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The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased the most in five months last week, but the underlying trend in claims remained consistent with a steadily slowing labor market. The larger-than-expected increase in initial claims reported by the Labor Department on Thursday was likely the result of snowstorms in many parts of the Midwest and Northeast. … Read more

NPR’s chief diversity officer is stepping down as the network stares down a federal investigation that aims to pull its funding, according to a report. On Wednesday, Keith Woods, 66, said he was retiring after 15 years at the public broadcaster – even as President Trump targets diversity programs and urges companies to reverse the … Read more

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths are reportedly being called “suspicious” just hours after police said no foul play was suspected. “The death of the two deceased individuals [is] suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation because the reporting party found the front door of the residence unsecured and … Read more

Betsy Arakawa’s body was decomposed and showed signs of “mummification” when deputies found her, a search warrant reveals. Per TMZ, the Santa Fe detective who examined the scene said there was “bloating in her face and mummification in her hands and feet.” Arakawa, 63, was found laying on her right side in a ground-floor bathroom … Read more

Gene Hackman had a monumental career in Hollywood that included emotional Oscar acceptance speeches. The legendary actor, who was found dead at age 95 inside his Santa Fe home alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog on Wednesday, won Academy Awards in 1972 and 1993. 11Betsy Arakawa and Gene Hackman at the 2003 Golden … Read more

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The deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs are being investigated as “suspicious” by authorities, who said Thursday that the door to the couple’s Santa Fe, New Mexico, home was “unsecured and opened,” police wrote in an affidavit obtained by TMZ. 3Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their … Read more

Hollywood paid tribute to Gene Hackman, who was found dead alongside his wife and their dog in their New Mexico home. Above, Hackman in 1971’s “The French Connection,” for which he won the lead actor Academy Award. (20th Century Fox ) From Francis Ford Coppola to Antonio Banderas, actors and directors across Hollywood on Thursday … Read more

Tom Ciabrowski is the new president and executive editor of CBS News. (CBS News) Tom Ciabrowski, who oversaw ABC’s “Good Morning America” during one of its most successful eras, is joining CBS News as president and executive editor. The storied news division, which has been reeling over its legal battle involving President Trump, announced Thursday … Read more

A top Nvidia executive said President Trump’s potential tariffs and export controls on its powerful computer chips remain an “unknown” — sending its stock sliding despite better-than-expected quarterly profits. Nvidia shares were off more than 4% Thursday morning as investor digested a mixed outlook from CEO Jensen Huang’s firm in its fourth quarter earnings report. … Read more