OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge has ruled that a death row inmate is incompetent to be executed after the prisoner received mental evaluations by psychologists for both defense attorneys and state prosecutors. Pittsburg County District Judge Tim Mills wrote Thursday that both psychologists found that Wade Greely Lay, 63, lacks a “rational understanding” of […]
ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders. The […]
Tesla will cut thousands of employees from its Gigafactory Texas as part of a companywide tightening effort. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification from the electric vehicle giant, the Texas facility in Austin will lose 2,688 workers starting in June. The news comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced last week that the […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Internet networking pioneer Cisco Systems is jettisoning more than 4,000 employees, joining the parade of technology companies in a trend that has helped boost their profits and stock prices while providing a sobering reminder of the job insecurity hanging over an industry increasingly embracing artificial intelligence. The mass layoffs announced Wednesday in […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump told thousands at a National Rife Association event in Pennsylvania Friday, “no one will ever lay a finger on your firearms,” should he be elected in November. “Not gonna happen,” Trump said, in his opening remarks at the NRA’s presidential forum in Harrisburg. The appearance comes as the […]
The parent company of Snapchat — Snap — is laying off about 10 percent of its workforce as layoffs continue to stalk the tech sector. Snap announced the cut Monday, which will impact more than 500 employees, according to TechCrunch, which noted that as of last year’s third quarter, Snap had 5,367 workers. “In order […]
Food is an essential human need that requires ongoing production in the modern world. Agriculture — organized food production — represented the first vital steps toward human civilization, making possible permanent settlements and specialized trades, enabling culture to flourish. And it will be humanity’s last steps — without food production, we would descend into anarchy. […]
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Times said it planned to lay off at least 115 employees – more than 20% of the newsroom – starting Tuesday, one of the largest staff cuts in the newspaper’s 143-year history. The announcement came after the LA Times Guild walked off the job last Friday to protest the […]
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