PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has put on hold a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona’s prisons that was scheduled to start Monday. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order late Friday blocking the start date as Arizona corrections officials are appealing the takeover, also known as a receivership. The court
NEW YORK — Online behemoth Amazon said it’s increasing the minimum starting hourly wage for its U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20 ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season. With the $1-per-hour increase across the board for these workers who do jobs like pack and ship orders, the average pay for these employees will
Amazon is upping its minimum pay for core operations workers to $20 an hour and giving all US workers new grocery discounts. The $1-an-hour raise applies to full-time employees, many of whom work in Amazon’s warehouses picking, packing, and sorting orders. Amazon’s average hourly wage is now about $24, the company said on Wednesday. The
WASHINGTON — Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said that the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezuela on Wednesday where the new investment will be formally unveiled.
US Air Force special operations forces are exploring whether they can use powered gliders to deliver supplies, including medical gear, to small teams operating beyond the reach of reliable supply lines. During an ongoing international exercise in Iceland, Air Force Special Operations Command personnel plan to airdrop a powered glider packed with supplies to teammates
Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. “These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally
