Trump guilty: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says he ‘did his job’
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday he “did his job” in securing guilty verdicts against former President Donald Trump. “Our job is to follow the facts without fear or favor, and that’s what we did here,” he said at a press conference. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg speaks to the media after a jury […]
Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday that he had fired the city’s embattled police chief. Harrell said at a press conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and that they agreed Diaz should resign. Harrell said he will be working with the police department on special assignments for the mayor. Mayor Bruce Harrell […]
Colleges get good news on enrollment, but face FAFSA problems, shifting job market
College enrollment has been on the rise recently, but the silver lining may not last long due to a variety of factors, from changes in the job market to confusion over this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The National Student Clearinghouse released data this month showing an increase in enrollment this spring, […]
Xi Jinping Concedes China’s Job Market Is in ‘Chaos,’ Demands Underlings Fix the Economy
Chinese Communist Party dictator Xi Jinping acknowledged at a Politburo meeting on Monday that China’s jobs market is in “chaos.” He ordered his subordinates to create “full and quality jobs” by developing “new sources of employment growth” but offered few hints about how they should tackle this enormous task. President Xi Jinping’s remarks after the […]
Drew Lock given shot at signal-caller job
Commercial Content 21+. Oddsmakers aren’t ruling out Drew Lock as the Giants’ starting quarterback in Week 1. DraftKings Sportsbook has him at +275 odds behind center when the Vikings visit MetLife Stadium on Sept. 8. Sixth-year quarterback Daniel Jones is the favorite to lead Big Blue in Week 1, with a -425 chance to start. […]
We’ve ‘Done an Extraordinary Job’ Dealing with Migration
In a segment of an interview with CBS News immigration and political correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez conducted last Thursday and published Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Biden administration has “done an extraordinary job dealing with unprecedented levels of migration,” but that the unprecedented levels of migration are due to other factors. Mayorkas responded […]
Virginia tech company settles allegations over whites-only job listing
Northern Virginia technology company Arthur Grand Technologies has agreed to pay $38,500 to settle a discrimination lawsuit related to job ads. The Justice Department said the company ran job ads that specified a preference for white candidates who were born in the United States. Arthur Grand Technologies claimed the posts were made by “disgruntled Indian […]
After ‘whites only’ job posting, tech staffing firm settles with DOJ
A Virginia-based tech company will pay thousands of dollars to advertise jobs asking for “whites only” applications. The Departments of Justice and Labor assessed a civil penalty of $7,500 against minority-owned federal contractor Arthur Grand Technologies, Inc. They also ordered the federal contractor to pay a total of $31,000 to 31 people who complained about […]
NY school aide yanked arm of third grader with autism — but was allowed to keep job: suit
A New York school aide pulled an autistic third-grader’s arm so hard and yelled so loudly that a teacher intervened but the aide was allowed to continue on duty, the child’s family alleges. Staff at Ward Elementary School outside New Rochelle allegedly pulled 8-year-old Nathan Pauley’s arm in March 2023 after he disrupted a classroom […]
Presidential candidate Jill Stein slams DNC for posting, deleting ‘Third Party Project Manager’ job
Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who suffered a major defeat in the presidential election, slammed the Democratic National Committee for running and then removing a recruitment ad to monitor third-party candidates. “Wow. @TheDemocrats posted, then deleted, a job listing for a ‘3rd Party Project Manager’ to infiltrate our rivals and find ways to get us […]