The WNBA playoffs tip off Sunday and one thing is clear: The Minnesota Lynx worked fiercely to make it back for the postseason. Their first faceoff is on Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis at 12 p.m. against Golden State Valkyries, who rallied for 8th seed in their inaugural season.
Teamsters Local 320 organizers allege the university is using intimidation tactics and is “trying to break the solidarity of the union movement.” Gregg Goldman, executive vice president for finance and operations at the U of M, joined Morning Edition Friday with the school’s response.
A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood while legal challenges continue.
Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed.
In an interview Friday morning, President Trump announced Memphis is his next target for federal intervention to combat crime. The president said he has support from Tennessee's governor and Memphis' mayor.
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