By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Besides packages, UPS is promising to deliver something else fast: job offers. The Atlanta-based company said Thursday that it plans to hire more than 100,000 people for the busy holiday shipping season, many of whom will get job offers within 30 minutes of applying. UPS
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The lynchpin climate policy of congressional Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill would spur massive job growth over the next decade, a new analysis finds. A report from independent firm Analysis Group, shared exclusively with CNN, finds that if Congress passes a $150 billion Clean Electricity Payment Program, it would increase
Continue ReadingBy Craig Wall Click here for updates on this story OSWEGO, Illinois (WLS) — Andrew Schultz began the school year with no friends, and lunchtime was particularly difficult. However, that all changed after his mom took to social media to ask for help. “Tears of sadness that I wept for my son and now just
Continue ReadingBy Craig Wall Click here for updates on this story JOLIET, Illinois (WLS) — The Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s Office announced Wednesday an investigation into the Joliet Police Department. A year ago the attorney general’s team began pouring over cases and files and determined there was enough evidence to warrant launching an investigation into
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story STANLEY, Louisiana (KTBS) — It’s alligator hunting season in Louisiana and already a huge one has been harvested from a local lake. The Gator Guys of Stanley – also known as D.J. Farris, Jay McClain, Dennis “Bebo” Farris and Newt Farris – caught a 11
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an unusual North Korean parade that showcased military animals and virus workers in hazmat suits instead of ballistic missiles, leader Kim Jong Un still managed to seize the spotlight by looking thinner and more energetic than he has in years. Experts say Kim’s weight
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say anti-terrorism police have raided the homes of eight people allegedly advocating violence, particularly against journalists, in upcoming protests against the government’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The raids were carried out on Thursday in Rome and five northern cities, including Bergamo, which has been particularly hard
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La navegación por el Canal de Suez se suspendió brevemente este jueves debido a que un barco encalló. Sin embargo, durante ese incidente, el tráfico pudo reanudarse a través de la vía fluvial desde una ruta alternativa, dijo la Autoridad del Canal de Suez [SCA] en un comunicado. Según los informes,
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government says it will start paying cash assistance next month to hundreds of thousands of poor families in U.S. dollars as the small nation sinks deeper in its economic crisis. Minister of social affairs said Thursday that some 500,000 families will start receiving $20 a month for every family member up
Continue ReadingBy Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Thursday morning, Johnson County will pause to honor the lives lost 20 years ago on Sept. 11 with a commemorative ceremony at the south lawn of the Johnson County Administration Building on Cherry Street in Olathe. The parents of Navy
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden, entering autumn with coronavirus still wreaking havoc on the nation’s health and economy, will push for new vaccine mandates and testing programs as part of a revamped approach to ending the pandemic. The six-pronged plan Biden is set to unveil Thursday afternoon was still
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden, entering autumn with coronavirus still wreaking havoc on the nation’s health and economy, will push for new vaccine mandates and testing programs as part of a revamped approach to ending the pandemic. The six-pronged plan Biden is set to unveil Thursday afternoon was still being
Continue ReadingBy Abby Dodge Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — As the last American soldier left Afghanistan, a local artist was busy working on a tribute to those who didn’t make it home alive. Last week, terrorists bombed areas outside Kabul Airport where evacuations were taking place. Some American service members
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs. Thursday’s report from the Labor Department showed that jobless
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has sacked two Cabinet members, including one who was widely reported to have unsuccessfully plotted for him to lose a parliamentary no-confidence vote last week. Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao was deeply controversial even before the alleged mutiny attempt for being imprisoned for four years in Australia
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El último miembro conocido de la comunidad judía de Afganistán abandonó el país el viernes y se llevó a otras 30 personas con él, incluidas 28 mujeres y niños, en una misión de cinco días a un lugar seguro, según el grupo que llevó a cabo la evacuación. Zebulon Simentov vivió y
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN US Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Thursday that she had been diagnosed and was successfully treated for breast cancer this year. In a post on Medium, the Minnesota Democrat said doctors discovered “white spots called calcifications during a routine mammogram” in February, leading to her having a biopsy done at Piper Breast
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The University of Michigan is being sued by 10 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a campus doctor. The school is accused of violating Michigan law by limiting the number of people who can speak at public meetings held by its governing board. Victims of
Continue ReadingBy DIANE JEANTET and DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Protesting truckers snarled traffic along highways in many Brazilian states on Thursday as President Jair Bolsonaro asked them to stand down and later published an unusual statement backpedaling his comments that inflamed political tensions. Bolsonaro rallied supporters on Tuesday to coincide with
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The number of workers still on furlough in Britain has fallen to its lowest level since a salary support program was first introduced at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic 18 months ago. HM Revenue and Custom, which compiles the data, said Thursday that 1.6 million people
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