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The Labor Department reported that the US added 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2% from 4.1% in the previous month. Economists expected a gain of 90,000 jobs last month, following a revised print of 133,000 job gains in August . Weak across the board when it comes to the demand for labor, economist Mohamed El-Erian told Yahoo Finance. The demand side is flashing yellow [and is] going to put the Fed definitely on hold for October. Stock future

Christa Pike, pictured in 2012, is receiving life-saving treatment after surviving two lethal injections. Imagn Images via Reuters Connect The mother of the woman killed by Christa Pike said she was left without justice after Tennessee's failed attempt to carry out the execution , criticizing the state's handling of a procedure that left the death row prisoner hospitalized in critical condition. I didn't get justice for my daughter, May Martinez, whose daughter Colleen Slemmer was killed in 1995

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Thursday she had lost faith in the district attorney overseeing the Cornell University rape case and appointed a special prosecutor to replace him. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten has come under mounting pressure in recent days over his decision not to prosecute anyone when the initial allegations were made in 2024. Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Depart

[AFP via Getty Images] Donald Trump has said he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves as he considers banning US exports of the fuel. The president's comment comes after diesel prices hit record highs on UK forecourts this week, as the Iran war continues to put pressure on the supply of refined fuels. The UK is heavily reliant on imported diesel from the US. But with US voters also facing higher fuel costs ahead of the midterm elections in November, Trump has threat

Watch: Tearful pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attack The Indian pilot of the Flydubai plane who was attacked by his co-pilot and opened the cockpit door to let others in has said he was determined not to let others die. Smit Machchhar said he was on the ground and still being attacked when he realised the plane carrying more than 170 passengers was sinking and he had to do something. I was lying on the floor injured but I told myself to go for one last push to open the door from inside, he sa

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - US job growth likely slowed in September and the unemployment rate is forecast to have been 4.1% for a third straight month, suggesting the labor market remained stable heading into the fourth quarter. The anticipated moderation would follow a surprise jump in nonfarm payrolls in August, which economists partly attributed to volatility linked to the model the government uses to stripout seasonal fluctuations from the data. The Labor Department's Bu

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman [Getty Images] OpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models. Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work, a spokesperson told the BBC. The ChatGPT-maker did not name the sacked workers,

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she issued an executive order to appoint Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor for the alleged gang rape that took place at a Cornell fraternity in 2024. Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University's campus, Hochul said in a

Democrats filed a lawsuit Thursday over the Trump administrations recent use of an emergency measure to make changes to the federal voter-registration form used by U.S. service members abroad and citizens residing outside the country, arguing that its an attempt to disenfranchise eligible American voters. The lawsuit follows concerns by advocates for American citizens overseas, who said the changes will spark confusion among eligible voters abroad and officials within U.S. election offices. The

A Massachusetts judge has denied Lindsay Clancys attempt to have the murder charges against her thrown out , clearing the way for prosecutors to pursue a retrial in the high-profile case involving the deaths of her three children. In a ruling issued Thursday, Plymouth Superior Court Judge William F. Sullivan rejected the defenses Rule 25 motion for a required finding of not guilty following Septembers mistrial. Under Massachusetts law, a Rule 25 motion asks a judge to determine whether prosecuto

The Treasury Department said that over 60 million children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts, according to guidance filed with the Federal Register. Millions of children have already enrolled in Trump Accounts. With automatic enrollment, over 60 million more eligible children now have an account ready to be claimed, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. Why are children being automatically enrolled? The idea behind Trump Accounts is to give children a head start

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Renee Goods family sued the U.S. government and several immigration officials Thursday, alleging wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations in the 37-year-old womans killing by an immigration officer during a federal crackdown in Minneapolis. The two lawsuits were filed by Goods partner, Becca Good, and Renee's brother Brent Ganger. The Justice Department didnt immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the lawsuits. Officer shot Good as she turned her car away fro

Matthias Huss with a four-metre-long measuring stake indicating the amount of ice that melted over the past year on the Scex Rouge glacier (Fabrice COFFRINI) Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost nearly 20 percent of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record. Swiss glaciers saw 5.5 percent of their volume melt away this year, the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network f

WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown . The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the U.S. have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation. The case will test a key pillar of the Trump administrations hard-line immigration agenda . Most appeals courts to have c

Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai plane on Wednesday. - Israel Foreign Ministry/Reuters The Indian pilot who fought off a savage attack by his copilot and helped prevent an apparent hijack of a Flydubai plane heading to Israel with more than 170 people on board is being hailed as a hero. Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed while trying to fend off the attacker, leaving him bad

