Fired Yosemite Workers Say Upsidedown Us Flag Was A Call to Protect Public Lands

‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram

An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED.

Wired - 1d

Election systems feared vulnerable as government cuts workers tasked with security

Cuts to the U.S. cybersecurity agency and FBI affected the federal workers tasked with stopping foreign interference in elections.

CBS News - 1d

Eye Opener: President Trump backs Elon Musk's ultimatum for federal workers

More confusion as President Trump backs Elon Musk's ultimatum for federal workers to list their achievements or face the consequences. Also, the U.S. sides with Russia at the U.N. as France's ...

CBS News - 1d

Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

The abrupt firings have left federal workers and contractors throughout the country in flux, with many distressed over how they will pay the mortgage or rent.

The New York Times - 1d

Hochul highlights New York state jobs for federal workers

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a "You're Hired" campaign to recruit federal workers who are losing their jobs due to the Trump administration's program cuts.

The Hill - 1d

Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts

The newly-formed Fork Off Coalition, composed of recently laid off government employees, represents an alphabet soup of agencies with various levels of tenure.

CBS News - 22h

Confusion among federal workers over mixed messages on Elon Musk email

There were new mixed messages from the White House with special advisor Elon Musk now threatening "termination" for federal employees who don't respond to an email asking what they did last week. ...

CBS News - 21h

Reporter's Notebook: Federal worker morale amid shrinking bureaucracy

To shrink the bureaucracy, act like the bureaucracy -- this appears to be the goal of Elon Musk's surprise email that asked federal workers "What did you do last week?" The approach may shrink the ...

CBS News - 21h

Musk gives federal workers "another chance" to justify their jobs

Elon Musk told federal workers Monday evening that they had "another chance" to justify their work or lose their jobs. The original deadline passed later on Monday.

CBS News - 21h

Who Are the Probationary Federal Workers Being Cut Under Trump?

Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.

The New York Times - 22h

Trump defends Musk as backlash to federal workers ultimatum grows

President intervenes amid first signs of internal dissension as government departments push back. Donald Trump has stepped in to defend Elon Musk from a mounting backlash in his own ...

The Guardian - 20h

#AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside

Government employees fight the Trump administration’s chaos by organizing and publishing information on Bluesky. After seeing Elon Musk ’s X post on Saturday afternoon about an email that would ...

The Guardian - 10h

Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation

A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation

ABC News - 8h

What to Know About Filing Your Tax Return as the I.R.S. Sheds Workers

How to avoid delays, check the status of refunds and contact the Internal Revenue Service with problems.

The New York Times - 6h

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Federal workers 'don't deserve' their paychecks

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said federal workers “don’t deserve” their paychecks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing Tuesday. “Those are not real jobs ...

The Hill - 5h

Social Security checks will be coming for these previously ineligible workers — as early as this week

The agency has been working on adjusting benefits after the repeal of WEP and GPO.

MarketWatch - 5h

Musk dominates, disparages federal workers at first Trump Cabinet meeting

Elon Musk at the first meeting of President Trump’s Cabinet defended his email demanding all federal workers report their accomplishments to his office, calling it a “pulse check” and saying anyone ...

The Hill - 4h

Half of U.S. Workers Worry About How AI Will Affect Their Jobs

AI-using respondents called it more useful for speeding up work than for improving the quality of their output, but 60 percent of respondents to a Pew survey said they don’t use AI at all.

Inc. - 5h

Y Combinator Takes Heat for Helping Launch a Startup That Spies on Factory Workers

Optifye.ai has been called a “sweatshop-as-a-service” provider after its demo launch video left people stunned.

Inc. - 4h

Trump hints at deep cuts at the EPA, alarming workers and groups

President Trump said the head of the EPA is prepared to implement deep staffing and spending cuts as part of the administration's efforts to downsize the executive branch.

CBS News - 41m

Historic Strike Involving Thousands of Oregon Healthcare Workers Comes to an End

This is a MedPage Today story. A strike involving nearly 5,000 healthcare workers at Providence Health in Oregon, which began Jan. 10, has come to an end. Late Monday, eight RN bargaining units ...

ABC News - 2h

Rob Manfred calls Athletics’ new park in Sacramento charming but still expects to be in Las Vegas by 2028

Rob Manfred recently visited the 14,000-seat minor league stadium in West Sacramento, California, and said the owners of the Triple-A River Cats and Athletics have provided players with “as close ...

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 19

Kim Kardashian called him a Texas death row inmate on Instagram. He wasn't, and he's suing

Kim Kardashian confused a Texas death row inmate with a New York resident who is not a double murderer. He's now suing for defamation.

Los Angeles Times - 5d

Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members

Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.

CNBC - 5d

NCAA Rules Committee takes aim at fake injuries, but primitive call-and-review process needs fixing first

Give refs a chance to say 'I don't know'

CBS Sports - 5d

Al Michaels reveals which sport he actually wanted to call before 'Miracle on Ice' assignment

USA's upset of the Soviet Union at the 1980 Olympics was only the second hockey game Michaels had ever called.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

'Greyhound racing cost my pet its leg - this so-called sport should be banned'

The Welsh government says it will ban greyhound racing in what would be a first for the UK.

BBC News - 3d

‘We’re healing this common body we call a nation’: the plays assessing Kenya’s present by retelling its past

The series of shows draws on threads of Kenyan history, tackling disenfranchisement, colonialism and oppression while inspiring the country’s young people to participate in its future. On a recent ...

The Guardian - 3d

Crucial penalty call befuddles Islanders in loss to Stars: 'We thought it was a clean hit'

A controversial major penalty assessed to Islanders forward Casey Cizikas led to two Dallas Stars power-play goals in New York's 4-3 loss on Sunday.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

xAI’s new Grok 3 model criticized for blocking sources that call Musk, Trump top spreaders of misinformation

The backlash over Grok 3 raises questions about whether xAI has sacrificed public safety and transparency for personal image control.

VentureBeat - 2d

Fantasy Baseball Rankings 2025: Sleepers by model that called Willy Adames' strong season

SportsLine simulated the entire MLB season and identified 2025 Fantasy baseball sleepers

CBS Sports - 1d

Cold calling patients with bad news can be excruciating. At those times, instinct is all I can rely on | Ranjana Srivastava

Difficult news conveyed compassionately and sensitively doesn’t alter the facts but does change the patient experience. “Can I get your professional opinion?” my friend asks. In the 30 years since ...

The Guardian - 1d

Fired Yosemite Workers Say Upsidedown Us Flag Was A Call to Protect Public Lands

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