President Joe Biden touted the unexpectedly high employment gains in the September jobs report in remarks at the White House.
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Russian journalist who protested Ukraine invasion on live TV is sentenced to over 8 years in prison, in absentia
A journalist known for protesting the invasion of Ukraine during an evening broadcast on Russian state-owned television was sentenced to over 8 years in prison for her activism efforts, a Moscow court announced Wednesday.
Payrolls soared by 336,000 in September, defying expectations for a hiring slowdown
Job growth was stronger than expected in September, a sign that the U.S. economy is hanging tough despite higher interest rates, labor strife and dysfunction in Washington.
NBA can shift the balance of power in media with its next rights deal
The National Basketball Association’s upcoming decision on which companies will acquire the TV and streaming rights for its live games could transform the entire media industry.
Russia is taking a beating in the Black Sea. Is it plotting a new escalation?
Russia is seeking to target cargo ships carrying grain in the Black Sea, the U.K. says, planning to cover up the attacks by blaming them on Ukraine.
Man sentenced to almost 2 years for groping sleeping woman on flight
A Southern California man who groped a sleeping woman on a flight to Los Angeles was sentenced to almost two years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
Mauritius' top court decriminalizes same-sex relations
The Supreme Court of Mauritius has struck out a colonial-era law criminalizing same-sex relations, bucking a trend elsewhere in Africa where a string of countries have passed or proposed anti-LGBTQ legislation.
Dick Butkus, NFL Hall of Famer and former Bears linebacker, dies at 80
Former Chicago Bear and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dick Butkus, considered among the best linebackers to have ever played the game, has died, the team said Thursday.
Teen drama and ‘ultimate betrayal’: Illinois man helps FBI nab his best friend in an ex-girlfriend’s murder
For years, officials pursued justice for Megan Nichols, an Illinois teen who disappeared in 2014 and was found dead three years later.
Trump moves to dismiss 'meandering' New York hush money case
Former President Donald Trump wants a New York judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with falsifying business records relating to hush money payments, arguing prosecutors waited too long to bring their case.