U.S. job growth bounces back in November, a reassuring sign that the labor market remains healthy

The construction sector added 10,000 jobs in November, a slowdown from a monthly average of 17,500 this year. (Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press) Job growth rebounded in November from the weather-related slowdown the previous month, fresh evidence that the labor market remains healthy despite signs of a softening economy overall, according to new government … Read more

Robert H. Finch, Lt. Gov. Under Reagan, Dies : Politics: Leader in California GOP was 70. He also served in Nixon’s Cabinet and as President’s special counselor and campaign manager.

Robert H. Finch, the well-regarded former lieutenant governor of California, U.S. secretary of health, education and welfare and special counselor to President Richard Nixon, died early Tuesday of a heart attack at his Pasadena home. Monday was his 70th birthday. Sue Schechter, Finch’s sister, said he had been in excellent health and had celebrated his … Read more

Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Dies of Lung Cancer at 74

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., who looked, talked and acted like his father, died of cancer today, his 74th birthday, at a hospital in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., near his home. Christopher Roosevelt said his father died of lung cancer. “It was a very late diagnosis and very fast moving,” he told the Associated Press. Roosevelt had a … Read more

NEWS ANALYSIS : Hearings Expose White House Foibles, Failures : Probe: No interference is found in discussions on RTC investigation of Madison Guaranty. But possible Administration offenses are uncovered.

When Republicans first learned that President Clinton’s aides had been tipped off about the government investigation of his old friend and investment partner, James B. McDougal, they began using words not often heard here since the days of Watergate–words like cover-up and obstruction of justice. But nearly two weeks of intense congressional hearings have failed … Read more

Boy’s Rich Future Was in the Bag

–This is the week that Eric DeWilde, the penniless orphan, becomes an independently wealthy adult. Three years ago, having run away from home in Hollywood, Fla., after a scolding by his aunt, he found a sack alongside railroad tracks where he was walking. Inside were jewels worth $346,800. Police were notified, but no one ever … Read more

L.A. County probation chief plans to quit as juvenile hall closure looms

Aerial view of Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) L.A. County’s chief probation officer said he plans to leave the troubled agency as a deadline to evacuate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall approaches, sources said, potentially leaving over 200 incarcerated youths with no place to go. Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa … Read more

Olympics leader talks up working with President-elect Trump ahead of L.A. Games

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach speaks during an IOC executive board meeting Lausanne, Switzerland on Dec. 3. (Jean-christophe Bott / Associated Press) Olympic leaders are “very confident and relaxed” about working with the incoming Trump administration ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games, outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach said Thursday. President-elect Donald Trump … Read more

Secret Service director vows reorganization as members of Congress press him over major lapses

Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe responds to questions during a congressional hearing Thursday on security failures regarding the assassination attempts on Donald Trump. (Rod Lamkey / Associated Press) The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday that the agency is “reorganizing and reimagining” its culture and how it operates following an assassination attempt … Read more

Quayle Ventures Near Cambodia Border

Vice President Dan Quayle journeyed to within five miles of the Cambodian border Thursday in an attempt to dramatize the continuing U.S. government interest in influencing events in Indochina. The vice president, who drew criticism during last year’s election campaign because he did not serve in the Vietnam War, flew with an entourage of American … Read more

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