US hiring announcements in 2024 lowest in nine years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hiring announcements by U.S. employers last year were the lowest since 2015, a report showed on Thursday, confirming a sharp moderation in job growth over that period. Global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 01.09.25
California Wildfires: As fires rage across Los Angeles, city officials are complaining there are not enough firefighters to manage the situation. While their lack of manpower is completely understandable given the incredible ferocity of the fires, it
Film stars, celebrities lose homes, flee from Los Angeles wildfires
(Reuters) – Billy Crystal lost the Pacific Palisades house where he had lived since 1979. Paris Hilton watched her Malibu beach mansion burn down on live TV. Jamie Lee Curtis, James Woods, Mandy Moore, Mark Hamill and
Jimmy Carter honored with state funeral before burial in Georgia hometown
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who struggled with a bad economy and a hostage crisis but went on to a long and admired post-White House career, will be honored at
‘Wicked’, ‘A Complete Unknown’ and ‘Shōgun’ lead 2025 SAG Awards Nominations
While the scheduled in-person announcement of the 2025 SAG Award nominations was canceled amid the wildfires raging across Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, this year’s nominations were unveiled via press release. The event honors some of the
Critics Choice Association postpones awards ceremony to January 26 due to California wildfires
The Critics Choice Association announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony originally scheduled for this Sunday, January 16. The organization cited the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area as
The ‘Worst in Show’ CES products put your data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers’ lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to
USTR warns of risks from online pharmacies in its ‘notorious markets’ report
BANGKOK (AP) — Nearly all of the world’s 35,000 online pharmacies are being run illegally and consumers who use them risk getting ineffective or dangerous drugs, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s annual report on “ notorious
No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago. That seems like a simpler time — especially when you consider Meta’s
Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired its first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity.
