VA shifts layoff plans, but questions persist over veterans’ care
1 of 3 | Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins prays with 72-year-old Vietnam-era Army veteran Brenda Sue Jordan at the Lexington, Ky., VA…
Warner Music Group announces layoffs, larger restructuring plan
Warner Music Group will lay off an unspecified number of employees as part of a months-long restructuring plan to cut costs, Chief Executive Robert Kyncl…
Layoff notices delivered to hundreds of Voice of America employees | Donald Trump News
With the Friday notices, 85 percent of Voice of America’s workforce had been slashed.Layoff notices have been sent to 639 employees of Voice of America…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s cable channels hit with layoffs
Warner Bros. Discovery is the latest media company to shed employees from its cable TV channels, with several dozen positions jettisoned Wednesday.The layoffs, confirmed by…
Disney to cut hundreds of employees in latest round of layoffs
Walt Disney Co. launched another deep round of layoffs on Monday, notifying several hundred Disney employees in the U.S. and abroad that their jobs were…
L.A. City Council approves $14-billion budget, scaling back Bass’ public safety plans
The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $14-billion spending plan for 2025-26 on Thursday, scaling back Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety initiatives as…
Tommy Fury WINS boxing return after 18-month layoff and emotional reunion with Molly-Mae Hague
TOMMY FURY made a laboured winning return to the ring after close to two years on the sidelines.The former Love Island star made his ring…
To avert layoffs, L.A. council members seek cut in police hiring
Faced with a projected $1-billion shortfall, a key committee of the Los Angeles City Council moved forward Thursday with a plan to reduce the number…
Mayor Karen Bass proposes layoffs for about 1,650 L.A. city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1-billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city…
Five things to watch in Mayor L.A. Karen Bass’ proposed budget
Los Angeles is experiencing a full-blown budget crisis. A month ago, the financial gap was estimated at just shy of $1 billion, delivering another headache…
L.A. County faces $2 billion in fire recovery costs, straining budget
Saddled with about $2 billion in fire recovery costs and the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, the L.A. County government is facing about…
Kennedy says he wants to target chronic disease in U.S. tribes. A key program to do it was gutted
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent time in tribal communities in Arizona and New Mexico this week highlighting ways they are trying to…
IRS plans to cut up to 25% of staff, starting with closing its civil rights office
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The IRS plans to cut as many as 20,000 staffers — up to 25% of the workforce — as part of layoffs…
Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up…
L.A. budget shortfall close to $1 billion; layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’
L.A.’s financial problems exploded into a full-blown crisis on Wednesday, with the city’s top budget official announcing that next year’s shortfall is now just shy…
Veterans speak out on Trump administration plans to cut the VA budget
NORFOLK, Va. — Stephen Watson served in the Marines for 22 years and receives care through the Department of Veterans Affairs for a traumatic brain injury. He…
Layoffs hit ABC News and Disney’s entertainment TV channels
ABC News and Walt Disney Co. entertainment networks are being hit with a 6% reduction in staff amid shrinking ratings and revenues for traditional television.Workers…
IRS plans to cut up to half its 90,000-person workforce, sources say
WASHINGTON — The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to…
Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward.U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper decided he could not…
A comprehensive look at DOGE’s firings and layoffs so far
WASHINGTON — Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Trump’s administration as the White House and its Department…