First-time unemployment claims total 837,000 last week, posting a lower number than economists had expected and a drop in claims from the week before. This marked the fifth consecutive week that first time jobless claims were under a million after…
The NFL has postponed Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers game at Tennessee until later in the season after one additional Titans player and one personnel member tested positive for COVID-19.
Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have revealed the “deep pain” they are feeling over her miscarriage.
Former President Jimmy Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office.
The oil giant said Wednesday that around 1,500 employees have already agreed to take voluntary redundancy this year
The money is from BP’s $8.8 billion settlement for natural resources damage in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill.
Walmart says it was working on a new store layout a year ago, but the pandemic accelerated those efforts as customers are increasingly focused on contactless shopping amid safety concerns.
Officials said Tuesday that two-thirds of the planned layoffs involve part-time workers but they ranged from salaried employees to hourly workers.
The lone Kentucky detective charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has pleaded not guilty.
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s career was marked by firsts and today she does it one more time becoming the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. She is the first woman and the…
Just weeks after the world bid farewell to Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman, a former Disney Imagineer is honoring the late star with a mural on display in Downtown Disney. Artist Nikkolas Smith says he was quote "inspired to create…
An out-of-this-world discovery; the Rosetta Mission just revealed Comet 67P has its own Northern Lights! NASA says this is the first time an ultraviolet aurora has been detected on a celestial object that isn't a moon or planet. The findings…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a fired Kentucky police officer on criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor case - but not for her death. Brett Hankison was charged Wednesday with three counts of wanton endangerment for…
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, has died at her home in Washington. She was 87. Ginsburg died…
NASA has released amazing new images of the weather on Jupiter from the Hubble Space Telescope. A crisp photo taken from 406-million miles way shows wild storms and colorful cloud bands on the gas giant. One of the stormy weather…
First time claims for unemployment have dropped again this week, but many analysts say it’s not fast enough. The Labor Department reports 860,000 people filed for first time unemployment benefits last week. The number of continuing claims or people who…
By THALIA BEATY A 16-year-old from New Hampshire successfully swam across the English Channel, completing a 33-mile swim by reaching a sandy beach in France after darkness fell. Vera Rivard, of Springfield, left Dover in the United Kingdom around 9:30…
Some of your favorite iconic games could land a coveted spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong National Museum of Play revealed the 2020 finalists and a variety of board games, activities, and dolls make up the…
The White House held a moment of silence with staffers and officials this morning in honor of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Source: POOL
Weekly jobless claims were worse than expected last week. According to the Labor Department, first-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 884,000 last week, higher than some economists’ forecast of 850,000. Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, the latest weekly total…
A new poll suggests over half of Americans would not get a free COVID-19 vaccine if one comes out before Election Day. Researchers from the Kaiser Family Foundation polled nearly 1,200 adults. Over 60 percent were concerned that the FDA…
U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced results of an operation aimed at keeping methamphetamine out of the U.S. and off the streets. The DEA launched “Operation Crystal Shield” in February 2019. The goal is to target major drug trafficking networks…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball coaches are supporting the idea of having next year’s NCAA Tournament include all eligible teams in Division I. Numerous league schools and coaches released statements Wednesday about the proposal, which was first reported by Stadium. There are 357 Division I programs nationally, with 346 of those […]
The Senate Majority Leader announced today there will be a procedural vote tomorrow on Republican’s newest slimmed down COVID relief proposal. On the Senate floor this morning, Senator Mitch McConnell made clear it’s not a vote to pass the bill…