BMW has invested $6 billion at the plant since it opened in 1994. It was the German automaker’s first full manufacturing site outside of Germany.

The country added 120,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department said Friday.

West recalled one Illinois husband and wife who fell from earning $100,000 a year to $15,000. The couple experienced a shift in perspective that the professor hopes will resonate with viewers.

Obama issues memo calling for more Federal contracting with small businesses
Millions in advertising spending covered by directive

The particular focus on African-American employment by the president and civil rights leaders came about because the Black jobless numbers are teetering near rates that rival Great Depression levels.

LOS ANGELES _ An official with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office says Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa does not have the authority to order the layoffs of 1,000 city employees. In a memo circulated Friday, Chief Deputy City Attorney Bill Carter says the mayor can remove the heads of departments and people in appointed offices but [...]