By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Just 187,000 people in the United States filed for initial weekly unemployment benefits last week, lower than economists’ expectations of 210,000, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor. The last time the weekly number was that low was September 6, 1969, shortly after Neil Armstrong
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By Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Celine Alkhaldi, Olga Voitovych and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Ukrainian armed forces on Friday identified a large Russian landing ship that they said they destroyed at the port of Berdyansk in southern Ukraine the day before. The port, which had recently been occupied by Russian forces with several Russian warships in
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By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has issued steep penalties against Brad Keselowski and his new race team for illegally modifying a supplied part on the Next Gen car. Keselowski was docked 100 driver points and the No. 6 Ford team docked 100 owner points. Crew chief Matt McCall
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN For years, researchers have sought to understand why Vikings abandoned one of their settlements in Greenland after centuries of success. While some experts have suggested that dropping temperatures may have been the cause, new research suggests the cold wasn’t a factor. Instead, the Vikings faced a new adversary they couldn’t defeat:
Continue ReadingBy Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — An Illinois man now holds the Missouri record for catching the largest paddlefish in the state. The Missouri Department of Conservation shared the picture of Pittsfield, Illinois resident Jim Dain holding the monster fish, which weighed in at 140 pound
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration meets next week to review a closely watched drug for ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, following months of lobbying by patient groups and congressional lawmakers. The drug from Amylyx Pharmaceuticals showed modest benefits in one small study and the FDA told
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — All members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted in favor requiring police officers to pay the city back for training, if the officers leave within two years of graduating from the police academy. Board Bill 195 states that
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By Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Business Qatar will stand “in solidarity with Europe” and will keep natural gas flowing there, even if other customers are willing to pay more, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi told CNN’s Becky Anderson in an exclusive interview on Thursday. The Gulf monarchy supplies some European
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Two people were hurt after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Providence Road near Hickman High School in central Columbia.
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the month since Russia’s war with Ukraine began, entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel’s initiative BStrong, in partnership with Global Empowerment Mission, have raised $85 million of a $100 million goal for the Ukranian people. She’s secured three warehouses for aid, is helping refugees with travel and to
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates continued to rise amid fears of inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.42% in the week ending March 24, up from 4.16% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased by more than a quarter of a percentage point as mortgage
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By Marianne Garvey Bad Bunny will open the trailer doors to his distinct 53-foot matte black semi-truck for an overnight Airbnb stay. The musician will offer three individual one-night stays in his luxurious trailer in April, following his final tour stop in Miami. Two guests each get to stay at $91.00 a night, which is
Continue Reading By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct. The deal was filed in federal court on Thursday. As part of it, the Ann Arbor school will create and
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Sunrise Movement, the youth-led climate activist group, on Thursday announced its endorsements of Summer Lee in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional district, Nida Allam in North Carolina’s 4th Congressional district and Erica Smith in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional district, further bolstering progressive support behind the three Democratic candidates for the US House of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Para muchos conductores de California, la posibilidad de pagar US$ 6 por galón de gasolina ya no es algo de lo que preocuparse en el futuro. Ya es una realidad. En el condado de Los Ángeles, el más poblado del país con más de 10 millones de habitantes, la gasolina alcanzó un
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this week as the 30-year loan rate climbed to its highest level since January of 2019. The increase comes after the Federal last week increased the key rate _ which it had kept near zero since the pandemic recession
Continue ReadingBy Andria Borba Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — At the beginning of the pandemic, animal shelters got cleared of furry friends by people who were in need of companionship after suddenly finding themselves working from home. Those same people have now been called back to the office and are
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) ––Desde que Rusia cerró a finales de febrero su espacio aéreo para las aerolíneas de decenas de países ––como respuesta a las sanciones por su invasión de Ucrania–– cerca de 400 vuelos que anteriormente pasaban en ruta por el país ahora deben a hacer desvíos y tomar un camino más largo,
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Swedish lender Swedbank says it’s been informed by Estonian authorities that its local subsidiary is suspected of money laundering in the Baltic country from 2014-2016. The Stockholm-based bank said in a statement Thursday that “the criminal investigation originates from the work of the Estonian Financial Supervisory Authority” that investigated operations of
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A San Francisco business that’s been around for more than a century is saying goodbye, as the landscape in Japantown is changing. Benkyodo has been around for 116 years. For generations, the Okamura’s have been doing it the “old school” way,
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