Business Highlights: Diminished US workforce, Amgen’s buy – mySA

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers are posting more job openings than they did before the pandemic struck 2½ years ago. Problem is, there aren’t enough applicants. The labor force is smaller than when the pandemic struck. The reasons vary — an unexpected wave of retirements, a drop in legal immigration, the loss of workers to … Read more

Body of man found in ditch in southwest Bexar County – KSAT San Antonio

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body was discovered in a ditch in the southwest part of the county. Sheriff Javier Salazar said a passerby found the body at about 9 a.m. near the intersection of Quintana and Kearney Roads and called BCSO. The victim was partially clothed. Salazar said investigators … Read more

TY Hilton signs with Dallas Cowboys

DALLAS — Former Indianapolis Colts wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is joining the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Monday. Hilton, a 10-year NFL veteran, had been with the Colts for the entirety of his career until he became a free agent following the 2021 season. He has not been with any team so far this season. … Read more

Review: Smiley visits Wild West in ‘A Dangerous Business’ – mySA

“A Dangerous Business” by Jane Smiley (Alfred A. Knopf) After a fall publishing season filled with Big Books by John Irving, Cormac McCarthy and Barbara Kingsolver, to name just a few, it’s refreshing to read this taut tale from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley (“A Thousand Acres”). Set in Monterey, California, about a decade before … Read more

Mississippi State’s Mike Leach listed in critical condition

Messages of concern and support for Leach poured over social media Sunday from former players, and colleagues and rivals across college football. JACKSON, Miss — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the university called “a personal health issue” at his home in Starkville forced him to … Read more