Negotiating a pay raise makes many people uncomfortable, and it can actually work against some workers, such as women, who are often judged negatively when they ask their employer for more money. But one technology company claims to have an approach that sidesteps some of those pitfalls: All employees vote on …
Read More »DEA agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian drug cartel: “I should’ve known better”
A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Thursday for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel. But even as José Irizarry admitted to …
Read More »Hiring stalled in November, with businesses adding only 210,000 jobs
Job growth stalled in November, with employers adding a disappointing 210,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. That represents a sharp slowdown from October, when companies added more than twice that number of new hires. Economists had forecast that employers had hired around 535,000 workers last month. The unemployment rate fell …
Read More »Amazon’s consumer chief says hiring remains a “challenge” in “very tight” labor market
Washington — Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer business, said Sunday that the “very tight” labor market poses a “challenge” for the world’s largest online retailer, despite thousands of new hires joining the company during the holiday season. In an interview with “Face the Nation,” Clark said Amazon has …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Wanda Cooper
From the beginning, there have been two starkly different stories about what led to the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Twelve jurors were asked to decide which of those stories they believed. Through it all, Wanda Cooper-Jones, listened, hoping to make good on a promise she made to her son. Wanda …
Read More »Rapper Young Dolph killed in Memphis shooting, police say
Young Dolph was shot and killed in Tennessee on Wednesday, according to the Memphis Police Department. The rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was 36. “The preliminary information indicates that the victim is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr.,” the police department tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “However, this information will be confirmed once the …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson to split into two companies
Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells Band-Aids and Listerine, from its medical device and prescription drug business. The company selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep Johnson & Johnson as its name, the company said Friday. The new consumer health company will …
Read More »Jack Ciattarelli concedes New Jersey governor’s race
New Jersey Republican Jack Ciattarelli has conceded the governor’s race to Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy. He said at a news conference Friday that he called Murphy earlier in the day and congratulated him on his reelection. Ciattarelli trailed Murphy by about 74,000 votes, or 2.9 points, 10 days after Election …
Read More »Officials have “positive leads” in girl’s 1980 slaying after remains found in Texas identified
A body found along an interstate in Texas 41 years ago has finally been identified as a 14-year-old girl missing from Minnesota, according to sheriff’s officials. New DNA technology and forensic genealogy helped investigators track the unidentified remains to a handful of possible relatives, authorities said this week. Investigators eventually …
Read More »Millions of people left the workforce during the pandemic. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said the new vaccine rules could help close the gap.
The U.S. added more than half a million jobs in October, but the share of people working still lags several percentage points behind pre-pandemic figures. In an interview Friday with CBS News, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh pointed to some 3.8 million people who reported last month they had not been …
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