U.S. immigration authorities arrested 475 workers at Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday, ICE official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. immigration authorities arrested 475 workers at a Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official said on Friday. Many of those arrested had temporary visas for tourism and business
The Latest: US employers added just 22,000 jobs last month amid uncertainty over Trump’s policies
U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring decelerated from 79,000 in July. The unemployment
Democrats will force votes on Trump import tariffs, US Senate’s Schumer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats “will force votes” in the coming weeks in an effort to reverse President Donald Trump’s import tariffs, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said, citing Friday’s report on slowed job growth and increased unemployment as
US employers added just 22,000 jobs in August; July revised downward
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 22,000 jobs last month as the labor market continued to cool under uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The Labor Department said Friday that hiring decelerated from 79,000 in
August U.S. jobs data is disappointing, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Friday’s U.S. government report showing weaker job growth last month was disappointing but should improve when the data is revised next month, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said, citing housing in particular. “It’s a
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Boston’s mayoral primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boston voters will narrow the field of candidates for mayor on Tuesday in a municipal primary that pits incumbent Michelle Wu against a deep-pocketed challenger with one of the most famous last names in
UN decries crimes including gang rape, murder, torture in Congo conflict over last year
GENEVA (AP) — Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed crimes including gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the U.N. human rights
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia’s special congressional election
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer. Control of the U.S. House doesn’t
Sikh truckers see spike in anti-immigrant vitriol after deadly Florida crash
Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own, which triggered heated national debates over immigration, has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric. On Aug. 12, Harjinder Singh, an India-born
Zizians group member to be arraigned on murder charge in Vermont border agent’s death
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A member of the cultlike Zizians group accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent is set to make her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against
