Obama to open middle-class jobs, opportunity tour Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts. More
Top Editors Abruptly Leave Village Voice Will Bourne, who became editor in chief of The Village Voice in November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, are leaving the weekly publication. They met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday and said that Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice Media Group, had instructed them to lay off or drastically reduce the roles of five employees on the 20-person staff. More
US home building is surging, but job growth isn't The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help - if he could hire enough qualified people. "There is a shortage of manpower," says Vap, owner of South Valley Drywall in Littleton, Colo. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years, a positive signal for the labor market ahead of Friday's April jobs report. More
Killer of Green River deer pleads guilty; receives jail time A Green River man accused of killing five mule deer over as many years within Green River city limits — including one near a playground an another in a neighbor's driveway — has pled guilty to five ... 05/28/2024 - 7:47 am | View Link
Democrats plan to nominate Biden by virtual roll call to meet Ohio ballot deadline President Joe Biden will be nominated as the Democratic presidential nominee through a virtual roll call ahead of the party’s official convention in Chicago in August. 05/28/2024 - 7:40 am | View Link
Three teens killed in crash Sunday attended Sun Prairie schools Three of the teenagers who died in a Dodge County crash early Monday morning were current or former students of the Sun Prairie School District, the district confirmed Tuesday. Erik Gamillo Calzada, ... 05/28/2024 - 5:31 am | View Link
Teens killed, injured in Dodge County crash Monday attended Sun Prairie and Madison schools Three of the teenagers who died in a Dodge County crash early Monday morning were current or former students of the Sun Prairie School District, the district confirmed Tuesday. Erik Gamillo Calzada, ... 05/28/2024 - 5:31 am | View Link
Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in her order that prosecutors didn’t give defense lawyers enough time to discuss the request before it was filed Friday evening. 05/28/2024 - 5:20 am | View Link
Hackensack Meridian Health outlines four steps to launching next-generation behavioral healthcare for the 1 in 4 people struggling with mental health issues in the U. S.
For the third year in a row, 100,000 Americans died of an overdose, the Center For Disease Control (CDC) announced in May. Fifty million Americans struggle with mental health issues, including addiction.
Giant sequoias are increasingly threatened by extreme heat, drought, and wildfires.
High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles. The climbers descended the towering 2,200-year-old tree with good news on Tuesday.“The General Sherman tree is doing fine right now,” said Anthony Ambrose, executive director of the Ancient Forest Society, who led the expedition.
The announcement comes one month after T-Mobile’s deal to scoop up Mint Mobile was approved and four years after it merged with Sprint.
T-Mobile is on the move—in terms of mergers and acquisitions.
Office design has a lot to learn from urban design.
Across industries, from boardrooms to break rooms, the return-to-office conversation has focused on the ideal split between home and office. Corporate leaders and employees alike often cite culture and connection as reasons to gather together. But making the commute only to arrive at a sea of half-empty desks and traditional conference rooms can suck the life out of even the most devoted office attendee.
Mifepristone and misoprostol will now be classified as Schedule IV substances.
The Louisiana Senate’s vote on Thursday to reclassify the two drugs used in medication abortion as controlled substances marks the latest development in a nationwide battle over abortion pills.
Google hopes a fresh injection of AI elements will make its ChromeOS platform even more enticing. But it’s not what sets Chromebook Plus systems apart.
Riddle me this: What exactly is a Chromebook? Ask 20 people that question, and you’re bound to get 20 different answers. And for good reason: For the past decade and a half, Google has kept its ChromeOS platform in a near-constant state of evolution.