Now Hiring sign in a supermarket window in Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The U.S. job market continues to chug ahead without signs of overheating — a good sign for workers and the U.S. economy, according to economists. While the market has cooled from its breakneck pace of the “great … Read more
The killing of seven international aid workers providing food assistance to starving Gazans has put President Biden in a bind over his policy on Israel, even as the president seethed over what he called a lack of discretion to protect civilians. Biden this week issued his sharpest tone yet toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning … Read more
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas – Leticia Ferrer is an “umbraphile” – literally, a shadow lover – but what it really means is that she is a chaser of eclipses. The 63-year-old Texas woman says she has travelled to all seven continents and even the oceans between them in pursuit of total solar eclipses, seeing … Read more
Kyiv: An overnight Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv killed six people and wounded 10 others, national emergency services and the city’s mayor said Saturday. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine said in a Telegram post that “six people were killed and at least 10 injured as a result of an enemy strike”. … Read more
Iran says ‘enemy’ will ‘regret’ Guards killings in Syria Iran on Saturday again threatened retaliation for the deaths of seven Revolutionary Guards in a strike on Damascus, with the army chief saying his country’s enemies will “regret” the killings, reports AFP. Tehran has vowed to avenge Monday’s airstrike on the Syrian capital it blamed on … Read more
When a jogger on London’s Putney Bridge was caught by CCTV as he callously pushed a stranger into the path of a double decker bus seven years ago, the act of random violence stunned the world. Shocking still images from the footage appeared on the front pages of international newspapers and, in the following months, … Read more
Article content Hamilton Police shared video footage Friday of two suspects accused of setting fire to a vehicle last year. Article content Police say, on Nov. 28 at approximately 8:25 a.m., officers and firefighters responded to a vehicle on fire in an alleyway between Burris St. and Gladstone Ave. Article content Cops say two males … Read more
More than 200 music artists including stars like Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, J Balvin and Jon Bon Jovi have signed an open letter warning against the “predatory use of AI” in the music industry. On Monday, the group of artists released the letter acknowledging AI’s “enormous potential to advance human creativity” … Read more
PROGRESO, TEXAS (ValleyCentral) — Progreso Mayor Gerardo “Jerry” Alanis resigned Thursday, nearly three weeks after Homeland Security Investigations arrested him on drug trafficking charges. The mayor’s wife sent an unsigned, undated resignation letter to City Manager Alfredo Espinosa at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, said City Attorney Javier Villalobos. “Please accept this letter as formal notification of … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that future U.S. support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza depends on the swift implementation of new steps to protect civilians and aid workers. Biden and Netanyahu ‘s roughly 30-minute call just days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven food aid workers in … Read more
