The University of California and thousands of graduate student workers have entered private mediation talks in a bid to end a monthlong strike that, at one point, included 48,000 employees across all UC campuses.
Eligible teachers in the Fort Smith School District in Arkansas will be given a one-time bonus check of $1,500 this Thursday, just ahead of the Christmas holiday.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will reportedly announce a breakthrough in nuclear fusion Tuesday in which scientists achieved a fusion reaction with a net energy gain.
An enormous 100-foot-wide sinkhole nicknamed the “Gate to Hell” has opened up near a popular Russian ski resort, prompting a handful of evacuations and a pause in operations until further notice.
Supplemental Security Income recipients will be given the second of two payments this month on Dec. 30, with both checks equaling a combined total of $1,755.
