1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (787+ words) On May 25 tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins died peacefully at 95 in his home in Woodstock, New York, from progressive pulmonary fibrosis. His death marks the physical and "biographical" end of an era that began with the founding of bebop in New…...

22+ hour, 33+ min ago  (506+ words) Meanwhile, Trump's travel bans, which by mid-2025 covered 19 countries affecting over 400 million people, have created an obstacle course for fans from Muslim-majority nations, from African nations with high rates of visa denial and from Latin America. The "world coming together" in…...

22+ hour, 30+ min ago  (642+ words) The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) is hosting an online meeting Sunday, June 7 at 4pm (EDT): "Break the isolation of the American Axle strike! Unite with Nexteer and all auto workers!" To attend the meeting register at this link....

22+ hour, 41+ min ago  (966+ words) The International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) is hosting an online meeting Sunday, June 7 at 4pm (EDT): "Break the isolation of the American Axle strike! Unite with Nexteer and all auto workers!" To attend the meeting register at this link....

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (612+ words) Unite announced May 28 that First South Yorkshire drivers in Doncaster, England have accepted a revised pay offer following a ballot of 230 members at the Leger Way depot. First Bus drivers took eight days of strike action beginning in March, demanding…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (770+ words) Around 1, 800 train operator members of the Rail, Maritime Transport workers union (RMT) brought large sections of the London Underground network to a halt on Tuesday with a second walk out to take place on Thursday. The strike action is against…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (658+ words) Cleanup continued into the weekend after a large train derailment in northwest Houston, Texas on Friday morning. The accident caused major road closures, in a city whose infrastructure already suffers severe traffic challenges. According to authorities, a Canadian Pacific Kansas…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (633+ words) Soon after winning New York City's mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani quietly shelved the proposal for free bus fare which became a centerpiece of his campaign. Instead, transit officials in New York City are pursuing the opposite goal: Making it easier…...

3+ day, 5+ min ago  (994+ words) Hours after approximately 1, 000 American Axle workers at the Three Rivers, Michigan plant walked out on strike Monday morning, UAW Local 699 officials reached a fourth tentative agreement with Nexteer Automotive management in Saginaw. According to workers who have spoken to the…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (277+ words) Raphael: Sublime Poetry, through June 28 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is holding what it describes as the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Renaissance painter Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (better known…...