Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest in a month last week, underscoring continued strength in the labor market despite a growing number of high-profile job cuts at large companies.
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Nvidia Corp. predicted another massive sales gain for the current quarter, helping justify a stock rally that has turned it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has paused IVF treatments as it examines a ruling by the state’s Supreme Court which determined that frozen embryos should be considered children.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the US will need continued investments in semiconductor manufacturing to regain global leadership and meet demand from artificial intelligence technologies.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s ambitious effort to cut emissions from power plants and factories to reduce pollution that blows into neighboring states seems likely to be halted by the Supreme Court, a blow to a federal initiative that environmentalists have said is necessary to prote…
If you’re a federal student loan borrower, don’t ignore that email from President Joe Biden.
Rudy Giuliani has appealed a $148 million verdict against him won by two former Fulton County election workers.
Two men were charged with murder in the shooting that killed a person and injured at least 22 others after a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
SANTA FE, New Mexico - The trial of "Rust" chief weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez over the death of the film’s cinematographer starts on Wednesday, in a case likely to shape actor Alec Baldwin’s defense of his role in Hollywood's first on-set shooting fatality in nearly 30 years.
BRIDGEPORT, Texas - For nearly a year, U.S. natural gas producers have slammed the brakes on production as prices fall. But relentless output gains including from oil companies that pump gas as an oil byproduct have unleashed record supplies.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
When it comes to Supreme Court reform, John Oliver is tired of just talking about term limits and ethics codes. Instead, the late-night talk show host said he’s taking a page out of the playbook used by the rich and powerful, who the comedian said routinely lavish gifts on public servants to…
While the average American tends to carry about four credit cards in their wallet, residents in two Florida cities have nearly seven — earning them a position in WalletHub’s recent analysis of cities with the highest credit card ownership.
Monday, February 19, 2024
President Joe Biden said he would be willing to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss an emergency funding package for Ukraine and Israel, after White House officials previously dismissed the utility of direct talks.
The Biden administration will give $1.5 billion to help build a vast new computer-chip factory in New York state as part of an effort to strengthen the country’s ability to mass-produce the brains of modern consumer and military electronics.
In public statements issued after the fatal shooting of three first responders in Burnsville on Sunday, area officials described the early morning violence as a tragedy and a nightmare.
Sean was a 44-year old former salesman, church volunteer and father of two whose severe neurological disorder left him wasting away, unable to speak or care for himself.
Sunday, February 18, 2024
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Kennedy Cole, a college junior studying accounting, knew she wanted to attend school outside her native Nevada to expand her choices, meet new people and explore different places.
FRESNO, Calif. — Turban-wearing Sikh motorcyclists would be free to ride helmet-free in California if Assembly Bill 2392, proposed by Fresno Assembly member Esmeralda Soria, becomes law this year.
It seemed like the 2024 equivalent of a Sputnik moment: In a cryptic statement on Feb. 14, a U.S. lawmaker privy to U.S. intelligence warned of a grave but unspecified security threat from Russia.
PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump made a brief stop in Philadelphia on Saturday to announce his new sneaker brand and remind a crowd of sneakerheads to vote.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
A small but rapidly growing number of U.S. adolescents began treatment with Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy last year, a powerful new tool to address record rates of pediatric obesity, according to data shared exclusively with Reuters.
From oversized hats to clear blue skies rising above gigantic pristine ranches, everything is bigger in Texas. Even the state’s young workforce is expanding.
EAST PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - For nearly 60 years, the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame has inducted notables into its ranks, providing this tiny state with a boost of pride.
Most teens who use drugs are searching for calm and hoping to relieve stress, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis suggests. The study points toward mental health challenges among teens as a driver of drug misuse - and says educating teens on harm reduction while expanding m…
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is facing a fresh wave of criticism over his controversial interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week - and his subsequent comments that “every leader kills people” - following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Friday.
Washington state lawmakers last year dedicated a record $400 million to the state’s Housing Trust Fund, which distributes loans and grants to create affordable housing.
Friday, February 16, 2024
PHILADELPHIA — The caretakers of the SS United States, once known as the Queen of the Seas, have sent out an SOS to the highest office in the land as the vessel faces the threat of eviction.
The acting deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol was suspended on misconduct allegations Thursday and departed U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters in downtown Washington, three CBP officials said.
WASHINGTON - Fani Willis, the Georgia prosecutor supervising the election interference case against Donald Trump, is due to testify again on Friday after rebuking defense lawyers for suggesting that she improperly benefited from a romantic relationship with a colleague.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
NEW YORK - A judge said Thursday that jury selection for Donald Trump’s trial would begin March 25, setting a date with history for what would be the first criminal prosecution of an ex-president - one who also leads the Republican field of 2024 candidates for the White House.
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants an 18% cut in the number of F-35 jets the Pentagon buys next year after Congress' cap on the size of the upcoming defense budget compelled the administration to find savings, two sources familiar with the situation said.
Three D.C. police officers serving an arrest warrant related to animal cruelty were shot and wounded Wednesday morning near Benning Park in Southeast Washington, prompting a nearly 13-hour standoff that ended with police taking the suspect into custody, authorities said.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory rally was wrapping up Wednesday afternoon at Union Station, Chiefs fan John O’Connor was standing stage left when chaos erupted.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. As the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade embarked from Sixth and Grand toward Union Station on a gorgeous spring-like Valentine’s Day morning, the prevailing scenes were idyllic.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person is dead and up to 15 people were injured after gunfire broke out at the end of the Chiefs victory rally Wednesday at Union Station, according to police.
Now that Democrat Tom Suozzi has officially been crowned the winner of this week’s closely watched Long Island congressional special election, analysts are sparring over what the results say about the political climate — and the race for control of Congress in the fall.
Remembering the 17 who died in Parkland shooting: Many ceremonies, service events held 6 years later
The 17 people who died in the Parkland shooting six years ago Wednesday were remembered in many ways across South Florida — with ceremonies, community service events, flags being flown at half-staff, and the release of doves and ladybugs.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday said the United States would not back down from supporting Ukraine in the short and long-term, even as President Joe Biden's administration has run out of money for Kyiv and a request for additional funds is languishing in the Rep…
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
NEW YORK — A man accused of fatally shooting hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay bragged that he wanted to “kill him again” about two years after the murder, the suspect’s former roommate testified Monday.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Two men were charged with murder in the shooting that killed a person and injured at least 22 others after a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl win last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday.
SANTA FE, New Mexico - The trial of "Rust" chief weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez over the death of the film’s cinematographer starts on Wednesday, in a case likely to shape actor Alec Baldwin’s defense of his role in Hollywood's first on-set shooting fatality in nearly 30 years.
BRIDGEPORT, Texas - For nearly a year, U.S. natural gas producers have slammed the brakes on production as prices fall. But relentless output gains including from oil companies that pump gas as an oil byproduct have unleashed record supplies.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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Monday, February 19, 2024
President Joe Biden said he would be willing to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss an emergency funding package for Ukraine and Israel, after White House officials previously dismissed the utility of direct talks.
The Biden administration will give $1.5 billion to help build a vast new computer-chip factory in New York state as part of an effort to strengthen the country’s ability to mass-produce the brains of modern consumer and military electronics.