U.S. adds 256,000 jobs, as Biden leaves Trump with sturdy labor market
President Joe Biden will end his term with a relatively healthy labor market as the U.S. added 256,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%.
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Fast, dry winds threaten to return at end of weekend and fuel California fires
Moderate to strong wind and low humidity continues as five fires rage across Los Angeles area, already killing 10 people California wildfires – live Before and after satellite images of California fires show devastation Weather forecasters in Los Angeles expect fast, dry winds to return towards the end of the weekend, threatening to fuel wildfires … Read more
US job market soars past expectations in last report before Trump retakes White House
Number of new jobs added to the economy accelerated to 256,000 in December, up from November, bolstered by new jobs in healthcare and retail The US labor market expanded strongly in the last jobs report of the Biden administration, according to new data released on Friday. The number of new jobs added to the economy … Read more
‘My best friend and I married each other as kids on holiday at the beach. It would be the closest she would come to a real wedding’
Summer holidays are a time of memory-making. We asked Guardian writers and contributors to share some of the summer holiday photos that transport them back to a simpler time More summer essentials Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It had always been Harriet’s dream to get married more than mine. … Read more
Rudy Giuliani expected to appear at second contempt hearing in defamation case
A federal judge will hear arguments in Rudy Giuliani’s second contempt of court hearing this week in the defamation case against him involving former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
Jimmy Carter’s grandson shares relatable phone mishap they had
As the country paused to honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter, his grandson Jason shared a sweet story about a relatable cell phone mixup he experienced with his “Paw Paw.” TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager has the Morning Boost.
With Trump as America’s tsar and Musk at his side, Starmer must now look to Europe | Jonathan Freedland
The US president and his broligarch pal are treating their oldest allies as enemies. Britain can’t face down that threat alone Flood the zone with shit. So advised Steve Bannon, onetime chief strategist for Donald Trump, who understood long ago that if you want to get away with an outrageous act, follow it with another … Read more
Democrats try to block attempt to throw out votes in North Carolina election
DNC files legal action over Republican lawsuit seeking to dispute re-election of Democratic supreme court justice The Democratic National Committee on Friday attempted to stop North Carolina Republicans’ effort to invalidate tens of thousands of ballots from the November election and upend a state supreme court race that Democrats won. The DNC filed a legal … Read more
Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows
Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders Steve Bannon, one of the architects of Trumpism, is one the most influential voices on the right. Bernie Sanders, the veteran US senator from Vermont, is among the leading figures on the progressive left. In these divided times, they … Read more
Donald Trump faces sentencing in hush-money trial after supreme court rejects his request for delay – live
Trump had asked the highest US legal body to call off today’s sentencing after New York courts refused to postpone it Reuters has written up a brief overview of the hush-money case: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged Trump in March 2023 with illegally falsifying business records to cover up an alleged affair with the … Read more