For the many millions of people who receive SNAP, grocery budgets will stretch a little further this month. Starting Oct. 1, the maximum SNAP benefit for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. will climb to $1,023 a month. The annual bump is meant to help the roughly 36 million people on the food assistance program keep up with grocery prices. Income limits and deductions are rising, too, which means some families will get additional financial support, and more people could become

Tennessee's only female death row inmate has been taken to the hospital after surviving two doses of lethal injection drugs, her lawyers said. Christa Pike, 50, was alive and snoring loudly after being given two doses of pentobarbital, her attorneys said. Pike had been scheduled for execution 10 a.m. Wednesday for a killing she committed at age 18. She would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years. An appeals court stopped the lethal injection just an hour before i

Cornell University agreed Wednesday to initiate an independent investigation into how the Ivy League school handled what a former student now alleges was fraternity house gang rape, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Hochul discussed the case during an exclusive interview Wednesday afternoon at her Midtown offices. The governor sits on the Cornell University board. The governor called for the outside review , saying what happened raised serious questions about Cornell campus culture and whether th

Passengers on a flight to Israel have recounted how they subdued a pilot after he stabbed the other pilot and appeared to be trying to disable the plane, while others described the terrifying moment they thought they would die. Appearing in a bloodstained shirt after the ordeal, Yaniv Hayun told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he realised something was wrong when the aircraft suddenly dropped. The plane, en route from Dubai to Tel Aviv, plummeted 17,000ft (5,200m) in less than two minu

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into the actions of leading AI labs Anthropic ( ANTH.PVT ), OpenAI ( OPAI.PVT ), and other AI firms to determine if they've harmed or misled consumers. According to the New York Times , the investigation centers on whether the companies harmed consumers when their AI models went rogue , as well as whether they engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices. The commission is expected to send out formal notices to the AI labs in the coming weeks. The FT

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Sept 30 - The US Senate on Wednesday blocked legislation placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress, as Democrats refused to provide enough votes to advance the measure toward passage, arguing that it falls short of a full ban. By a vote of 53-47, the Senate halted a Republican drive to open debate on the partisan bill, which was passed in July by the House of Representatives. Sixty affirmative votes were needed to get the legislation over a Sen

A FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Saudi Arabia Wednesday morning after one of the pilots allegedly stabbed the other and tried to bring down the plane, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officials said. The flight landed in Tabuk, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, after being diverted. The prime minister discussed more details about the security incident later in the day, saying in a video statement that Almost all the passengers on board were Israelis. Obta

Crude oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz at a pace that is starting to approach prewar levels, a notable rebound for the worlds most critical oil choke point. That restored flow is mainly the result of Irans somewhat depleted military capability and a U.S. Navy operation that has secured a portion of the waterway for relatively secure passage. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. But the forces driving high fuel pr

A parent has been arrested after a toddler was found with a loaded gun inside a Michigan daycare facility, authorities said. A teacher noticed the gun Monday morning and took immediate action, Canton Police Chief Joseph Bialy told ABC Detroit affiliate WXYZ. Officers then responded to the incident in Canton, just outside of Detroit, and secured the weapon, according to Canton police. Florida mom allegedly abandons 4 kids to go on cruise: Court documents No injuries were reported. Charges against

Containers are seen at the container terminal of Nanjing Port, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on September 8, 2026. Most Chinese goods shipped to the United States have faced a minimum 12.5% tax. - AFP/Getty Images Here we go again: President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs are back under the legal microscope. On Wednesday, a three-judge panel at the US Court of International Trade is set to hear arguments in a case that could determine whether the president can use a 1970s trade law

A commercial plane traveling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, briefly raising concerns about a possible hijacking and prompting Israel to scramble its jets. Israeli media, citing security officials, said the incident stemmed from a feud between the plane's two pilots, and everyone on board was safe. The plane landed in Tabuk, a civilian and military base in the kingdom. The FlyDubai plane transmitted an emergency alert shortly after takeo

President Trump gathered top artificial intelligence leaders in Washington on Tuesday and doubled down on his opposition to government intervention, suggesting that self-regulation is the answer to growing worries about the technology getting out of human control. There's a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation, the president said after meeting with the assembled CEOs. There was a lot of commonality in this room. Trump said he and the CEOs signed a morally binding accord that wa

An Ohio man who had called 911 to report that an intruder had broken into their home and fatally shot his wife was found guilty of murdering the mother of two. Caleb Flynn, 40, who once appeared as a contestant on American Idol in 2013, was charged with aggravated murder and multiple counts of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of his wife, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn. He had pleaded not guilty. Pool via ABC News - PHOTO: Caleb Flynn reacts as he list

