Hiring surges in January as Americans flood into job market
US employers add 225,000 jobs, and unemployment rate rises to 3.6% as Americans flood job market …
Month: February 2020
Fed signals steady interest rates as economic risks lessen
Federal Reserve signals steady interest rates as downside risks to US economy have lessened …
Virginia Democrats advance assault weapon ban
Democratic lawmakers in Virginia are advancing legislation to ban the sale of assault weapons and the possession of high-capacity magazines despite fierce opposition from gun owners …
Hyundai recalls cars for problem that can cause engine fires
Hyundai is recalling nearly 430,000 small cars because water can get into the antilock brake computer …
Flooding inundates Pacific Northwest, major highway closed
Severe flooding in eastern Oregon has closed Interstate 84 — a major freeway linking Idaho and Oregon …
Dulos’ ex-girlfriend pleads not guilty in missing mom case
The ex-girlfriend of Fotis Dulos has pleaded not guilty to conspiring with him in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of his estranged wife in Connecticut …
Man who ran down 2 students faces manslaughter charges
A man has been charged with manslaughter in the deaths of two suburban Oklahoma City high school cross-country athletes whom he hit with his truck as they ran on a sidewalk …
Ex-aid to Miami mayor charged in underage sex case
A former aide to the mayor of Miami has been charged with groping a teenage boy at City Hall and then sending him a lewd photograph …
Company tied to deadly Houston blast files for bankruptcy
A company has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of a massive explosion at one of its warehouses in Houston that killed two workers, injured 20 others and damaged hundreds of buildings …
Trump puts global religious freedom in the political fray
President Donald Trump’s administration is continuing to devote significant attention to international religious freedom …
Amateur basketball league founder says Avenatti betrayed him
A Los Angeles amateur basketball league’s founder has told jurors that Michael Avenatti betrayed him when the lawyer threatened to make his complaints against Nike public …
Texas executes man who killed 5, including wife, children
A Texas man has been executed for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives during a drug-fueled rage nearly 18 years ago …