NYC nurses reach a deal to end a strike at 2 major hospitals while walkout continues at another

NEW YORK (AP) — Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety and other issues. The tentative agreement announced Monday involves Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospital systems. Nurses remain on strike at New York Presbyterian. The walkout began Jan. 12. The hospitals scrambled to hire legions of temporary nurses to fill in during a demanding flu season. Mount Sinai alone hired 1,400 temporary nurses. The three-year deal, which still needs to be approved by union members, affects roughly 10,500 of the some 15,000 nurses on strike at some of the city’s biggest private, nonprofit hospitals.

Trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began on Monday. Instagram parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children. TikTok and Snap, which were originally named in the lawsuit, settled for undisclosed sums. This case marks the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.

US military boards sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says it has boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. The Pentagon said Monday that American forces tracked the vessel from the Caribbean Sea. The Pentagon didn’t say whether the ship was connected to Venezuela, which faces oil sanctions and relies on a shadow fleet to smuggle crude. A co-founder of TankerTrackers.com says the ship departed the Venezuelan coast last month after U.S. forces captured then-President Nicolás Maduro. According to data transmitted from the ship Monday, the ship isn’t currently carrying oil. The Panamanian-flagged tanker is under U.S. sanctions related to the shipment of illicit Russian oil.

4 Massachusetts State Police officials indicted in connection to recruit’s death in training

BOSTON (AP) — A supervisor and three instructors with a Massachusetts State Police tactical unit have been indicted in connection with the death of a recruit following a boxing match in training. Enrique Delgado-Garcia died at a hospital in September 2024 after becoming unresponsive during a defensive tactics exercise. An official appointed by the Massachusetts attorney general said Monday that the charges include causing serious bodily injury and involuntary manslaughter. Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said it was important than an independent, impartial investigation be done into Delgado-Garcia’s death.