Nurses and practitioners who worked in operating rooms, specialty clinics, or labor and delivery were among the millions who found themselves standing in the unemployment line. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1.4 million health care workers — many of them nurses — were laid off or furloughed in April. More than 134,000 of those losses happened in hospitals, adding to a record jobless rate of 14.7 percent in April and unemployment numbers not seen since the end of the Great Depression....

The final 172-page report contained details of a lengthy list of “systemic abuse and misconduct” across NWSL and women’s soccer. “This is not a case of tough coaching or players being overly sensitive,” Yates said in her press conference remarks. “We’re talking about sustained, degrading and manipulative conduct that was all about power, not about enhancing a player’s performance.” The report itself focused on three specific cases in the NWSL, but in a press conference following the report’s release, Yates indicated that there were other instances of misconduct uncovered throughout the investigation....

Stringer, who is conducting an investigation into the city’s pandemic response, released on Wednesday an interim report identifying some of the city’s struggles through the pandemic. He also offered recommendations for how the city can prepare for future health crises. “The COVID-19 pandemic threw our city into crisis, upending lives and livelihoods and exacerbating longstanding inequities in our most vulnerable communities,” Stringer said in a press release accompanying his report....

The first incident occurred at around 2:24 a.m. on August 4 in the 49th Precinct in the Bronx area of the city. Police were responding to a large, disorderly crowd when a bottle was thrown, striking one of the officers in the head. A further five officers also suffered minor injuries while officers dealt with the situation, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed to Newsweek. All six officers have since been released for hospital after receiving treatment for their injuries....

The lead attorney for former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon said Wednesday his client will continue to pursue his suit against the NCAA, despite a ruling earlier this month that blocked an effort to expand it to a larger group of former athletes. Michael Hausfeld said O'Bannon's suit — tentatively set for a trial in June — would go forward both for damages to O'Bannon and to force colleges to give current players a cut of the billions of dollars earned from television contracts and ticket sales from major revenue sports....

South Korea’s prosecutor on Friday said that the day prior, the actor had been indicted but not detained, Agence France-Presse reported. His legal woes stem from allegations from five years ago that he had inappropriately touched a woman’s body. South Korean television station JTBC reported that the actor said he’d “held hands with the woman to show the way around a lake. He said that while he was issuing an apology, it was not an admission of guilt....

The blaze—called the Oak Fire—broke out on Friday afternoon near the town of Midpines and has since grown into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year. It covered more than 14,281 acres and was zero percent contained as of Sunday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire. California Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County on Saturday due to the effects of the Oak Fire....

Kampe debuted the sweater Tuesday as the basketball team was hosting Ugly Sweater Night. There are many possibilities that run through your head when you think of an ugly sweater, but a stuffed-animal moose sticking through both sides probably isn’t one. MORE: Top 16 college programs since 2000 Kampe’s team may have lost the game, but he certainly won Ugly Sweater Night.

The latter was the case Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum after the Athletics’ 7-6 win over the Yankees. Despite its loss, New York’s night turned out much better than Melissa’s night. After somebody used the hash tag #AtTheColiseum in order to get a message posted on the video board, the words “Melissa, I’m breaking up with you” appeared on the screen after the game as fans waited for a fireworks show....

Obama’s taken a lot of hits over his alleged foreign-policy inexperience—most notoriously from fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton, who suggested in a TV ad last month that he was the wrong man to answer the phone at 3 a.m. during a crisis. But last week Obama signaled that he’d had enough of these attacks. Not only did he not lack experience, Obama cockily told a fund-raising crowd in San Francisco, but “foreign policy is the area where I am probably most confident that I know more and understand the world better than Senator Clinton or Senator McCain....

Obama hit all of the targets you might expect, including GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz. Obama crushed Cruz for calling a hoop a “basketball ring” while campaigning in Indiana. MORE: Carly Fiorina says Ted Cruz, basketball moron, bet on Villanova “Baseball sticks? Football hats? But sure, I’m the foreign one.” Presidential BURN. After firing off all of the jokes in his holster, Obama paid tribute to Kobe Bryant by ending the evening with two words: “Obama out....

Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District is an unlikely political hotbed. Reliably Democratic territory for a century, the northeastern corner of the Magnolia State went Republican in 1994 and has stayed that way. In the last decade, incumbent Roger Wicker has routinely cruised to victory with margins of 30 percent. But when Gov. Haley Barbour appointed Wicker to fill out the unexpired term of retiring GOP Sen. Trent Lott last December, things got competitive....

With students having to finish the school year through distance learning because of COVID-19, Obama used the moment to say the Trump administration isn’t “even pretending to be in charge” in handling the pandemic. “More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing,” Obama said during the online speech. “A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge....

7.0 percent: Clinton’s average lead in the seven Pennsylvania polls conducted before Obama’s comments first surfaced–a stat that suggests that, despite frenzied speculation, the Illinois senator’s standing has not slipped in the Keystone State as a result of his San Francisco remarks. According to Gallup, “among Democratic voters who make $24,000 or less, Obama’s support has dropped three points, from 47%-44%; among Democratic voters with no college education, his support has dropped one point, from 41%-40%; among Democratic voters who say they are worried about money, his support has dropped two points, from 55%-53%; and among Democratic voters who say religion is an important part of their lives, his support dropped one point, from 49%-48%....

In a viral video posted by @wrigleyfluffycorgi, a TikTok page dedicated to the corgi, he can be seen excitedly bopping along, seemingly with a smile on his face while Snoopy wearing a Santa suit plays music. The adorable video has been watched by 4.9 million people and has racked up 9,220 likes. Christmas Safety for Dogs It is clear Wrigley is keen to join in on the Christmas fun, but dog owners should be aware of the potential dangers that can come with Christmas decorations....

As always, familiar faces with dollar signs hanging over their heads were there to lead the way in Brazil: Toni Kroos made Real Madrid’s move for him look like a wise investment as he was ever-present in Germany’s victorious campaign; Paul Pogba took his Juventus form into France’s quarterfinal run as Paris Saint-Germain rumors continue to grow; and Alexis Sanchez helped his case for a bumper Arsenal contract. But who stood out from the crowd unexpectedly and caused the rumor mill to go into overdrive with their World Cup performances?...

After all, Colombia’s David Ospina moved from Ligue 1’s Nice to Premier League giant Arsenal and CONCACAF’s own Keylor Navas looks to be on the verge of signing for Real Madrid very soon. Surely the 29-year-old Ochoa — who was a hit all over the globe after his performance in the group game in Brazil at the World Cup - would be in line for something similar, especially considering that the Mexican was available on a free transfer?...

Question marks regarding Beckham and where he will play beyond 2019 have dominated headlines since the Browns star admitted he was unsure of what the future holds. The three-time Pro Bowler – who has struggled to live up to the hype since his trade to the Browns from the New York Giants in the offseason – had been non-committal up until Wednesday, when Beckham insisted he would return to Cleveland in 2020....

The free agent wide receiver is set to the return to the field this week as he finishes his rehab from an ACL injury suffered in Super Bowl 56, and he can be yours — if the price is right. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that there are several teams in the mix for Beckham, including the Cowboys and 49ers, as well as the team he finished the 2022 season with, the Rams....

One of the first reactions was from Brown’s soon-to-be new quarterback, Derek Carr: Raiders defensive lineman PJ Hall seemed stunned by the news: Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was impressed: BENDER: Brown can avoid TO-like end to his career The NBA world had some thoughts, too. Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, who was born and raised in Oakland, is thrilled that AB84 is on his way to Oaktown: Nets forward Jared Dudley lauded Brown’s successful Pittsburgh exit strategy and the fact Brown went from zero to 30 (million) in guaranteed money under his new deal:...