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It’s no easy feat landing a six-figure salary straight out of school, but your chances are better if you’ve studied in certain high-demand fields.Consulting, program management, and nursing rank in the top 10 fields to land a six-figure starting salary, per ZipRecruiter’s most recent annual grad report that used its marketplace data.Additionally, nursing and program management are two of the top 10 industries hiring for entry-level roles, per ZipRecruiter.Where rising grads’ career expectations are falling shortFor most students, their expectations around pay after graduation did not match their actual earnings.Rising graduates anticipated that their average annual pre-tax salary would be…

United States Capitol building and an Iranian flag are seen at the National mall in Washington D.C., United States.Celal Gunes | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesIran and the United States have agreed to continue nuclear talks next week, both sides said on Saturday, though Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi voiced “extreme” caution about the success of the negotiations to resolve a decades-long standoff.U.S. President Donald Trump has signaled confidence in clinching a new pact with the Islamic Republic that would block Tehran’s path to a nuclear bomb.Araqchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff held a third round of the…

There are ways you can defend your portfolio from a recession. Recent stock market downturns and uncertainty surrounding how U.S. tariffs would impact the economy have many analysts predicting an upcoming recession. J.P. Morgan Research indicates there’s a 60 percent probability of a recession occurring in 2025. As of April 15, J.P. Morgan has maintained this call, despite recent tariff developments.But what exactly is a recession? There’s no universal definition of a recession. But it’s often referred to as a period of widespread economic decline lasting more than six months and characterized by a drop in gross domestic product (GDP),…

Vancouver police investigate a crime scene after a man drove into pedestrians at the annual Lapu Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture, at East 43rd Avenue and Fraser, in the south of Vancouver on April 26, 2025. Don Mackinnon | Afp | Getty ImagesAt least 11 people were killed and dozens injured when a man with a history of mental health issues rammed an SUV through a crowd at a Filipino community festival in the western Canadian city of Vancouver, police said on Sunday.Police arrested a 30-year-old Vancouver man at the scene of the incident on Saturday evening, describing him as…

Images from the scene show the police investigating a black SUV which has its hood crumpled and engine underneath exposed.At least nine people have been killed and several others injured after a car drove into a crowd during a street festival in Vancouver, local police said on Sunday.The driver has been taken into custody.The attack happened just after 8 p.m. local time on Saturday, at the intersection of Fraser Street and East 41st Avenue where the Filipino community was holding its Lapu Lapu Day Block Party, Vancouver Police said.“We will provide more information as the investigation unfolds,” the police force…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — After retreating from their workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs, tech companies could now face a second reckoning over their DEI work in AI products. In the White House and the Republican-led Congress, “woke AI” has replaced harmful algorithmic discrimination as a problem that needs fixing. Past efforts to “advance equity” in AI development and curb the production of “harmful and biased outputs” are a target of investigation, according to subpoenas sent to Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and 10 other tech companies last month by the House Judiciary Committee.And the standard-setting branch of the U.S.…

VANCOUVER (AP) — A car struck revelers at a street festival in Canada, killing and injuring an unknown number of people at the event celebrating Filipino culture, police said.The vehicle entered the street where people were attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival at 8:14 p.m. Saturday, the Vancouver Police Department said in a social media post.“A number of people have been killed and multiple others are injured after a driver drove into a crowd,” police said. The exact number of casualties was not immediately available.A 30-year-old Vancouver man was arrested at the scene and the department’s Major Crime Section is…

CNN  —  A driver plowed a car into a crowd at a street festival celebrating Filipino heritage in Vancouver on Saturday night, killing at least nine people and injuring others. Some of those attending the festival helped arrest the suspect at the scene, who police identified as a 30-year-old man. “As of now, we can confirm nine people have died after a man drove through a crowd at last night’s Lapu Lapu Festival. Our thoughts are with all those affected by this tragic incident,” Vancouver Police said. The event on Saturday was intended as a celebration of culture and diversity,…

Police have filed murder charges against a man who was arrested at the scene after a car plowed into a crowd at a festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Saturday night, killing 11 people and injuring dozens of others.Kai-Ji Adam Lo, 30, has been charged with eight counts of second-degree murder, Vancouver police said in a release Sunday evening.“The charge assessment is ongoing and further charges are anticipated,” the police statement said.At a news conference Sunday, authorities warned that the death toll may rise. The suspect, a Vancouver resident with a history of mental illness, was known to police. Officials confirmed…

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Montgomery used to check the balance on his retirement account once a week and smile. But lately, not wanting to get upset and question if he could retire in a few years, there was only one solution.“I’m not looking,” says the 66-year-old professor from Huntington Woods, Michigan.As the White House simultaneously injects turmoil into financial markets with its trade war and dismisses fears of a downturn, retired and near-retired Americans are anxiously looking on, worried about outliving their savings or having to put off entries on their bucket lists.Keeping logged off his account has made…