SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW

GM slashing 1,000 white-collar jobs in cost-cutting move to focus on EVs

General Motors is laying off about 1,000 employees worldwide and cutting costs as it aims to compete in the crowded global auto market. Workers, who are mostly white-collar workers, were informed of the decision early Friday morning. The company confirmed the layoffs in a statement, but provided few details. GM and other automakers are making […]

Laken Riley murder: Illegal immigrant suspect’s trial begins after legal move

Jose Ybarra, the suspect charged in the February murder of Augusta University student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus, is scheduled to appear in court Friday to begin his trial. Ibarra, 26, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly attacked and killed nursing student Riley, 22, as she jogged on a path near Herrick […]

‘Would move our industry backward’

Unions representing 45,000 East Coast and Gulf Coast longshoremen and groups representing employers held new contract negotiations this week, but both sides said no significant progress had been made on the key issue of automation. announced on Wednesday. Averting a second port strike to disrupt the flow of goods across the country comes as importers […]

Greene does not rule out voting for Johnson despite previous move to oust him

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) could vote to retain Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) despite previously moving to remove him from office. does not exclude gender. Asked outside Parliament House on Tuesday if she would support Johnson in Wednesday's internal leadership race and the full House of Commons, Greene said: “Well, I think Johnson is the […]

Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' push to move Georgia election case to federal court 

supreme court refused Tuesday It will hear former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows' appeal to have criminal charges in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election transferred to federal court. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has indicted Meadows, President-elect Trump and more than a dozen others on charges of illegally […]

‘World’s sexiest athlete’ Alica Schmidt reveals major career move

Arika Schmidt, dubbed the “World's Sexiest Athlete,” has pushed herself out of her comfort zone and is now starting a new journey in her career. The 26-year-old German track and field star, who competed in the mixed 4x400m relay at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, is training to compete in the individual 800m and has […]

Britain, France, Poland Move to Undermine Trump Ukraine Peace Mission

President-elect Donald Trump has made peace in Europe a key campaign promise, but several NATO allies are committed to a complete victory for Ukraine, and even if Washington withdraws support, they will continue to push Trump. They will discuss ways to “stop” Kiev from continuing the war. London, Paris and Warsaw will form the core […]