Former Canberra childcare worker Muhammad Ali sentenced for sexually abusing boy in his care
Warning: This story includes details of child sexual abuse. Former Canberra childcare worker Muhammad Ali has been sentenced…
With contract talks stalled, Starbucks baristas rally in L.A.
Starbucks workers rallied at two Los Angeles area coffee shops over the weekend in an effort to pressure…
Chevron’s El Segundo refinery has a history of safety, environmental violations
The explosion and hours-long fire at Chevron’s refinery Thursday night in El Segundo deeply unnerved communities in the…
Healthcare’s employment growth clouded by immigration crackdown, Medicaid cuts
The healthcare sector has accounted for nearly half of this year’s U.S. job growth. But economists say immigration…
xAI lays off 500 AI tutors working on Grok
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps…
The immigration raids are crushing L.A.’s fire recovery and California’s economy
The crew had just poured a concrete foundation on a vacant lot in Altadena when I pulled up…
Musk’s XAI Just Laid Off Hundreds of Workers Tasked With Training Grok
Elon Musk‘s xAI laid off at least 500 workers on its data annotation team on Friday night. The company sent…
L.A. immigrants fear the worst after Supreme Court ruling: ‘It’s going to get ugly’
In a county where one in three residents are immigrants, a sense of anger and dread erupted Monday…
Migrant workers struggling to reclaim unpaid wages while balancing visa conditions
When John Vo gained Australian citizenship earlier this year, it was supposed to mark the start of a…
Job cuts jump 66% year to date; DOGE, uncertainty, AI are big factors
Job cuts so far this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, as government cost-cutting, economic uncertainty…
Labor groups protest renewed immigration raids in Los Angeles
Several hundred workers, organizers and immigrant advocates gathered in palm-tree-dotted MacArthur Park on Tuesday to denounce the Trump…
California’s economy is already getting hit by immigration raids
As the crackdown on undocumented workers in California approaches a third month, researchers say the effects on the…