Mitchell G. Patton

WASHINGTON — The Senate reached an agreement Thursday to hold votes aimed at avoiding an economically catastrophic rail strike, a day after the House approved such a measure.The chamber decided to hold three successive votes, all requiring 60 votes for approval. The Senate usually takes days of procedural votes to pass a bill, but lawmakers reached a unanimous agreement in this case to vote in a matter of minutes.The first vote is an amendment by Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, that would extend the "cooling-off period" by giving relevant parties an additional 60 days beyond the December 8 deadline to continue…

A gunslinger, dressed in black, opened fire inside a suburban Seattle barbershop Wednesday, killing the store owner while cutting an 8-year-old boy's hair, police said.The murder occurred inside JQ's Barbershop in Puyallup around 5 pm PST after "the suspect entered the business and went directly to the booth where the victim was cutting" the boy's hair. according to a police statement.Witnesses told investigators that the gunman shot the store owner, a 43-year-old Tacoma man, "multiple times" before he "fled the area on foot," according to the statement.The shooter could only be described as a 5-foot-8 man dressed entirely in black,…

WWE will honor US military service members later this month with its 20th anniversary "Tribute To The Troops."The event will take place on Saturday, December 17 at 2:30 pm ET and can be seen on FOX. There is expected to be a star-studded roster of superstars on the card.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Ronda Rousey prepares for action. (WWE)Braun Strowman, current SmackDown Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus, Imperium and others will be in action for the special, WWE said."In what is considered WWE's most patriotic and moving show of the year, the company began 'Tribute…

LONDON — A senior European Union official warned Elon Musk Wednesday that Twitter needs to strengthen measures to protect users of hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content to avoid violating new rules that threaten tech giants with large fines or even a ban in the 27-nation bloc.Thierry Breton, the EU commissioner for digital policy, told the billionaire Tesla CEO that the social media platform will have to significantly increase efforts to comply with the new rulesknown as the Digital Services Law, which will come into force next year.The two held a video call to discuss Twitter's readiness for the…