on Instagram A post shared by lila joy (@lilajoyfu ..read more

Morgan Wallen is speaking out about an incident at a Nashville bar earlier this month that ended with him in handcuffs.  The country singer is currently facing multiple charges stemming from his April 7 arrest, which occurred after he threw a chair off the rooftop of Eric Church's six-story Chief's Bar. Those charges include three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. An arrest report for Wallen said the chair hit the ground feet away from where some Metro Nashville police officers were standing. Their review of footage showed the 30 ..read more

A group of women in Hamburg are working to help others who are less fortunate. While their name is raising some eyebrows, everyone agrees it's an important mission. "My name is Joan and I've been with the Happy Hookers for about 7 years," explains one of the women. If the name got your attention, mission accomplished. These women in Hamburg want to spread the word about the good deeds they are doing. Georgette Damon explains, "We're helping people which God help us we all need help." The women are helping the homeless by crocheting sleeping mats. Joan Cullis explains how they got their name ..read more