Washington Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is making a play for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again supporters with the release Tuesday of a new health policy platform. I think we have an opportunity to remind folks that we've always been the people who want people to be healthier, rather than the folks who capitulate to the food, ag and pharmaceutical corporations that are too often on the wrong side of things, El-Sayed told CBS News. The platform, dubbed the

By Andrew Chung Sept 29 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face, bolstering a tool his administration has used for rapid expulsions as part of his immigration crackdown. The court granted the Justice Department's emergency request to put on hold Boston-based US District Judge Brian Murphy's ruling that the Department of Homel

Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended with a deadlocked jury . Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan for an acquittal, arguing that there was not enough evidence to prove that the 36-year-old former nurse killed her three young children. This entire case is based on speculation, Reddington said. Where is the admission? Where does she say that she did this? Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham called the argument laughable. Su

Mortgage rates closed in on 7.6% Tuesday as Treasury yields continued to move higher. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rate hit 7.58% on Tuesday, per Mortgage News Daily. That's up 8 basis points from Monday, and is the highest level since November 2023. The 10-year Treasury yield ( ^TNX ), which mortgage rates closely track, was up around 4 basis points to 5.28% as of midday. Read more: How soaring Treasury yields could hit your finances Rates remain some distance from late 2023's peak a

A Republican senator's attempt to throw evidence at a long-running conspiracy theory against Jack Smith blew up in his face during a heated congressional hearing Tuesday. A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. Watch the whole thing: pic.twitter.com/J07o5Uwfxi Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur)

Lindsay Clancy returned to court on Tuesday for the first time since her murder trial ended with a deadlocked jury . Defense attorney Kevin Reddington asked Judge William Sullivan for an acquittal, arguing that there was not enough evidence to prove that the 36-year-old former nurse killed her three young children. This entire case is based on speculation, Reddington said. Where is the admission? Where does she say that she did this? Prosecutor Shanan Buckingham called the argument laughable. Su

Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent earlier this month with assaulting a federal officer, according to court documents unveiled Tuesday. The prosecutors accused 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez of striking an ICE officer with his vehicle's side-view mirror as he drove away in an attempt to evade arrest. Garces Perez faces one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer. An agen

The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca on Monday. - Heather Ainsworth/AP A former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit this month alleging she was drugged and gang raped inside a fraternity house in 2024, and the fresh scrutiny has prompted prosecutors to reopen the investigation . The 101-page lawsuit details disturbing allegations about what the woman, identified as Jane Doe, says unfolded inside Chi Phis frat house the night of October 19, 2024, and how the univers

The X2 roller coaster has long been one of Six Flags Magic Mountain's main attractions, featuring seats that spin 360 degrees. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Six Flags Magic Mountains X2 roller coaster is permanently closed, following a history of injuries, including some that led to deaths, park officials announced on Tuesday. The ride was first closed temporarily in July following reports of back-to-back brain injuries. While X2 consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we have dec

President Donald Trump launched America.gov on Tuesday, unveiling what the administration has billed as a new AI -powered gateway to federal information and services that aims to streamline Americans interactions with the government. The website , which Trump introduced at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, features a chatbot-style interface that allows users to ask questions about government programs, benefits and services. The administration described America.gov as a front door to fed

After weeks of Washington being gripped by a new wave of fear about artificial intelligence gone awry, the Trump administration will take a sharply different take Tuesday, seeking to convince a skeptical public that the nation is instead about to embark on a tech-powered golden age. President Donald Trump will deliver a speech launching America.gov, a new AI-powered portal for accessing public services, part of a day-long event featuring members of his Cabinet and tech executives. AI company lea

Sept 29 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for concrete steps regarding Iran's nuclear programme. This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. Axios and CNN both reported, citing unidentified US officials, that Trump was willing to give Iran sanctions relief and free Iranian funds as part of a final

A New York state prosecutor has reopened a criminal investigation into an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity in 2024 after a civil lawsuit filed last week by the alleged victim drew national attention. In a lengthy statement released on Monday, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten announced that he had started pursuing criminal charges against seven fraternity members and would present the case to a grand jury. He also sought to explain why he initially decided

What to know about the Iran war today: President Trump denied a report from Axios that he had offered Iran sanctions relief and access to frozen funds in ongoing negotiations. The president confirmed Monday that American and Iranian negotiators are engaged in talks through mediators. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he expected a formal answer from the U.S. on Tuesday regarding Tehran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran proposed a seven-day ceasefire and the phas

WASHINGTON (AP) U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of a two-way annual trade between the two northern neighbors. But it marks another ratcheting up of President Donald Trumps second-term trade war with Americas longtime ally