Mitchell G. Patton

President Joe Biden on Monday called on lawmakers to quickly pass a labor deal that would prevent what he called a "potentially crippling national rail shutdown" starting Dec. 9.The tentative agreement, which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would vote on this week, is aimed at avoiding a freight strike just two weeks before Christmas, but has divided workers into two of the largest rail unions. greats of the countryBiden urged lawmakers to adopt the tentative agreement between rail workers and operators "without modification or delay," warning that the economic fallout from shutting down the nation's freight trains would "devastate"…

I was heartbroken to learn that Irene Cara, who starred in the 1980 film Fame, died over the weekend at age 63. I found out when a TikTok video popped up on my feed sharing the news while her best-known song, "Out Here On My Own," played in the background.Although I hadn't heard or thought about the song in several decades, the lyrics from over 40 years ago washed over me. It was a hymn of youth, of belonging, of hope, of never giving up on dreams. I was immediately transported to my first apartment in Brighton, Massachusetts, where I'm…

The Kentucky agency that oversees state youth centers said it has launched an investigation into allegations of abuse made by the mother of a developmentally delayed boy who was allegedly choked, scratched and teased at the same Louisville drop-in center where a 7 year old boy. he died of suffocation in July. The investigation came weeks after Autumn Janeway filed a lawsuit against Brooklawn, a facility owned and operated by Uspiritus, alleging that her 11-year-old son, Anthony, suffered "physical and emotional abuse" during his stay since July 2021 to March 2022.The Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services said its…

Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens punched a man over the weekend in Southern California, a fight the retired soccer great said Monday was self-defense.TMZ video originally posted of the altercation that unfolded Saturday night in Inglewood after Owens, best known for his years with the San Francisco 49ers before enjoying productive seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles, went shopping at a CVS pharmacy .Owens, 48, told NBC News Monday afternoon that TMZ footage accurately showed the fisticuffs, but did not capture what led up to the fight. Once he entered the store, Owens said a customer…