WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in November, showing companies are still looking for workers even as the labor market has cooled overall. Openings rose to 8.1 million in November, the most since February and up from 7.8 million in October, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. They were down...
Meta’s New Board Includes UFC Boss Dana White, a Familiar Figure in Trump’s Orbit
Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a familiar figure in the orbit of incoming President Donald Trump. The social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is also adding auto tycoon John...
Biden Will Honor Tribal Requests by Designating 2 New National Monuments in California
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes, a person familiar with the decision said Monday. The proclamation will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sáttítla...
2 Bodies Found in Landing Gear of JetBlue Plane at Florida Airport
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida airport, authorities said. The bodies were located in the wheel well area on Monday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said in a statement to The Associated...
Strongest Winds in a Decade to Hit Southern California, Bringing Extreme Fire Risk
LOS ANGELES — Winds began gaining strength across Southern California on Tuesday, as forecasters warned of powerful, dry gusts that could bring down trees, damage homes and bring extreme fire risk to areas that haven't seen substantial rain in months. The National Weather Service said what could be the strongest...
Dodgers Trade Gavin Lux to Reds After Signing Infielder Hyeseong Kim
LOS ANGELES — Second baseman Gavin Lux was traded from the Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, three days after Los Angeles agreed to a $12.5 million, three-year contract with South Korean fielder Hyeseong Kim. Los Angeles received minor league outfielder Mike Sirota, a grand-nephew of Hall of Fame...
San Francisco Bay Area Police Department Mired in Racist Text Scandal Agrees to Reforms
ANTIOCH — A San Francisco Bay Area police department under federal investigation for racist and sexist texts has agreed to hire a consultant to update its policies, procedures and training on various topics, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. According to the agreement made public Friday, the Antioch Police Department...
Jimmy Carter Will Be Honored in Washington, a City Where He Remained an Outsider
WASHINGTON — Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returns to Washington for three days of state funeral rites starting on Tuesday. Carter’s remains, which have been lying in repose at the Carter Presidential Center since Saturday, will leave the Atlanta...
Chargers Plan to Sign Ezekiel Elliott to Practice Squad
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers are planning to sign running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad pending a physical, two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move had not...
Meta Replaces Fact-Checking With X-Style Community Notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk's social media platform X. Starting in the U.S., Meta will end its fact-checking program with independent third parties. The company...