ALLEN — Friends and family of Allen Township Firefighter Charlie Batt gathered Saturday to say their final goodbyes and share stories of the 59-year veteran firefighter and community pillar of the small village on Hillsdale County’s western border. Batt, born Nov. 9, 1943, passed away Dec. 18, 2023, under the care of hospice at Parkview […]
Over 500 journalists were laid off from news outlets in January, according to a new report released Thursday, as many organizations continue to struggle financially. The layoffs reflect the grim state of the news business. In January alone, the industry — including print, broadcast and digital media — saw 538 announced layoffs, according to the […]
Mariana Kobayashi in front of the LinkedIn logoMariana Kobayashi Mariana Kobayashi was laid off from LinkedIn in May 2023. After traveling for six months, she landed a higher-paying job at Google. Kobayashi said being laid off was heartbreaking, but it taught her not to make work so personal. This is an as-told-to essay based on […]
Google laid off hundreds of staff working on their devices and services. The affected staff include those working on Google Assistant and activity tracker Fitbit. AI upstarts like OpenAI and Perplexity are challenging Google’s dominance in search. Google is laying off hundreds of staff working on Google Assistant and members of their devices and services […]
Brielle Asero blew up online when she shared a tearful reaction to her first job out of college. Now, she says she was laid off from the role, and is not optimistic about finding another. Asero said she did everything right, yet has no savings to fall back on. A college graduate who blew up […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., is the human embodiment of all the Democratic-leaning constituencies who are souring on President Joe Biden: He’s young, he’s progressive, he’s Black and Latino. And the 26-year-old freshman believes the president is struggling with voters of his background because they haven’t heard a compelling agenda, outlining how Biden would […]
Israel’s ambassador to Ireland has said the conflict in Gaza “could be over tomorrow” if Hamas laid down their weapons. Dana Erlich said Palestinian civilians were hostages of Hamas and they needed to be liberated. “Their aim is to perpetuate the poverty of their own people.” Israel could not support any calls for a ceasefire […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an Arizona native and consistent voice of moderate conservatism as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will be laid to rest with funeral services Tuesday. President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts are scheduled to speak at the funeral held at Washington National […]
SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of San Diegans gathered at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma Saturday to remember and honor the fallen by placing holiday wreaths at the gravesites of those who served the country. In Point Loma, 8,000 wreaths were placed thanks to Wreaths Across America, a nonprofit founded to continue and expand […]
NEW YORK (AP) — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups. The eight-page document […]