It wasn’t immediately clear if the workers are migrants, but a Department of Labor document shows the farm the bus was heading to recently applied for 43 H-2A workers to harvest watermelons.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inFood & Dining, Nation & World
There’s bird flu in U.S. dairy cows. Raw milk drinkers aren’t deterred.
The FDA and the U.S. CDC call raw milk one of the ‘riskiest’ foods people can consume.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Michael Cohen provides inside knowledge, admits his own lies, in Trump hush money trial
Donald Trump is joined at the courthouse by an entourage of Republican lawmakers that included House Speaker Mike Johnson and others considered vice presidential contenders for Trump’s 2024 campaign.
Posted inNation & World
Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as potentially even larger catastrophe unfolds
Some 700,000 Palestinians – a majority of the prewar population – fled or were driven from their homes before and during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war that followed Israel’s establishment.
Posted inBusiness
Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum
It’s uncertain what the long-term impact on prices could be if the tariffs contribute to a wider trade dispute.
Posted inLocal & State, Outdoors
In photos: Northern lights bring their colorful display to Maine skies
Readers from across the state shared their photos of a dazzling, and rare, aurora borealis Friday night.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
Trump’s former attorney is expected to take the witness stand next week.
Posted inNation & World
Heavy fighting in Rafah keeps aid crossings closed, sends 100,000 civilians fleeing
The U.N.’s World Food Program will run out of food for distribution in southern Gaza by Saturday unless more aid arrives.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Your tax refund could be bigger this year. Here’s what to do with it.
Experts generally advise putting it toward debt and savings, but, for many people, that’s unrealistic.
Posted inNation & World
Trump’s hush money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy Daniels’ shocking testimony
Trump’s lawyers have sought to paint the adult film actor as a liar and extortionist who’s trying to take down Trump after drawing money and fame from her story about him.