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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — For decades, not having a college degree has often been a barrier for workers seeking a higher-level, better-paying job. But more employers are now saying they’re willing to hire them. College degrees were used by companies as a proxy for skills and competence when evaluating potential hires
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans had demanded but never expected President Joe Biden to say the name Laken Riley during his State of the Union address. But the Democratic president said it. The death of the Georgia nursing student has become a rallying cry for Republicans on border
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The NXXT Golf mini tour for women has updated its eligibility policy to require all players to be a biological female at birth. The decision follows Hailey Davidson winning once and finishing runner-up three times this season. Davidson underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2021. Stu McKinnon is the CEO of the circuit.
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By Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Khader Zaanoun, Sophie Tanno, Paul P. Murphy and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — At least five people were killed and 10 others injured when airdropped aid packages fell on them in the Al Shati camp west of Gaza City, according to a journalist on the scene. Khader Al Zaanoun told
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Some 130 miles north of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, which has been gripped by a wave of gang attacks, a private cruise port is receiving guests at a resort with its own security and controlled access. Royal Caribbean ships are still calling into Labadee — the cruise company’s day-use
Continue ReadingBy Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Oklahoma City and Boston are in different time zones, but they share a strong connection. Oklahoma helped save lives in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. Although it stems from tragedy, Tom Grilk, the retired CEO and president of the
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story LIVERMORE, California (KCRA) — Two men were arrested in the Bay Area after they allegedly kidnapped and robbed a man who had hired one of them to work on his truck, according to the Livermore Police Department. Livermore police said in December 2023, the victim
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russia is nearing a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. The vast majority of votes will be cast over three days from 15 March, though early and postal voting has already begun, including in occupied parts
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in February, adding a surprising 275,000 jobs and again showcasing the U.S. economy’s resilience in the face of high interest rates. Last month’s job growth marked an increase from a revised gain of 229,000 jobs in January. At
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story MOUNTAIN HOUSE, California (KCRA) — A San Joaquin County community is on the verge of becoming California’s newest city. Early election results show high support for a measure to incorporate Mountain House. “Right now, it’s trending in that positive direction,” said Jodi Almassy, the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — GOP officials have voted to install Donald Trump’s handpicked chair of the Republican National Committee. Party members on Friday in Houston elected North Carolina Republican Michael Whatley as party chairman. Whatley is part of a leadership slate that will include the former president’s
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting around their records Friday after a tough-to-parse jobs report appeared to bolster the case for easier interest rates later in the year. The S&P 500 was flat in midday trading, coming off a record close, and on track for its 17th
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s growing frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to mount, with the Democrat captured on a hot mic saying that he and the Israeli leader will need to have a “come to Jesus meeting.” The comments by Biden came
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Federal regulators are putting off a decision on Eli Lilly’s potential Alzheimer’s treatment with an unusual request to have an advisory committee examine the drug. Lilly expected a decision on donanemab in this year’s first quarter, which ends this month. But the drugmaker said
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A new teaser trailer for “Inside Out 2” features three new animated characters running around in Riley’s mind. The first teaser for the upcoming film introduced Maya Hawke as Anxiety back in November. The new look shows Emmy-winner Ayo Edebiri voicing Envy. Paul Walter Hauser as the voice of
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Russian state-backed hackers gained access to some of Microsoft’s core software systems in a hack first disclosed in January, the company said Friday, revealing a more extensive and serious intrusion into Microsoft’s systems than previously known. Microsoft believes that the hackers have in recent weeks used information stolen from
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — First, Novo Nordisk, the company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, outgrew its native Denmark. Now, it’s bigger than Tesla. Shares in the pharmaceutical giant rose jumped more than 8% Thursday, pushing its market capitalization to $609 billion, about $40 billion more than Tesla’s valuation. Investors rushed into Novo Nordisk’s
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Kaanita Iyer, CNN Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman elected to the US Senate, criticized President Joe Biden and his administration over the border, the state of the US economy and crime and safety issues as she delivered the GOP’s rebuttal to Biden’s State of the Union address. “Right now, the
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Donald Trump says the former president has secured a bond sufficient to support an $83.3 million jury award granted to writer E. Jean Carroll during a January defamation trial. Attorney Alina Habba filed papers on Friday with the New York trial judge to
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. The peak spectacle on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in the path of total darkness — twice as long as the total solar
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