US Job Openings Hit Two-Year High but Labor Market Remains in Low-Hire, Low-Fire Stasis

US job openings surged to their highest level in nearly two years, an encouraging sign for workers in shrinking industries, CNN reported. The labor market remains stuck in a low-hire, low-fire dynamic even as the number of openings climbed. Six states hold elections today, with the spotlight on California where voters are narrowing the field for governor and mayor of Los Angeles.

A GOP congressman running unopposed has been missing from Washington for nearly three months. CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan spoke with two fans of Nick Fuentes about why young men are drawn to the far-right streamer’s sexist and racist rhetoric; when Fuentes learned of the interview, things turned confrontational.

Joan Prince Crandall, the airline industry’s longest-serving flight attendant, is retiring after more than 66 years on the job.

Crandall recalls the go-go boots and glamour of the early days along with the many challenges she faced during her career. A massive storm swept through the city of Harbin in northeastern China, turning daytime into darkness as winds up to 80 mph knocked out power.

A new experimental pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, raising hopes for improved treatments against the hard-to-detect disease.