- Memorable moments from Bob Dole's life and political career
![FILE - Republican presidential candidate Sen. Robert Dole R-Kan., gestures while making a speech in Washington, March 28, 1988. Bob Dole, who overcame disabling war wounds to become a sharp-tongued Senate leader from Kansas, a Republican presidential candidate and then a symbol and celebrant of his dwindling generation of World War II veterans, has died. He was 98. His wife, Elizabeth Dole, posted the announcement Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, on Twitter.]()
- Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings 'gust' of job growth
![U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, speaks with workers, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, left, Thursday Dec. 2, 2021, while visiting an under construction fabrication and assembly facility for offshore wind turbines at the Port of Providence, in Providence, R.I. The building is scheduled to be finished this spring to support two offshore wind projects, Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind.]()
- Stocks slump after murky jobs report as markets swing
![FILE - The New York Stock Exchange operates during normal business hours in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in New York. Stocks are moving tentatively higher in early trading on Wall Street Friday, Dec. 3, as traders struggle to parse data from a report on the U.S. job market.]()
- ‘Sparks Brothers’ Ron and Russell Mael on ‘Annette,’ Edgar Wright’s Doc...
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- Court mulls: Was Trump's reply to rape claim part of job?
![FILE - E. Jean Carroll, center, waits to enter a courtroom in New York for her defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, March 4, 2020. At a hearing Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, lawyers for former President Trump argued before a federal appeals court that the U.S. government should take his place as the defendant in the lawsuit filed by Carroll, who accused him of rape.]()
- EXPLAINER: 5 key takeaways from the November jobs report
![FILE - A hiring sign is placed at a booth for prospective employers during a job fair Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles. America’s employers slowed the pace of their hiring in November, adding a still-solid 210,000 jobs, the fewest in nearly a year. Friday, Dec. 3, report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell sharply to 4.2% from 4.6%.]()
At Work
![FILE - The Alibaba logo is seen outside a building in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2021. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said in a statement Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, that it is replacing its CFO and restructuring its business as the company weathers a multifaceted crackdown on the industry.]()
Alibaba appoints new CFO, reshuffles e-commerce businessesHONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganizing its e-commerce businesses amid a regulatory crackdown in the...By ZEN SOO![Cadets attend the NCAA college football game between the Army Black Knights and Massachusetts at Michie Stadium, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. The U.S. military academies provide a key pipeline into the leadership of the armed services and have welcomed more racially diverse students each year for the better part of the last decade.]()
By AARON MORRISON, HELEN WIEFFERING and NOREEN NASIR
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![Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens during a House Financial Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Dec. 1, 2021.]()
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![A "Now Hiring" sign outside a shoe store in Miami on Oct. 23, 2021.]()
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![FILE - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, joined by Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas secretary of health and environment, walk to a news conference at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., Dec. 2, 2020. Kelly announced on Nov. 19 that Norman had stepped down after serving as the health department's top administrator. But Norman says he was asked to resign. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP, File)]()
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![Brynn O'Neill has been creating sweet treats since the age of 7 at Chamberlain's Chocolate Factory in Georgia. The 12-year-old's favorite treat at the shop is a peppermint patty.]()
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![CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO PHILLIP INSTEAD OF PHILIP - Navajo Nation Police Chief Phillip Francisco poses for a photo in Window Rock, Ariz., on April 23, 2021. Francisco is stepping down from the tribal police department to become police chief in Bloomfield, New Mexico, starting in January 2022.]()
