That’s why watching the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a $15 minimum wage this week means so much to me. It gives me hope that workers like me won’t be stuck at $7.25, $8 or $8.50 for long. It’s proof of the power workers have when we stand together and fight. I know exactly what $15 an hour would mean for workers like me. My paycheck at McDonald’s doesn’t go nearly as far these days....

Klopp still plans changes at Liverpool Verratti’s future in Paris has continued to dominate headlines amid reported interest from Serie A duo Juventus and Inter, and other European giants. The 24-year-old, who signed a five-year deal in August, has repeatedly denied speculation he wants to leave PSG, and the Italy international did so again ahead of Wednesday’s return leg against Barcelona in the Champions League last 16. “I want to stay,” Verratti told Stade 2, with PSG leading Barca 4-0 following the first leg in Paris....

But while overtime did occur, it was understood that there had to be limits, and for good reason: Being a correctional officer requires for you to be vigilant, awake and on your feet for most of the eight hours of a normal shift. Add into the mix an additional eight hours and you get a recipe for chaos. It’s not about being lazy or not wanting to work; after a few days of working sixteen-hour shifts, you will get worn out....

Bugs in the iBaby Monitor M6S, which now retails for about $100, can be exploited to leak personal data of users and lead to “remote access of the camera” and some related functions, according to research released this week by security firm Bitdefender, in collaboration with PC Mag. Security experts said iBabyLabs has essentially ignored the issues. An email request for comment sent by Newsweek today returned a bounce-back message....

Manchester United’s top scorer on the season landed awkwardly near the end of regulation in the Europa League quarter-final second leg against Anderlecht. Rashford: We did it the hard way The 35-year-old limped off the pitch and manager Jose Mourinho said after the game that he thought the news was " fairly negative ." However, Luke Shaw was much more optimistic, telling reporters: “He’s fine. He was walking around in the changing room....

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a memo Tuesday saying the department will pursue “unscrupulous employers who exploit the vulnerability of undocumented workers” and prioritize labor abuses like substandard wages, unsafe conditions and human trafficking. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection and Citizenship and Immigration Services must outline a plan in the next two months that will increase fines for employers, empower workers to report illegal labor practices and coordinate with other agencies like the Department of Labor, according to the three-page memo....

Today, Judaism is thriving in the land of fire and ice, and the community celebrated Sukkot with its first convert and an enterprising rabbi who has led it through three years of dramatic change. Reykjavik was the sole European capital city lacking a resident rabbi until the fall of 2018, when Rabbi Avi Feldman, now 30; his wife, Mushky; and their daughters, who now number four girls under the age of 6, moved in....

The numbers don’t lie, as they say, and Ichiro’s numbers since 2011 haven’t been great. He compiled just 4.6 bWAR, total, over his last eight seasons, his highest being 1.6 WAR in 2016. But even if you take away every at-bat he’s had since the 2010 season ended, Ichiro is still Cooperstown material. FAGAN: My personal Ichiro story Starting with his rookie year in 2001, Ichiro compiled 10 straight 200-hit seasons — Pete Rose is the only other player to do that, by the way — including an MLB-record 262 in 2004....

Although the fight itself was an instant classic that saw Frazier hand Ali his first defeat, that particular moment forever lived in infamy and epitomized Ali’s greatness and resiliency in the face of certain disaster. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year Forty-seven years later, Tyson Fury found himself in an eerily similar situation against the heavy-handed Deontay Wilder as the two clashed at Staples Center in a fight that was reminiscent in many ways to Ali-Frazier....

Ida began as a disorganized storm in the Caribbean Sea before turning into a disorganized tropical storm. It gained steam before crashing Cuba, still getting stronger as a Category 1 storm last Friday. Ida churned in the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, climbing to a Category 2 storm by Saturday night, only to turn into a Category 4 within an hour and a half. Hurricane Ida slammed the Louisiana coast as an upper-tier cat 4 storm that packed 150 mph winds on Sunday afternoon....

Governor Brad Little signed the bill into law on Wednesday. The bill is the first to be enacted anywhere in the country that models itself after a controversial Texas statute banning abortions six weeks after conception. With the bill officially signed, it will become formally enacted in 30 days. “I stand in solidarity with all Idahoans who seek to protect the lives of preborn babies,” wrote Little in a letter announcing his decision....

Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI agent and law enforcement analyst, took to Twitter on Sunday voicing her thoughts on the Idaho stabbings. “When I was doing my EMT Rotations out of a Firestation in S. Dallas, my first call was to a stabbing,” Coffindaffer said. She continued, “The woman was stabbed many times/perforated lung but was screaming/angry. To murder these four [Idaho students] took ferociousness, strength, resolve. It wan’t easy....

Authorities in Moscow, Idaho, have revealed relatively few details as they continue to investigate the brutal slayings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Kernodle’s boyfriend, Ethan Chapin, in an off-campus rental house on November 13. They have not named a suspect and repeatedly said that “only vetted information that does not hinder the investigation will be released to the public.” Police have said they believe the murders were a “targeted attack” but have not elaborated on why they think that....

Missouri has the ball, clock winding down. UCLA holds a 73-72 advantage with only seconds remaining. Tigers guard Kendrick Moore drives to the right elbow, spins back left and drops off a pass right in front of the basket to Julian Winfield. He lays it in off the glass between two UCLA defenders, giving Mizzou a one-point lead with 4.8 seconds left. MORE: Georgia State finds miracles in March | Cincy ready to take on Kentucky | Must-see photos from Thursday...

You might live in a Pollyanna world if you: — Think high school players choose colleges based on the heartstrings pull of ol’ State U. — Think high school players choose colleges based on who wins and who loses. — Think high school players choose colleges based on anything other than developing a relationship with a specific coach who they believe can get them to the NFL as quickly as possible....

In Beijing for two preseason games, the Lakers' star told Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report “if today was a playoff or NBA Finals [game], could I play? Probably.” Bryant suffered his Achilles injury in a game against the Warriors last season, the team his Lakers will take on in China. If he were to take the court today, Bryant's return would have come just about six months after the initial Achilles tear....

That’s because the world is on the cusp of the next great technological shift. We are taking our first steps into the metaverse, an industry that’s predicted to be worth trillions of dollars in the coming years and bring tremendous potential to transform the ways many of us work, learn, and interact. But “many of us” does not necessarily mean “all of us.” This historic opportunity in virtual reality will naturally flow to people of means—people who have the money and time to buy headsets, who attend schools and come from families with the resources to introduce them to the latest in technology....