Employers add 235,000 jobs in August and unemployment rate dips to 5.2%
YinYang/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Employers added 235,000 jobs in August, far below expectations of 720,000 new hires, and the unemployment rate dipped slightly to 5.2%, the Department of Labor said Friday. The fresh labor market data comes as
Daughter donates part of her liver to save her critically ill dad
Courtesy Molly Maudal (CARLOS, Minn.) — A Minnesota father is celebrating a new chance at life thanks to his daughter, who donated part of her liver to save his. “Now I can take all of Molly’s positive
New Zealand police shoot dead 'ISIS-inspired extremist' after he stabs six at supermarket
NCHANT/iStock (AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — New Zealand is reeling from a knife-wielding rampage at a busy Auckland supermarket that left six fighting for their lives and the assailant dead. Authorities have called it a terror attack. Prime
Delta variant is example of evolution before our eyes
Lazy_Bear/iStock (NEW YORK) — In a stunningly short period of time, the delta variant has changed the course of the COVID-19 pandemic by evolving to become more transmissible than previous versions of the virus. Compared to the
Biden’s job approval drops to 44% amid broad criticism on Afghanistan: POLL
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (NEW YORK) — President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has fallen underwater in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll amid broad disapproval of his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from
Scoreboard roundup — 09/02/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 8, Detroit 6 Boston 4, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 7, Washington 6 San Francisco 5,