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Jobless Claims Fall by 13,000 as Layoffs Remain Low
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell by 13,000 last week, remaining in the same historically healthy range of the past few years even as concerns grow about the health of the labor market.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:47:14 EDTInflation Cools to 2.7% in Surprise November Drop
U.S. inflation decelerated unexpectedly last month, the government said in a report that was delayed by the government shutdown.The Labor Department reported Thursday that its consumer price index was up 2.7% in November from a year earlier.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:40:29 EDTPolice Seek Older Video of Brown Shooter Before Attack
With the search for the Brown University shooter in its fifth day Wednesday, authorities were asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the attack in the hopes it might help investigators identify the person, believing the attacker may...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:31:18 EDTModerna Secures Up to $54.3M Funding for Bird Flu Vaccine From Global Coalition
Moderna will get up to $54.3 million in funding from a global coalition to support late-stage development of its experimental bird flu vaccine, the U.S. drugmaker said on Thursday. The vaccine, mRNA-1018, would be the first mRNA-based bird flu vaccine to enter a pivotal...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:32:43 EDTBritish PM Starmer: Antisemitism Is a 'Poison'
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the "poison" of antisemitism must be defeated by people of all faiths.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:49:04 EDTLilly Pill Maintains Weight Loss After Switching From Injectables in Trial
Eli Lilly's oral pill, orforglipron, helped maintain weight loss in patients switching from injectable versions of GLP-1 drugs, the company said on Thursday, in a boost to deliver a more convenient obesity treatment option. An oral weight-loss pill would help Lilly further...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:13:18 EDTTaiwan Rattled by 5.1 Magnitude Quake, No Immediate Reports of Damage
A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck 18 km (11 miles) off eastern Taiwan's Hualien city on Thursday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake briefly shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:12:46 EDTExperts See Possible '26 Relief on Health Insurance Costs
Americans facing skyrocketing Obamacare health insurance premiums could still get a break from expanded government subsidies in 2026 through retroactive legislation and possibly a special enrollment period, investors, analysts and industry experts say. President Donald Trump...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:57:27 EDTUPS Company Deploys AI to Spot Fakes Amid Surge in Holiday Returns
Nearly one in every 10 retail items that are returned for a refund in the U.S. is fraudulent, according to a UPS-owned reverse logistics company that says it plans to combat the $76.5 billion problem for the country's retailers with artificial intelligence.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:39:52 EDTPope Leo Decries Leaders Who Invoke Religion for Violence and Nationalism
Pope Leo on Thursday decried political leaders who invoke religious beliefs to justify conflicts or nationalist policies, calling that a form of blasphemy, or a serious sin that disrespects or insults God.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:33:33 EDTKremlin: Russia Preparing for Contacts With US on Ukraine
The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict. Politico reported that U.S. and Russian officials are...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:15:39 EDTUS Announces Over $10B Arms Sales Package for Taiwan
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitzers, and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:21:44 EDTIsrael Strikes Lebanon as Deadline Looms to Disarm Hezbollah
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the tense frontier. The strikes came a day before a meeting of the committee monitoring the enforcement of a...
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:06:58 EDTAustralia PM Vows to Stamp Out Hatred as Nation Mourns Youngest Bondi Victim
Australia's prime minister vowed Thursday to stamp out extremism as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as "our little ray of sunshine."
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:06:29 EDTPope Names Fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as New Archbishop of New York
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown.
Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:15:37 EDTTrump: Next Fed Chair Will Back Lower Rates 'by a Lot'
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve will be someone who believes in lower interest rates "by a lot." "I'll soon announce our next chairman of the Federal Reserve, someone who believes in lower interest rates, by a lot, and ...
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:39:15 EDTNew Chinese Carrier Fujian Sails Through Taiwan Strait
China's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the CNS Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in a high-profile demonstration of Beijing's expanding naval power, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:37:07 EDT44 Chained Outside Calif. Immigration Court Arrested
Federal agents arrested 44 protesters Tuesday after demonstrators chained themselves to the entrance of San Francisco's immigration courthouse, blocking access to the building.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:04:34 EDTUS, Russia Head to Miami for Ukraine War Peace Talks
U.S. and Russian officials are scheduled to meet in Miami this weekend as the Trump administration seeks to end nearly four years of war between Kyiv and Moscow, Politico reported Wednesday.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:21:34 EDTHarvard Probes Students Who Recorded Summers on Epstein
Officials at Harvard University have begun a secret disciplinary investigation into two students who posted videos of the university's former president, Larry Summers, discussing his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:02:34 EDT