US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate rises
United States job growth accelerated in September despite a cooling job market as the unemployment rate rose. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 119,000 jobs after a...
Layoff notices surged in October across much of U.S., Federal Reserve report says
Impending layoff notices across much of the U.S. surged in October, highlighting signs of stress in the job market. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank...
Dozens arrested in North Carolina immigration enforcement surge, Border Patrol official says
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina’s largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes...
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show
U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from...
4 law enforcement officers shot in rural Kansas responding to domestic violence call
Four law enforcement officers were shot Saturday morning while responding to a domestic violence call at a home in a rural area south of Topeka,...
You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn’t done with it yet: Getting everything back up...
Food insecurity around the U.S. has risen this year, survey finds
The share of Americans reporting trouble affording food is rising this year amid persistently high grocery costs, according to a recent report from Purdue University. Roughly 14%...
US flight cancellations and delays to get worse even if shutdown ends
As of Tuesday, more than 1,100 flights had been canceled, and more than 540 had been delayed Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays...
The government shutdown has escalated the US war on the poor
Today, the United States marks its 41st day of a federal government shutdown that has seen federal employees unpaid, air travel disrupted and millions of poor Americans...