US unemployment claims dip to 206,000 as layoffs continue to remain rare
WASHINGTON — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and…
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Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured.
WASHINGTON — Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due…
Man faces execution for 1996 killing connected to ‘Hog Trail Murders’ in woods
A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders”…
Man whose 16 grandchildren found living in filth found incompetent to stand trial
McARTHUR, Ohio — A man whose 16 grandchildren were discovered living in squalid conditions at a rural southern Ohio home…
For these Venezuelans living in the US, June’s earthquakes still reverberate
LOS ANGELES — After her parents went missing under the rubble of their Venezuela apartment building, Kelly Granado Montano spent…
Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears
MIAMI — Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador was in limbo Wednesday as a deadline neared…
In North Carolina, a race is on to restore critical peatland before it dries up or is destroyed
BELHAVEN, N.C. — The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops….
A NYC firehouse was 1st to respond on 9/11. 25 years on, Sal Argano is the last still on staff
NEW YORK — Sal Argano got lucky. When the World Trade Center was struck by hijacked jets on Sept. 11,…
Apple to unveil latest iPhone lineup with as John Ternus steps up as CEO
Apple is unveiling its latest generation of iPhones, widely expected to include a foldable version, on Wednesday at an event…
Judge increases bond to $10M for Colorado man charged with killing his wife
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A judge increased bond for a Colorado man charged with killing his wife to $10 million…