Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize. Chipotle announced it was permanently closing its Augusta, Maine, location last year after workers filed …

Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is eager to return to the Capitol two weeks after he tripped and fell at a hotel, suffering a concussion and rib fracture, according to fellow senators. In recent days, several of his Republican colleagues said they’ve spoken with the GOP leader, who …

The 2015 death of Stephen Smith is being investigated as a homicide, officials have confirmed, years after the teenager’s body was found on a country road near the home of disgraced South Carolina attorney and convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh. The State Law Enforcement Division in South Carolina, known as SLED, agreed …

Elon Musk is a fan of the poop emoji, once memorably tweeting a 💩 to then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal while he was in negotiations to buy the social media service. Now, the Twitter CEO and Tesla founder is conveying a similar message to one of his favorite targets: the media: …

In the Sawtooth mountains of Idaho, it took just moments for Steve Rinella and his bow-hunting buddy, Dan, to spot some pronghorn antelope in the distant brush. Cowan tagged along with perhaps one of the most recognizable hunters in all America, though he’d never hunted a day in his life. …

A former Fox executive was convicted Thursday of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to nab broadcasting rights to the World Cup and other top soccer matches. A second ex-executive was acquitted. A Brooklyn federal jury deliberated four days before returning the verdicts. Hernan Lopez, the former CEO …

A 42-year-old Houston man has been charged with kidnapping, accused of holding a woman captive in a locked trailer for several years, according to court records. The woman was rescued by deputies on Wednesday.  Abraham Bravo Segura did “intentionally and knowingly abduct” the victim, and held her in “a place …

The Michigan Legislature on Wednesday repealed a 1931 law that criminalized abortion drugs in the state.  H.B. 4006 passed the state House by a 58-50 margin on March 2, and the state Senate by a 20-18 margin less than a week later. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign …

The maker of an unproven drug intended to prevent premature births says it will voluntarily remove the product from the U.S., after regulators signaled plans to follow through on a long-delayed effort to force it from the market. The drug, Makena, is a synthetic version of the hormone progesterone, which …

A seemingly abrupt decision by President Joe Biden not to veto a bill that would block Washington, D.C.’s new criminal code has left House Democrats and their staff frustrated by what they view as poor coordination and communication from the White House. The president told Democratic senators about his decision …