Number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week

U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range despite increasing fears of a tariff-induced economic slowdown. Jobless claim applications jumped by 18,000 to 241,000 for the week ending April 26, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s more than the 225,000 new applications … Read more

Harris urges Democrats to act like elephants

Former Vice President Kamala Harris urged Democrats across the country to act like elephants in an awkward digression during her speech Wednesday night. Harris delivered her first public address since losing the 2024 election on Wednesday in California, offering an angry and negative view of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. “Please allow … Read more

‘We’re all ticking time bombs’: Budget cuts gut 9/11 health protections as community braces for crisis

The 9/11 health program that monitors and treats thousands of people exposed to toxic dust during the 2001 terrorist attack is under threat — again. A wave of staffing cuts and agency turmoil has thrown the World Trade Center Health Program into crisis, disrupting a system that has provided life-saving care to tens of thousands … Read more

Trump reflects on ‘moment of solace’ with Zelenskyy at Pope Francis’ funeral

President Donald Trump reflected on the dramatic meeting he had with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inside St. Peter’s Basilica just before the pope’s funeral on Saturday, when asked by ABC News anchor and Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran in an exclusive interview Tuesday in the Oval Office. Noting the striking photograph of the two men … Read more

University of Delaware student killed, several hurt when driver flees from police, hits people near campus

A University of Delaware graduate student was killed and several other people were injured when a U-Haul truck driver fled from police and collided with people near campus, officials said. “This is a gut-wrenching, senseless and intolerable crime … which was completely and totally avoidable,” Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said at a news conference … Read more