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It's still a worker's job market, with 11.3 million open jobs at the end of May, according to new data from the Labor Department.

Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.

Ukraine's coal industry was in decline. Now miners find themselves in the middle of a war with Russia — and global demand for coal is rising.

The White House said President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke with Cherelle Griner on Wednesday, as more of the WNBA star's supporters publicly petition him to do more to secure her release.

Jay Wellons has operated on children's brains and spinal cords. He knows the anguish of losing a patient and the exhilaration of saving a child's life. His memoir is All That Moves Us.

Two top ministers and a slew of more junior officials resigned this week, saying they could no longer serve under Johnson's scandal-tarred leadership. He narrowly got by a no-confidence vote in June.

Aiden McCarthy's parents, Kevin and Irina, both died in the shooting, which left five others dead and more than two dozen wounded.

The 21-year-old charged with murdering seven people at the parade in suburban Illinois confessed to the shooting after he was taken into custody. He is being held without bail.

Private companies are sitting on the sidelines in 2022 after a record setting year of initial public offerings fueled by cheap borrowing.

For some workers, the four-day workweek has been a dream and helped restore their work/life balance. Others say it doesn't create as much flexibility as it might seem.