By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer As the temperature heats up and summer approaches, small business owners may be considering offering summer hours, such as an early release on Fridays, for employees to help combat burnout. According to a May report by the Society for Human Resource Management 44% of 1,405 surveyed U.S. employees feel
Continue ReadingBy LOUIS PATRICK OKAMBA Associated Press OYO, Republic of Congo (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says any French military instructors in Ukraine would be “a legitimate target” for Russian armed forces. Sergey Lavrov spoke during his latest tour of Africa, where growing frustration with traditional Western allies has swayed several countries toward Moscow. French authorities
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press “Jurassic Park” writer Michael Crichton died from cancer in 2008 but a new novel co-authored by James Patterson called “Eruption” completes a manuscript he started 20 years ago. Crichton’s widow Sherri, who is CEO of CrichtonSun, says finishing the story was important not only to get Michael’s storytelling out into
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Halsey has been privately battling illness. She shared the news Tuesday on Instagram in a series of videos that appear to document the singer receiving infusions. In the caption, she said she was lucky to be alive and announced that she wrote an album. A
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Alec and Hilaria Baldwin are bringing their large family and their expected big adventures to TLC. The couple and the network simultaneously announced Tuesday that they will be the focus of a reality series about their family, set to debut on TLC in 2025. In the video announcement
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan company is recalling its ground black pepper product that was distributed throughout the U.S. because it could be contaminated with salmonella, health officials announced. UBC Food Distributors in Dearborn is recalling a ground black pepper product under the Baraka
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By CeFaan Kim Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — An investigation is underway after two young girls were shot in a playground in Brooklyn, and now one of the young victims is speaking out. The girls were caught in the middle of gunfire at the Hilltop Playground minutes after
Continue ReadingBy Amyre Makupson Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Jeff Lau is breaking barriers with what he hopes becomes the “new norm.” “NuNorm is an exclusive line of makeup designed and tailored for men,” said NuNorm CEO Jeff Lau. Designed specifically for men’s skin, there’s no scent or shimmer, just
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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold a majority stake in Revolt, the media company and television network he founded in 2013, according to the company. Revolt, a Black-owned multi-platform media company, has announced its largest shareholder group is now its own employees. In a press release, a spokesperson for Revolt
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A group of young women in New York City are banding together for social change, using a play to make they points. The show, called “RISE: The Pursuit of Utopia,” is performed and written by nine talented, young ladies. “It’s
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un grupo de expertos de OpenAI exige que las empresas de inteligencia artificial sean mucho más transparentes sobre los “graves riesgos” de la IA y que protejan a los empleados que expresen preocupaciones sobre la tecnología que están desarrollando. “Las empresas de inteligencia artificial tienen fuertes incentivos financieros para
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos sigue teniendo una tasa más alta de mujeres que mueren durante el embarazo, el parto o el posparto en comparación con todas las demás naciones de altos ingresos, incluso a pesar de los recientes descensos en la tasa de mortalidad materna estadounidense, según muestra un nuevo informe. En 2022,
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Toyota is recalling nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus LX 600 luxury SUVs to fix a problem that could cause their engines to lose power while driving. In some of these vehicles, debris from the manufacturing process may have been left inside the engine where it can
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Borrasso Click here for updates on this story WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a former Greene County dispatcher accused of refusing to send help to a dying woman. A week before trial, Greene County District Attorney Brianna Vanata dropped the criminal charges against then-911 dispatcher Leon Price in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work has seen his security clearance restored. Marcus Allen was one of three men who alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in testimony last year to a special House committee investigating what Republicans called the “weaponization” of the government against
Continue ReadingBy Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A 12-year-old faces multiple charges for allegedly shooting his 14-year-old cousin dead in Brooklyn. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Police sources told CBS New York the shooting was accidental and happened when the 12-year-old was playing with a rifle.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation’s second-largest police department as fully prepared for protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, including on a new mass arrest policy. City and federal law enforcement agencies have been planning for more than a year for the convention
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A Brooklyn teacher got the ultimate surprise: a $25,000 award for going above and beyond. History class was in session in Kelly Preston’s classroom Monday afternoon. Then students, staff members, and the superintendent suddenly filled into the room. Preston looked
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Costner has revealed that in some ways, he took the role of playing Whitney Houston’s bodyguard into real life. During a recent conversation on “Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Costner talked about the friendship that he and Houston developed while co-starring in the 1992 film, “The Bodyguard.”
Continue ReadingBy Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY, New York (WCBS) — A Queens woman has a harrowing story of survival after her leg was severed in an accident while trying to board a train. Lisa Fitzgerald’s life changed forever as she headed back to New York City after visiting
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