Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more political pressure from President Donald Trump to roll back these initiatives. The search giant will no longer set hiring goals that are tied to improving representation in the company. The move was first reported…
Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. [Reuters/Blair Gable] Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened US tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday….
Shootings in New York City dropped by 21% last month compared to January 2024 — reaching milestone low not seen in January for more than three decades, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Tuesday. The drop in shootings was bolstered by a five-day streak with no shooting victims that coincided with a brutal cold snap, officials said. “Major crime was down 16.8%,…
A cookware industry group is suing Minnesota in federal court over the state’s sweeping new PFAS ban, arguing the law is unconstitutional and discriminates against out-of-state manufacturers. “Manufacturers will be forced to either keep their products out of the Minnesota market or treat Minnesota’s regulation as the national standard,” the federal lawsuit says. “A decision…
A former Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after threatening to commit a mass shooting at the school, according to prosecutors. John Hagins, 22, was sentenced after pleading no contest to charges of attempted manslaughter (firearm), attempted terrorism and written threats to kill or do bodily injury, according to…
