US applications for jobless claims fall to lowest level in 9 weeks

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to hold up despite higher interest rates imposed by the Federal Reserve in its bid to curb inflation. The ... Read More

Unemployment claims in Pennsylvania increased last week

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 13,150 in the week ending April 6, up from 11,411 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 211,000 last ... Read More

USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars, salt for the first time

By the fall of 2027, added sugars in school meals would be limited to no more than 10% of the total calories per week for breakfasts and lunches, in addition to limites on sugar in specific products. Read More

Biden signs a $95 billion war aid measure that includes provision to sell or ban TikTok

President Biden has signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that includes assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and has a provision that would force TikTok to be sold or be banned in the U.S ... Read More

NFL teams often misfire on drafting QBs for various reasons

NFL teams are using premium draft picks on quarterbacks at an increasingly high rate. The draft this weekend is slated to be the eighth in the past nine years with at least three QBs taken in the ... Read More

FDA finds traces of bird flu virus in grocery store milk but says pasteurized dairy is still safe

“No one ever thought it was going to be in cows,” said Dr. Richard Webby, director of the World Health Organization’s coordinating center for studies on the ecology of influenza at St. Jude’s Children ... Read More

US births fell last year, marking an end to the late pandemic rebound, experts say

A little under 3.6 million babies were born in 2023, according to provisional statistics released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's about 76,000 fewer than the year ... Read More

Horschel goes to DR, returns with tourney victory

Billy Horschel is a PGA Tour winner again after nearly two years. He went down to the Dominican Republic in search of momentum. He leaves with a victory he sorely needed in the Corales Puntacana ... Read More

Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine's largest power plants

A massive missile and drone attack destroyed one of Ukraine's largest power plants and damaged others, officials said Thursday, part of a renewed Russian campaign targeting energy infrastructure. Read More

China-born Guanyu will be a star regardless of F1 result

Formula 1 returns to China this weekend after a five-year absence. And no matter who wins on Sunday, the star locally will be China-born driver Zhou Guanyu. Read More

Saving the social sciences from ideological differences | Utterly Moderate podcast

We’ve talked a lot on the Utterly Moderate Podcast about how both liberals and conservatives in America are bombarded with misleading information on a regular basis. On the left, unfortunately, a lot ... Read More

Unemployment claims in Illinois increased last week

New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 9,525 in the week ending April 6, up from 9,463 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment claims dropped to 211,000 last week, ... Read More