US jobless benefit applications fell by 14,000 last week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits declined slightly last week but still remained elevated as hurricane disruptions impacted layoffs for a second week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits declined slightly last week but still remained elevated as hurricane disruptions impacted layoffs for a second week.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A security guard at a Minnesota university has been arrested for falsely reporting a crime after he admitted making up a story that someone shot him.
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Military officials in Belarus have sought to calm Western fears about major war games with Russia involving thousands of troops, tanks and aircraft, just hours before they are due to get underway.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Reggie Moore rarely gets through a day without stopping for an autograph or selfie in the basketball-mad African country of Angola.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Governor of Iraq's southern Thi Qar province says militants attack checkpoint and restaurant, killing at least 10.
BANGKOK (AP) — The elusive snow leopard — long considered an endangered species — has been upgraded to "vulnerable," international conservationists said Thursday. But experts warned the new classification does not mean they are safe.
LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England hinted Thursday that it may be ready to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, possibly as soon as November, in order to keep a lid on inflation, which has…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Just a little more than a month ago, Jay Bruce was in New York sinking with the Mets as a season that began with promise and a richness of pitching was undermined by injuries.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he's "fairly close" to a deal with congressional leaders on young immigrants, needs "massive border security"
WASHINGTON (AP) — US consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in August, most in 7 months as gas, housing costs climbed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for US jobless benefits dip 14,000 but remain elevated by hurricane disruptions.
GREEN BAY — Geronimo Allison’s suspension only lasted one game, but the Green Bay Packers’ second-year wide receiver still feels like he needs to make up for lost time during Sunday night’s game at Atlanta.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African musician Johnny Clegg, who has had chemotherapy and other treatment for pancreatic cancer, says he feels "fit and strong" as he begins his last international tour.
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — An Oneida County judge has denied a motion to reduce the sentence of a teen convicted of killing her mother and stepfather in 2015.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global stocks mostly fell on Thursday after Britain's central bank signaled it could consider raising interest rates in coming months and data showed retail sales and industrial output slowing in China.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq' parliament on Thursday voted to dismiss the Kurdish governor of the ethnically-mixed Kirkuk province, in a move that could escalate tensions ahead of a planned Kurdish referendum on independence.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities insisted Thursday they were doing everything they can to clean up pollution following the sinking of a small oil tanker that has left large sections of the Greek capital's coastal areas coated in viscous,…
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say two children were struck by a stolen car during a police chase.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday denied an assertion by the Democratic leaders in Congress that they had an agreement to preserve protections for young immigrants living illegally in America and to bolster U.S.-Mexico border security, but without…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Center fielder Brett Phillips made the highlight reel and blooper reel on the same night, not bad for a Milwaukee Brewers rookie who wasn't even supposed to be in the starting lineup Wednesday.
Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee has confirmed Marvel Studios are looking to get the rights back to 'Fantastic Four' and 'X-Men'.
Harrison Ford had admitted he would "rather not" return to 'Star Wars' as Han Solo after his character was killed at the end of 'The Force Awakens'.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what triggered an explosion that destroyed a house in Madison.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday said the international marathon body was injecting politics into sports by excluding an Israeli race because it passes through West Bank territory the Palestinians and most of the world considers to be occupied.
Selena Gomez says she has received a kidney transplant due to her struggle with lupus.