US weekly jobless claims increased amid government shutdown, economists estimate
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased again last week, economists estimated on Thursday, hinting at some early layoffs of contractors...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in...
Government shutdown live updates as leaders make little progress at White House meeting
What to know about a possible government shutdown: Republicans and Democrats in Washington remain at odds over how to fund the government and avoid a shutdown by...
US citizen injured in LA immigration raid seeks $50 million in federal claim
A U.S. citizen injured during a Los Angeles immigration raid has filed a $50 million federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and two...
America’s Oil Patch Is Cooling As Costs Rise And Uncertainty Mounts
The Dallas Federal Reserve’s latest Energy Survey, which tracks activity across Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico, shows a clear cooling in the U.S. oil...
More kids are severely ill or dying from the flu, CDC reports
As fewer children get their flu shots, cases of a rare, severe complication are rising. Last season, the U.S. experienced the highest number of pediatric...
Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls
Thomasina Clarke has watched school after school close in her once thriving St. Louis neighborhood, which was hit by a tornado this spring and whose population has...
What to know about the H-1B visa Trump has targeted with $100,000 fees, generating confusion, fear
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slap a $100,000 fee on H-1B visas has stunned and confused employers, students and workers from the United States to India...
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee could hurt US growth, economists warn
Move is a blow to big tech companies, which rely heavily on visas to hire staff from overseas, particularly India Donald Trump’s decision to impose...