Bay Area sanitation workers this week joined what a union leader called a nationwide garbage “war” between the Teamsters and Republic Services — which provides trash and recycling pickups for hundreds of thousands of residents around the U.S — over wages and working conditions.

Congratulations are pouring in for Haliey Welch, a.k.a "Hawk Tuah Girl," on Wednesday afternoon. The Tennessee native, who blew up last year following a viral on-the-street interview in Nashville, was recently given a major honor by TIME Magazine. Welch was named one of the Top 100 creators in the ...