US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels
More Americans filed jobless benefits last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts...
Humana warns that rising care costs will persist through 2024, surprises Wall Street with...
Humana surprised Wall Street again on Thursday with a lower-than-expected earnings forecast as insurers that sell Medicare Advantage plans continue to struggle with rising...
Southwest Airlines is reporting a loss, and American expects to start the new year...
DALLAS (AP) — Fourth-quarter profit fell sharply at American Airlines, and the carrier predicted it would lose money in early 2024, while Southwest Airlines...
Biden revisits decaying Wisconsin bridge to announce $5B for infrastructure in election year pitch
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time President Joe Biden visited Superior, Wisconsin, he warned of the danger posed by the deteriorating John A. Blatnik...
Messi to make his Super Bowl debut, set to appear in Michelob Ultra ad
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi has won futbol’s biggest prize. He’ll now be part of football’s biggest day.The Inter Miami star, World Cup champion...
Six nuns and two other people kidnapped in Haiti have been released, archbishop says
Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press on...
Melanie, singer-songwriter of ‘Brand New Key’ and other ’70s hits, dies at 76
Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring...
A man is charged with 76 counts of murder in a deadly South African...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A man was charged with 76 counts of murder and 86 counts of attempted murder on Thursday for allegedly causing a...
Turkey’s central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate by another 2.5 percentage points on Thursday, pressing ahead with a series...
French farmers edge closer to Paris as protests ratchet up pressure on President Macron
Snowballing protests by French farmers crept closer to Paris on Thursday, with tractors driving in convoys and blocking roads in many regions of the...