“Tell you the truth, I don’t like either [the American or European] option,” said Robert Reich, the secretary of labor, sitting in his office last week. Reich, of course, wants the best of both worlds, an economy that creates more jobs at higher wages. Fat chance, but the secretary does have a theory: a better-educated work force is the one true path to the economy of his dreams. And he has some statistics to back up his theory: wages in America have declined primarily for the undereducated, especially those with only a high-school diploma....

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame (yes, such a thing does in fact exist) wants to give Roxanne Chalifoux the bobblehead treatment after her tear-laden performance went viral six weeks ago. MORE: March Sadness photos | Ex-Villanova PG finds a new home | Quinn Cook’s emotional banquet speech The group’s goal is to raise $5,000 through a campaign on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter to produce a limited-edition series of Chalifoux bobbleheads....

The Bobcats' first-year head coach checked himself into a Charlotte hospital with chest pains Thursday night. He was hospitalized overnight and doctors performed the procedure the following day. MORE: NBA sends anti-hazing memo to all 30 teams Associate head coach Patrick Ewing filled in as head coach against the New York Knicks on Friday night, a game the Bobcats lost 101-91 to fall to 3-3. The 52-year-old Clifford joined the Bobcats during this offseason, replacing Mike Dunlap, who was fired after one season....

Now watch Boeheim lift that bucket up and throw it into the face of NBA general managers everywhere in telling SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria of the upcoming 2014 draft class, “There’s no player that’s out there on the horizon that’s a Tim Duncan or a LeBron James." So for any NBA team who’s thought about tanking this season for the chance to draft one of this year’s top freshmen in Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon, or any of the older standouts including Marcus Smart, you have gotten a cold splash of reality....

The DR Congo international has been sidelined since rupturing his cruciate knee ligament last December but recently posted videos of himself doing ball tricks on social media as he edges closer to making a return to action. And the ex-Scotland international is convinced the former Crystal Palace winger will inject ‘power and pace’ into the Goodison Park outfit’s attack when he reaches full fitness while praising the overall abilities of the wideman....

The danger posed by WMD is not directed at America’s military. These are terrorist weapons that could threaten or attack innocent civilians in the United States or its allies. It does little good to talk of cold-war-style deterrence when dealing with people who prize the next life more than this one, or who calculate costs and benefits more like Hitler in his bunker than Soviet-era apparatchiks. Even though we no longer face the kind of existential threat that characterized the cold war, today’s WMD danger is no more bearable....

Publishers Weekly’s advance review says “Rise and Shine” is “engrossing” and its prose is “top notch.” Booklist’s reviewer calls it “a lavishly perceptive homage” to New York City, and writes that Quindlen’s “transcendentally agile and empathetic observations of the human condition underlie the Fiztmaurice sisters’ discovery of the transience of fame and the permanence of family.”

Wishing aside, some wonder whether Chopra’s star power will register with his target audience. (“It’s the first time I’ve heard of him,” says Lizzy May, 12, an avid Chicago reader.) Lynn Stuertz, children’s books buyer for The Book Stall in Winnetka, Ill., ordered six copies of the book but doubts that it will sell well. “I know I bought that book, but even when I bought it, I thought, ‘Who’s going to read this?...

1. ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’ by David Guterson Puget Sound, Washington While San Piedro is a fictional island in the real life San Juan Islands off Washington, the location of this haunting mystery is believed to be based on sleepy Bainbridge Island, which is more to the south in Puget Sound. But for anyone who’s been to these Pacific Northwest islands and experienced their pine and cedar forests and quiet harbors, the book’s description of San Piedro rings true: “a brand of verdant beauty that inclined its residents toward the poetical....

CBP Chief of Law Enforcement Operations Brian S. Hastings, who testified before the House Judiciary Committee, was asked by Democratic Representative Ted Lieu to comment on Sofi, a young girl who was reportedly separated from her grandmother seeking asylum last June in El Paso, Texas, after the Trump administration ended its policy that led to family separations. “Sofi is not a criminal or a national security threat to the United States as a 3-year-old, correct?...

Trump was impeached by the House for his role in the January 6 Capitol insurrection, which caused the deaths of five people and injured many more. Johnson publicly condemned Trump’s actions surrounding the violent riot when it occurred, but said federal lawmakers’ failure to convict him earlier this weekend did not reflect poorly on the U.S. in comments to CBS News host Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday morning....

Let’s be honest, “Monchengladbach” is not the easiest name to spell. It’s not a “Bayern Munich” or even a “Borussia Dortmund.” So, thankfully for all involved, the social media team over at Borussia Park has temporarily changed the club’s name to something far more digestible for its Scottish host. While they’re in the country, the Borussia Monchengladbach team might as well stop by Clachnacuddin FC in Inverness.

For several years the Western Balkans has become an attractive place for far-right extremists. While in the last two decades much security and political focus has been on radical Muslim extremism—especially returning foreign fighters from Syria—far-right groups and individuals have expended and strengthened their presence in the region. With a complex and weak central government struggling in a post-war and transitional period, surrounded by not-so-friendly neighbors, Bosnia and Herzegovina became an unexpected attractive hot spot for the far-right....

Croatian midfielder Miljenko Bosnjak was sentenced to nine months inside, but lasted just 21 days as his GOSK Gabela team-mates rallied round to help him get out. WATCH: Barca youngster scores unreal solo goal GOSK coach Darko Vojvodic revealed the cunning plan, where the club crowdfunded to raise the bail money for Bosnjak’s release. “Bosnjak is out of prison and today he was in training,” Vojvodic told SportSport.ba. “We collected 22,500 KM (approximately £9,750) to free him....

Megan Witherspoon, the vice-president of communications at Altria, shared the list on her LinkedIn page, which has amassed more than 100,000 reactions. In it she details her expectations, addressing the new work-life balance many have had to adjust to, since working from home became the norm due to COVID-19. The mom-of-two’s lengthy post has been widely praised, after she shared it on the networking site last week. Witherpsoon, from Virginia, said: “I DO care about YOU and the things you care about....

Pep Guardiola’s side were frustrated at home by Everton on Monday and they will be eager to bounce back with a convincing victory after narrowly avoiding defeat. Bournemouth, on the other hand, are still searching for their first league win of the season, having lost to Watford and West Brom. TV CHANNEL & LIVE STREAM In the UK, the match will be available to watch live on television on Sky Sports Premier League and by via online stream using the Sky Go app....

The Fresno Police Department said that officers responded to a Bowlero bowling alley, “regarding an armed disturbance inside the location” at around 10:30 p.m. Police found an 18-year-old man outside with multiple gunshot wounds who was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead soon after. Police say that “a physical altercation began between two groups of patrons inside the Bowlero.” “The conflict continued outside of the establishment, where the shooting took place,” the department wrote on Facebook....

Strangely, though, cricket thrives. Over the past month or so, two new cash-rich professional leagues have been unveiled, ESPN Star Sports has launched a 24-hour channel devoted to the sport and a new, faster version of the Cricket World Cup is gaining steam. Based on future sponsorship rights being paid to the International Cricket Council, it’s likely cricket over the next few years will earn well in excess of $2 billion, twice what it’s done since 2000....