A sign posted outside a restaurant looking to hire workers in Miami on May 5, 2023. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Unemployment among Black women fell in February as the number of those looking for work increased, data released Friday by the U.S. government showed. The U.S. unemployment rate edged higher … Read more
The U.S. labor market showed continuing strength in February through broad job creation of 275,000, with one sector leading the charge. Health care and social assistance saw the largest hiring gains of 90,700 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The sector got a boost from sharp gains in hospital and ambulatory health-care services, … Read more
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2024. Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Joe Biden laid out plans to further reshape the tax system and promised to lower costs for Americans during his … Read more
Female members of the Ukrainian Army’s 128th Carpathian Mountain Assault Brigade train in different combat scenarios as they prepare to join the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on July 15, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images War, the military, combat, the frontline — all traditionally seen as a “man’s world” despite the many official and … Read more
The flag of Hong Kong flies from a ferry boat on July 2, 1997, a day after the former British colony returned to Chinese rule. Romeo Gacad | AFP | Getty Images Hong Kong on Friday unveiled a new draft security bill proposing up to life imprisonment for offences such as insurrection and treason following … Read more
President Joe Biden will highlight his economic record and lay out plans to reshape the tax system and reduce the deficit in his State of the Union address Thursday. Biden is expected to double down on his economic populism by pushing his regulatory and antitrust policy ahead of an expected rematch against former President Donald … Read more
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake announces her bid for the seat of U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) at JetSet Magazine on October 10, 2023 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Rebecca Noble | Getty Images News | Getty Images Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake has been quietly meeting with lobbyists and raising money in Washington … Read more
Photo: Joe Raedle / Staff (Getty Images) SpaceX, which has previously been sued by the Department of Justice for discrimination, has been sued again. This time, the rocket company is being sued over claims of sexual discrimination and harassment. CNBC reports that Michelle Dopak is accusing SpaceX of underpaying women, failing to promote them and … Read more
Injection pens of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Cigna on Thursday unveiled a new effort to expand insurance coverage for weight loss drugs by limiting how much health plans and employers spend on the highly popular treatments each year. … Read more
Salesforce headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce on Thursday announced new data and artificial intelligence solutions for health-care workers that could help lessen their burdensome administrative workloads. The first tool is called Einstein Copilot: Health Actions, and it will allow doctors … Read more
