内容摘要：Wages have been the main sticking point of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen that wants to see its members earn wages comparable to other passenger railroads in the area. The union says its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

Wages have been the main sticking point of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen that wants to see its members earn wages comparable to other passenger railroads in the area. The union says its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

Soraya Holden climbs a tree with her parents in the background, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Soraya Holden climbs a tree with her parents in the background, Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Proctor, Vt. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Their new home hasn’t come without challenges. The dairy farm hasn’t operated since the 1990s and needs lots of work. The skyrocketing cost of construction materials has slowed renovations. Uninsulated parts of the house can fall into the single digits in winter.But they feel blessed they found a new life. They have a small herd of goats to clear away overgrown vegetation, and they sell eggs from their chickens. They also produce cut flowers for bouquets and heirloom vegetables from their expanding garden. Soon, they hope to make maple syrup and eventually build guest cabins in the woods.“The hardest thing about the last three years has been our loss of that feeling of home, the loss of our community,” Ellie Holden said. “We can finally say since moving to Proctor that we’ve found our home and have been welcomed into our new community.”

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TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people, with wildfires overrunning towns in California, rising seas overtaking island nations and drought exacerbating conflicts in various parts of the world.Amy Lieberman from Hillsdale, New Jersey, foreground, joins Israelis waving flags as the convoy carrying freed Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander arrives after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza to an army base in Reim, near the Gaza border, southern Israel, Monday, May 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Amy Lieberman from Hillsdale, New Jersey, foreground, joins Israelis waving flags as the convoy carrying freed Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander arrives after his release from Hamas captivity in Gaza to an army base in Reim, near the Gaza border, southern Israel, Monday, May 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)Early Tuesday, an Israeli strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Officials at the hospital said two people were killed and 10 wounded. They had initially reported three deaths but later amended their tally.

The Israeli military said it had precisely struck Hamas militants operating from within a command and control center at the hospital.Alexander’s release created a backlash against Netanyahu, whom critics accuse of having to rely on a foreign leader to help free the remaining hostages.