The threat is intended to speed up contract talks that are now in their third year.
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Yellen says U.S. could hit debt ceiling as soon as June 1
She urges Congress to address the $31.4 trillion limit on the U.S. legal borrowing authority.
Bill would let 14-year-olds serve alcohol in Wisconsin
Two GOP lawmakers say their idea ‘creates a simple solution’ to the state’s workforce shortage problems in the food and beverage industry.
Trump accuser says many in her generation didn’t report rape
Meanwhile, as his attorney asks for a mistrial, the former president travels to Scotland to open a new golf course.
Montana trans lawmaker sues over removal from House floor
The legal challenge against the House speaker and statehouse sergeant-at-arms comes with just days left in the Legislature’s session.
U.N. envoy says Sudan’s warring sides agree to negotiate
Since Saturday, the U.S. has been conducting daily evacuation of American civilians.
At least 6 killed when dust storm causes crashes in Illinois
The accidents involve 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught fire.
Seven bodies found during search for Oklahoma teens
Police cancel a missing endangered person advisory but are giving few details.
World’s workers rally for economic justice on May Day
While marchers were largely peaceful, violence by radicals marred the message, notably in Paris.
Canadian folk singer Gordon Lightfoot dies at 84
His 1965 debut album ‘Lightfoot!’ ushered in a new folk voice.