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When a sharply divided Congress convenes in January amid signs of rancor and gridlock, the opportunity for major legislative accomplishments may appear slim. Yet Congress can use this moment to make meaningful bipartisan progress on an issue that normally flies under the radar — the health of the nonpartisan, professional civil service. The federal workforce, comprised of 2 million individuals who live and work in communities all across the nation, is responsible for everything...

This meltdown was predictable and preventable, and the pilots of Southwest saw it coming.

David Solomon, the CEO of U.S.-based investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs, said in a staff memo that the firm's latest round of job cuts is expected to come within weeks.  In an end-of-the-year staff memo obtained by Bloomberg News, Solomon, who has been chairman of the bank since 2019, told staff that...

The list of professional and personal fabrications put forth by Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) on the campaign trail continues to grow as the incoming lawmaker makes the rounds in an apology tour to the press. Santos admitted on Monday that he’d made false claims about his work and education background after a New York Times...

Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) on Wednesday announced it was investigating a holiday-themed drag show in South Florida. It said the department had received “multiple complaints” alleging a Dec. 26 performance of Drag Fans’ “A Drag Queen Christmas” was “sexually explicit” and “marketed to children.” “The Department is actively investigating this matter,...

In the New York Times on Dec. 24, journalist and author Peyton Thomas argues that “Little Women” author and female American literary great Louisa May Alcott is best understood as a transgender man. It is true that both the historical Alcott and her semi-autobiographical self, Jo March (the heroine of her most famous novel, “Little...

Director James Cameron said in an interview that he cut 10 minutes of scenes showing the use of firearms in the latest installment of the wildly popular "Avatar" film series, adding that he regrets past use of firearms in his films.  In an interview with Esquire Middle East, Cameron, who won three Academy Awards for...

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled that U.S. employees who work overseas for companies based in the U.S. are not protected by a federal law prohibiting retaliation against workers who report securities violations. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit unanimously rejected a bid by former top Asia-based...

Wegmans Food Markets is recalling products with micro greens, sweet pea leaves and cat grass because of possible salmonella contamination.