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Artificial intelligence is the leading reason companies cite for layoffs for the second straight month, accounting for more than one in four job cuts in April, according to a new report from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.The report found 21,490 AI-related cuts last month, or 26% of the 88,387 total, marking the second straight month the technology has been the top driver of layoffs.While AI is often blamed for job losses and fewer entry-level opportunities, some skeptics question whether it is the sole cause. Some companies have also seen stock gains after pivoting to AI, such as sneaker maker Allbirds, whose…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A North Carolina substitute teacher who was photographed sobbing in a mugshot after admitting to having sex with a 15-year-old has reached a plea deal.Katelyn Dawn Schronce, 33, was arrested on April 17, 2025, and was initially charged with statutory rape, which left her facing up to 30 years behind bars.But she reached a deal on Thursday by pleading guilty to indecent liberties with a child and was sentenced to between 20 and 33 months in prison, according to WHKY.GET BREAKING NEWS BY EMAIL Katelyn Dawn Schronce, a former Catawba County substitute…

Grief has come in waves for Katrina Zborowsky. “It feels like so long ago since I’ve seen her,” Zborowsky said.The Winnipegger lost her mom in a cycling accident in 2020, and never got to say goodbye.“My mom’s name is Doris. We were best friends. We just loved doing everything together, loved shopping and she was super active,” Zborowsky said. “Everything that I love about myself, I saw in her, too.”But after the accident, Zborowsky spent years dreading Mother’s Day.“I’m going to be bombarded by mother content of some kind. I’m going to see it all over the place. For me,…

After a season in which he’d threatened but not delivered a tour de force, Mitch Marsh has clouted a glorious IPL century to lead Lucknow to a critical victory.

Gulf states are pushing a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatens Iran with sanctions and other measures if it does not halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls”, and disclose the location of all mines to allow freedom of navigation.Speaking at the UN on Thursday, top diplomats from Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stressed the importance of resuming pre-war traffic levels in the narrow waterway through which about a fifth of global energy exports pass in peacetime.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listEnsuring the strait remains open is a…

The S&P 500 slipped on Thursday after briefly touching a fresh all-time intraday high, as oil prices rebounded from earlier losses. Investors continued to monitor developments surrounding potential negotiations between the United States and Iran.The benchmark index fell 0.4%, pressured by declines in technology and semiconductor stocks, including Amazon, Broadcom and Micron Technology.The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2% after also reaching a new intraday record earlier in the session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 356 points, or 0.7%.Apple shares touched a new all-time intraday high of $290.33 on Thursday, surpassing the previous peak of $288.62 reached in December…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! → Experts crack the case on which everyday nut delivers the biggest health boost. → A celebrity chef spotlights a restaurant shift as guests leave meals unfinished and rethink how they dine out.→ Chefs call out four everyday cooking habits they say could be sabotaging meals without you realizing it. Nutrition pros sort through five popular nuts, but one rises above the rest. (iStock)The hot plate → Rising prices hit the drive-thru as fans sound off on a McDonald’s burger “deal” that they say isn’t what it seems. → A popular fast-food…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Blake Lively went on offense after settling her lawsuit with “It Ends With Us” co-star Justin Baldoni, asking a federal judge to award her potentially tens of millions of dollars.In a new legal filing, obtained by Fox News Digital, Lively’s legal team argued that Baldoni’s dismissed $400 million defamation case was not only baseless but retaliatory. The 38-year-old actress accused Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and others of filing the countersuit to punish her for speaking out about alleged sexual harassment and misconduct.Lively demanded a sweeping financial judgment that includes attorneys’ fees, triple damages…

Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November. The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special session to redraw the map. The General Assembly first on Thursday had to pass a measure to overturn its own ban on mid-decade redistricting. The new map splits Memphis, a Black majority city, and the county that encompasses it, Shelby, into three districts, a move that would…

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