French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend. But addressing the problems that have brought students and workers to the streets for the last five weeks will be a tougher…
Employers across the U.S. added 29,000 jobs in September, below economists’ forecasts and signaling that some businesses are holding off on hiring amid headwinds such as surging energy prices and higher inflation. Economists had forecast the economy would add 90,000 new jobs last month, according to financial data firm FactSet. The unemployment rate stood at…
Layoffs in the U.S. have fallen to a four-year low, while employers’ hiring plans are up 3% this year, according to new labor data. Employers have announced 573,195 job cuts through September this year, a nearly 40% decline from the first nine months of 2025, Challenger, Gray & Christmas said on Thursday. On a monthly basis,…
CBS News has significantly expanded its knowledge base and on-air presence with the addition of 19 new contributors, who will appear across all of the network’s broadcasts and digital platforms. The new hires were announced by Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, during an all-hands meeting. The contributors, all experts in their fields, will begin…
When Cody Turcotte arrived to fight a wildfire scorching homes in Spokane, Washington, last month, there weren’t enough people at the scene to control it. His team of five engines joined just two others that had been battling the blaze alone for hours, as its flames rapidly spread. “You’re getting embers casting down on the…
Washington — The federal government will shift into using artificial intelligence in the interview process for some job applicants in the coming days, according to U.S. officials. Not all federal agencies will immediately use AI to interview job seekers, but the technology will be tested on the so-called Tech Force, an initiative started eight months…
The FBI previously refused to hire job applicants if they admitted to hiring sex workers or stealing from an employer — or engaging in acts of bestiality. Today, those acts, which are mostly illegal across the country, are no longer automatic deal breakers for applicants to the nation’s top law enforcement agency. In June, the…
Younger workers are more pessimistic and cynical about how artificial intelligence will affect their jobs than older employees, according to a recent survey. Generation Z Americans are the most critical of AI, with only a third of young employees speaking positively about its impact on the workplace, Glassdoor found in an analysis of workers’ attitudes…
The artificial intelligence jobs boom is exacerbating the gender gap women already face in the technology industry, according to new research from the jobs and networking site LinkedIn, which shows that women are underrepresented among new hires for AI jobs. In the U.S., women candidates accounted for just 26% of hires into jobs that require AI…
Inflation eased for the second consecutive month, rising at a 3.4% annual pace in July, in line with economists’ expectations and a signal that some price pressures may be easing. By the numbers Economists polled by the financial data firm FactSet predicted July inflation rose at an annual rate of 3.4%. Oil prices surged in…
