Fewer workers file for jobless aid — first drop in three weeks
Some 326,000 workers filed first-time unemployment claims last week as Delta-fueled layoffs declined.
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"Cats" composer says film version was so bad, he bought a dog
"'Cats' was off-the-scale all wrong," Lloyd Webber said. "...I saw it and I just thought, 'Oh, God, no.'"
Suspect in custody after 4 injured in Texas school shooting
Three of the victims were hospitalized, with at least one requiring surgery.
U.S. ports face record backlog ahead of holiday shopping
The Port of Los Angeles blames a lack of truck drivers. A truck driver says the ports aren't moving fast enough.
CIA creates new mission centers focused on China and technology
In announcing the changes, the CIA director referred to "increasingly adversarial Chinese government" as the "most important geopolitical threat we face in the 21st century."
Judge temporarily bars Texas from enforcing law that bans most abortions
"This Court will not sanction one more day of this offensive deprivation of such an important right," the order from Judge Robert Pitman reads.
Photo shows texts sent by "scared" son to mom during school shooting
Wednesday's shooting at a Texas high school marks the 22nd school shooting so far this year, according to EducationWeek.
Brian Laundrie flew to parents' home before Gabby Petito went missing
Laundrie flew back to Florida shortly after he and Petito were stopped by police over a domestic dispute and returned to Utah a few days later.
New air purifiers filter at least 90% of COVID-carrying particles
An army of do-it-yourselfers at the University of California, San Diego is building 250 homemade air purifiers for classrooms and labs around campus.
TV anchor, meteorologists quit over vaccine mandate
Co-host of "Good Morning Mississippi" casts her decision not to be immunized as one of personal "integrity."
Los Angeles to require COVID vaccine to enter restaurants, shopping centers
Mayor Eric Garcetti has indicated that he will sign the ordinance.
About 1 in 515 U.S. kids has lost a caregiver due to COVID: study
The report counts the deaths of those who contracted COVID and those who didn't have COVID but died as an indirect result of the virus.
Biden administration overhauls student loan forgiveness for public servants
A "60 Minutes" report broadcast Sunday detailed how few active-duty service members had their student loan debt erased.
What's going on with the debt ceiling?
The Senate is trying again to raise the nation's debt limit. Here are the ins-and-outs of those efforts.
Senate appears close to deal on short-term debt limit extension
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is offering Democrats a plan to avert default for a couple of months, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the sides are "making good progress" in talks.
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