As hiring slows, more Americans are job hunting for months: “It’s going to take a small miracle”

[ad_1] When Anna Whitlock was let go from her job in the technology industry in November of 2024, she wasn’t worried about lining up a new position. The Washington state resident had 11 years of experience managing network infrastructure projects, a specialized role that involves equipping buildings with internet access, cameras and wifi security systems. …

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California Republicans file petition to stop special election on Newsom’s redistricting plan

[ad_1] California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is facing another bout of legal pushback, as state Republicans filed an emergency petition asking the California Supreme Court to block a November special election on the proposal. The redistricting measure, signed into law last week, would overhaul California’s congressional map to make five GOP-held districts more favorable…

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Conservatives and economists warn Trump admin. against buying stakes in U.S. companies beyond Intel

[ad_1] Washington — The Trump administration’s 10% stake in Intel, announced not long after President Trump had called on the chip maker’s CEO to resign, is being criticized by conservatives and some economic policy experts alike, who worry such extensive government intervention undermines free enterprise.  Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council,…

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A robotics activist's remarkable crusade

[ad_1] Twenty-two years ago, Silicon Valley executive Henry Evans had a massive stroke that left him mute and paralyzed from the neck down. But that didn’t prevent him from becoming a leading advocate of adaptive robotic tech to help disabled people – or from writing country songs, one letter at a time. Correspondent John Blackstone…

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Trump administration says Kilmar Abrego Garcia has received sufficient due process, asks judge to allow deportation to Liberia

[ad_1] The Trump administration late Friday urged a federal judge in Maryland to allow immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the West African country of Liberia, saying the U.S. government has cleared the final legal hurdle in the deportation process. Abrego Garcia’s case has been at the center of the national debate over President…

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