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The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that while hiring decreased in October, the number of positions available increased during a month when payroll growth reached its lowest level in almost four years. According to the BLS's Job opportunities and Labor Turnover Survey, there were 7.74 million job opportunities for the month, which was more than the Dow Jones estimate of 7.5 million and up 372,000 from September. Openings as a percentage of the labor force increased from 4.4% to 4.6%. As a result, the ratio of open jobs to unemployed people increased to 1.1, which is almost half of its previous level during the height of the severe supply and demand imbalance in 2022. Additionally, hiring slowed at a period when the labor market was hampered by two significant strikes involving Boei...

According to officials on Monday, large drones have been lingering in formation over northern New Jersey, leaving "unnerved" locals wondering what's causing these bright, mysterious flying objects to appear in the sky nearly every night. Authorities claimed the aerial phenomena, which has been annoying but not yet posing a safety risk, is being intensively investigated by the FBI and Morris County Sheriff's Department. Morris County Sheriff James Gannon stated in a statement that "there is no advisable immediate danger to the public at this time," and that "many law enforcement agencies are working in partnership with the Sheriff's Office on this matter." Julie Shavalier, a resident of Morris County, said she has been occupied by the recent, enigmatic night performances. "We're all complet...

In a lengthy racketeering case that had involved rap sensation Young Thug, Georgia's longest-running criminal trial came to a close Tuesday with not guilty verdicts on all but one charge against the two surviving co-defendants. Both defendants Shannon Stillwell and rapper Deamonte Kendrick, better known by his stage name Yak Gotti, were charged with several offenses related to the state's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, statute. The assassination of a suspected rival gang member in a 2015 drive-by shooting and conspiracy to violate RICO were two of the most serious charges. Stillwell was also accused of murder in connection with the 2022 murder of a rival gang member. With the exception of one felony handgun allegation, the 12 jurors found Kendrick and Stillwell no...

In what appears to be an attempt to "disconnect," a 30-year-old Hawaiian woman at the heart of a Los Angeles missing person search voluntarily walked into Mexico, according to authorities on Monday. At a press conference Monday night, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced that the case against Hannah Kobayashi of Maui has been reclassified as one involving a "voluntary missing person," although it will remain open until authorities are certain she is safe. According to McDonnell, there is no proof that Kobayashi was the victim of foul play or human trafficking. During the news conference, Lt. Douglas Oldfield, who works in the police department's Missing Persons Unit, stated that detectives looked through Kobayashi's social media profiles and concluded that she "wanted to discon...

Police reaffirmed their commitment to identifying the young girl's killer one week after the Netflix documentary series on the unsolved death of JonBen T. Ramsey premiered, but they would not say if they currently have any good leads. In an email on Monday, a Boulder, Colorado, police spokeswoman stated that it is clear that the agency wants to resolve this matter and that the victim's rights are the sole justification. Nearly thirty years ago, six-year-old JonBen T. Ramsey was discovered strangled and battered in the basement of her family's opulent Boulder home. Cold Case: Who Was the Killer? The death of the teenage beauty pageant queen whose 1996 murder captivated the nation and sparked incessant cable news coverage has garnered attention again thanks to the three-part Netflix documen...

Federal investigators discovered 11 youngsters working a "dangerous" midnight shift at a meat processing plant in Iowa, leading to a $171,000 fine for the cleaning business. The minors were discovered working for the sanitation company Qvest LLC at the Seaboard Triumph Foods pork facility in Sioux City, Iowa, according to a statement by the U.S. Department of Labor. The kids were hired to "use corrosive cleaners to clean head splitters, jaw pullers, bandsaws, neck clippers and other equipment at the Seaboard Triumph Foods facility from at least September 2019 through September 2023," according to the statement. Anyone under the age of 18 is not allowed to work in the meat processing industry in the United States. In the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Qvest was order...

Finding the real identity of Jane Seneca Doe is a mystery that has taken over 47 years to resolve. Who killed JoAnn Vickie Smith is still a mystery. In an unincorporated section of Grundy County, Illinois, close to the community of Seneca, a young woman's body was discovered slain and dumped in a ditch along Highway 6 on October 2, 1976. One bullet to the back of her head had killed her. In 2021, Grundy County Deputy Chief Coroner Brandon Johnson informed Dateline that despite their best efforts, the initial investigators were unable to identify the woman. The Jane Doe was buried in an unmarked grave in a cemetery in Braceville, Illinois, where she remained until 2018 following nearly two months of fruitless efforts to identify her. Johnson stated at a 2024 press conference, "I immediately...

The Rock Hill Community Theatre is holding auditions for its production of The 39 Steps: Comedy Play in honor of its historic 50th season. This fast-paced, Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning show, which blends humor reminiscent of Monty Python with Hitchcockian tension, invites local talent to contribute their energy and inventiveness. The Rock Hill Community Theatre will host auditions on Monday, December 16, and Tuesday, December 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. Actors who are at least eighteen years old are invited to try out for a part in this outrageous whodunit, which has four actors comically portraying more than 150 roles. The 39 Steps, which was directed by Taryn Hoyt, promises endless laughter, risk-taking exploits, and a hint of romance. This show is full of surprises and dramatic wizardry, ...

Accusing the opposition of controlling the parliament, having North Korean sympathies, and immobilizing the administration through anti-state actions, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeolde announced immediate martial law on Tuesday. During a briefing that was broadcast on television, Yoon made the news. He said the action was essential to protecting the nation's constitutional order. How the actions would impact the nation's democracy and governance was not immediately apparent. Since assuming office in 2022, Yoon has had difficulty advancing his policies in the face of a parliament controlled by the opposition. This story is breaking. Please return for further information.Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accu...

After winter weather left hundreds stranded and caused transportation mayhem, a fresh Arctic blast of winter weather is expected to drop more snow on the Great Lakes and Northeast. After several harsh days of winter weather, lake effect snow is still impacting locations downwind of Lake Erie and is predicted to continue until Wednesday. And this week, winter will be here to stay: According to the National Weather Service, a powerful clipper storm—a weather system that originates in Canada and crosses the Great Lakes into the United States—is expected to approach from Quebec on Thursday, bringing with it a lot of snow to Michigan. On Tuesday, there are lake effect snow warnings and winter weather for almost 5 million people throughout the Great Lakes, including South Bend, Indiana; Muskegon...