US weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023, though job market is still hot

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week in another sign that the labor market may be softening. Read More

Jobs Report

but stayed at historically high levels in a sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of higher interest rates The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to ... Read More

Labor market woes: US small businesses scale back hiring plans

U.S. small businesses' hiring plans fell last month to the lowest level since the early stages of the COVID pandemic even as the labor market remains tight, according to the latest jobs report ... Read More

Immigration has helped the hot US economy and labor market, but there's a risk of oversupply, Fitch says

US labor momentum seems stuck in high gear, after March added yet another blowout jobs report. But a simple explanation could lie in US immigration trends, as a surge of foreign-born workers is ... Read More

Brazil-bound US travelers will need to show bank statements to visit country next year

Trending Now in US News This story has been shared 106,965 times. 106,965 Teacher, 24, busted for ‘making out’ with 11-year-old, allegedly moved his desk so she could rub his legs during class ... Read More

US Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to Visit China April 14-16

US Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink to ... and Taiwan Affairs Sarah Beran will accompany him, the department said in a statement. They will meet with Chinese officials "as part of ongoing ... Read More

US secretary of state lands in China on crucial visit

US Secretary ... to a State Department statement. "The Secretary will also discuss ongoing work to fulfill the commitments made by Presidents Biden and Xi at the Woodside Summit in November ... Read More

US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland to retire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced ... at a crucial time for our nation and the world," Blinken said in a statement. "We are so grateful for Toria’s service, and for the lasting ... Read More

US seeing surge of climate-related power outages, report says

a new report from non-profit research group Climate Central shows. ‘A roof over our people’s heads’: the Indigenous US tribe building hempcrete homes “We’re seeing that the warming is ... Read More

US, Italy agree to coordinate efforts to counter spread of misinformation by foreign governments

The United States and Italy agreed on Wednesday to coordinate efforts to counter the spread of misinformation and fake news articles by foreign governments. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... Read More

US Secretary of State Blinken to travel to China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to ... reducing] the risk of miscalculation and conflict," a senior US State Department official in Washington said. "[Blinken] will raise clearly ... Read More

US defence secretary says 'no evidence' of Gaza genocide after protests inside Senate – video

The US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has told the Senate the government has seen 'no evidence' that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza. Austin addressed a Senate armed services committee ... Read More