South Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies
By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoo Young Yi’s grandmother gave birth to six children. Her mother birthed two. Yoo doesn’t…
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Black medical worker gets $3M in racial discrimination case
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $3 million to a former Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center worker who said racial discrimination led to his…
Suspended Sarver says he’s decided to sell Suns, Mercury
By TIM REYNOLDS - AP Basketball Writer
Robert Sarver says he has started the process of selling the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, a move that comes…
New York’s Landmark AI Bias Law Prompts Uncertainty
Businesses and their service providers are grappling with how to comply with New York City’s mandate for audits of artificial intelligence systems used in hiring.A New York City law that…
California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home
By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if…
Giants’ Shepard practices 8 months after tearing Achilles
By TOM CANAVAN - AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Veteran wide receiver Sterling Shepard returned to practice on Wednesday, a little more…
South Carolina’s mental health director to resign Nov. 1
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's Department of Mental Health is giving up the post he's held for two years, officials said.Dr. Kenneth Rogers, a…
Anti-mandate protesters converge on New Zealand Parliament
By NICK PERRY - Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — About 2,000 protesters upset with the government's pandemic response converged Tuesday…
California governor rejects legal drug injection sites
By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that he said could have brought “a world…
Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press
JOHNSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s largest-ever economic development project comes with a big employment…