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EL PASO, TX - Officials at a Texas middle school are backpedaling on a new student dress code policy they contend is aimed at addressing mental health issues after it sparked a backlash from parents.
“In response to some concerns that were brought forward by parents and teachers of the community, the campus improvement team – which consists of teachers, parents are part of it – looked at all the different concerns that were brought forward and proposed some changes to the dress code policy,” Sarah Venegas, executive principal for the El Paso Independent School District, told KDBC.
Just days before students at El Paso’s Charles Middle School returned to class on Monday, Principal Nick DeSantis sent a letter to parents with a new dress code policy that bans all-black clothing because it’s “associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality.” Click here to read more.
Vice President Kamala Harris copied a campaign promise first announced by former President Donald Trump to eliminate taxes on tips.
During a campaign rally in Nevada on Saturday, Harris acknowledged that Culinary Union Local 226 was at the rally, and she continued on to vow that if elected president in November, she would work to “raise the minimum wage” and “eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”
Harris’s promise comes after Trump announced in June during a rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, that if elected president, his administration would “not charge taxes on tips.
“I know Culinary 226 is in the house,” Harris told the crowd. “And, the culinary union, as everyone in Nevada knows, they have helped lead the way in our country for workers’ rights and workers dignity. I have to say, for years I’ve been so proud to work by your side. When I was Attorney General of California, we worked together to crack down on wage theft. When I was a United States senator we fought together for paid family leave and medical leave, and earlier this year right here in Vegas we celebrated your historic contract win. And, it is my promise to everyone here, when I am President, we will continue our fight for working families of America. Including to raise the minimum wage, and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.” Click here to read more.
TACOMA, Wash. — An army ranger is speaking out after he jumped into action to help a man from a burning car. It happened Friday after a driver collided with the barrier on northbound Interstate 5 near the Tacoma Dome.
Joe Thach who was driving on I-5 said he didn't expect to come across a burning car, let alone a man trapped inside.
“As I looked I noticed that nobody had stopped to help and I thought well if not me, then who?" said Thach.
Video of the scene shows the car engulfed in flames and several people moving the man to safety. Click here to read more and watch story.
WASHINGTON D.C - The Islamic Republic of Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, has reportedly hacked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign.
Politico began receiving internal campaign documents from the campaign late last month from an anonymous AOL email account that used the name “Robert.”
The emails contained internal communications from a top Trump campaign official that included research the campaign did on Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and “potential vulnerabilities” that he may have. The research dossier was a preliminary version of the file that the campaign used to vet Vance, something that is standard practice in presidential campaigns. Click here to read more.
NEW YORK, NY - Global markets had an acute panic attack this week — a sudden bout of chaos in what has been otherwise a rather placid and predictable year.
The dizziness started in Asia: Markets crashed in Japan early Monday, with the headline Nikkei index falling by as much as 12.4%. The trembling then spread across the globe as cryptocurrencies — supposedly an uncorrelated store of value — experienced a temporary loss of control, plummeting along with everything else. By the end of the day it was clear that US stock markets could not catch their breath. Fully untethered from reality, hearts palpitating wildly up and down Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down more than 1,000 points, a 2.6% drop, while the tech stock-heavy Nasdaq tanked by 3.4% and the S&P 500 sank 3%. In the days that followed, the market jumped or fell with each new piece of information, leading to a distinct tightness in every investor's chest.
As with any panic attack, the reasons for its sudden onset are myriad — a compounding of long-known anxieties both in and out of our control. After the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates, the Japanese yen appreciated suddenly, scrambling the carry trade, a popular Wall Street strategy that had been paying off for years but requires placid markets to sustain itself. Added on top were concerns about Big Tech, the backbone of 2024's roaring market. After wrapping up earnings season with little profit to show for investments in AI, worries that companies wasted $1 trillion on this nifty but unproven tech went from whispers to open debate. Click here to read more.
