U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell to more than a 49-year low last week, but the drop likely overstates the health of the labor market as claims for several states including California were estimated.
Florida bank shooter faces murder charges after 5 killed
A 21-year-old Florida man accused of killing five people in a bank rampage on Wednesday and then calling police to tell them about the shooting has been charged with five counts of premeditated murder in the first degree, according to authorities.
Senate stirs with votes on bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
Senate, in flicker of action, to vote on competing bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
U.S. universities unplug from China’s Huawei under pressure from Trump
Top U.S. universities are ditching telecom equipment made by Huawei Technologies and other Chinese companies to avoid losing federal funding under a new national security law backed by the Trump administration.
United States frees American-born anchor of Iran’s Press TV
An American-born anchor for Iran’s state-run Press TV was freed after 10 days of detention in the United States after testifying as a material witness in an undisclosed federal investigation, a U.S. federal court order said on Thursday.
Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to obstruct his plans for the speech.
‘AI’ to hit hardest in U.S. heartland and among less-skilled: study
The Midwestern states hit hardest by job automation in recent decades, places that were pivotal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s election, will be under the most pressure again as advances in artificial intelligence reshape the workplace, according to …
Gunman surrenders after killing five in central Florida bank: police
A gunman killed five people in a bank in central Florida on Wednesday and then called police to inform them of the shooting before he eventually surrendered, local authorities said.
Nurse charged with rape of disabled Arizona woman who gave birth
An Arizona male nurse has been charged with raping a severely disabled woman at the long-term care facility where he worked, a crime that came to light only after she gave birth, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
