New jobless claims are near lowest levels since start of pandemic
Another 684,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits on a seasonally adjusted basis last week. CNN’s Christine Romans reports....
Bitcoin Sell-Off Worsens as US Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low; What’s Next?
Bitcoin edged lower Thursday after the jobless claims in the United States reached their lowest level of the pandemic, confirming that the country’s economy is...
The suspect in the Boulder massacre is scheduled for his first court appearance Thursday
A man accused of murdering 10 people at a Colorado grocery this week is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday morning, as investigators...
We met deported migrants at the border. Some say they’re ready to cross again
The Biden administration says most migrant adults and families are being expelled from the US. But many of those sent back to Mexico are likely...
Iceland volcano remains hazardous after eruption near Reykjavík
Volcanic activity has “somewhat decreased” in the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, southwest of the capital Reykjavík, where a volcano erupted Friday night, the the Icelandic...
Younger Brazilians are dying of Covid
When Graciane da Silva died of Covid-19 at a Rio de Janeiro hospital last June, her death was seen as unusual — she was only...
The first hotel is opening on this NYC island with a notorious past
The first hotel on Roosevelt Island is opening soon. Once home to a penitentiary and an asylum exposed for mistreating its patients, the island is...
GM adds Meg Whitman to its majority-women board
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman is joining the board of General Motors, adding another woman to one of the more diverse boards in corporate America....
How a Native American elder told his story to encourage his daughter to get a Covid shot
In the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, Raymond Lasley was delighted to be prioritized for the vaccine. But hesitancy from fellow tribespeople, including his own daughter,...
Why I had to sell my wedding ring to keep my business alive
I recently sold my family’s dream home and used that money to start my salon. A year later, I sold my wedding ring to keep...