Jobless claims fall for second straight week
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits for the second week.Powered by WPeMatico
Shares of Facebook parent Meta plunge 22% on lower profits
Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, saw its stock plunge after-hours Wednesday after reporting a rare decline in its fourth quarter profit due to a sharp increase in expensesPowered by WPeMatico
Biden relaunches cancer ‘moonshot’ initiative to help cut death rate
President Joe Biden relaunched the cancer "moonshot" initiative, with the goal of cutting the death rate from cancer in half over the next quarter-century.Powered by WPeMatico
Congressional bill seeks to end legacy admissions at colleges
A bill introduced in Congress Wednesday would seek to end legacy admissions at many colleges and universities.Powered by WPeMatico
Trump-endorsed challengers lag behind incumbent Republicans in fundraising
None of the seven Trump-endorsed challengers vying to unseat House Republicans outraised the incumbents in the last quarter of 2021, according to financial disclosures.Powered by WPeMatico
Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers
The Army says it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soonPowered by WPeMatico
Major winter storm strikes US: Latest path
A major winter storm is moving across the Heartland Wednesday bringing snow from Denver to Chicago and ice as far south as Texas.Powered by WPeMatico
Olympic athletes face many doping, virus tests in Beijing
The athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have to contend with the daily collection of coronavirus samples as well as the usual doping testsPowered by WPeMatico
5 persons of interest in HBCU bomb threat investigation: Source
5 persons of interest in HBCU bomb threat investigation: sourcePowered by WPeMatico
Brooklyn judge’s son pleads guilty to Capitol riot charges
A New York City judge's son who referred to himself as a “caveman” eager to protest Donald Trump’s presidential election loss has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrectionPowered by WPeMatico
National Archives to turn over Pence records to Jan. 6 committee
The National Archives is preparing to turn over some of former Vice President Mike Pence's official records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.Powered by WPeMatico
CNN president resigns over consensual relationship with colleague
CNN president Jeff Zucker announced that he's resigning Wednesday for not disclosing a consensual relationship with a colleague.Powered by WPeMatico
Shooting outside Milwaukee high school leaves 5 wounded
Police say five people were shot and wounded outside a Milwaukee high school following a fight over a social media postPowered by WPeMatico
COVID-19 disrupts federal trial over George Floyd’s death
One of the three former cops on trial in the death of George Floyd has tested positive for COVID-19.Powered by WPeMatico
Evening Standard: Αυτά είναι τα 20 ωραιότερα ελληνικά νησιά για το 2022
«Κρυστάλλινα νερά, ήλιος, σουβλάκι, και μία διαφορετική πλευρά της Ελλάδας χωρίς συνωστισμό»Powered by WPeMatico
Το έρημο χωριό που κάποτε εκεί ζούσε ένας βασιλιάς
Το κάθε χωριό έχει την δική του ιστορία να διηγηθεί αλλά κάποια σίγουρα έχουν πιο ξεχωριστέςPowered by WPeMatico
Travel salaries see annual decline
Average of andpound;27K in 2021Powered by WPeMatico
Airline says it will stop monkey shipments after Penn. crash
A load of monkeys flown to the U.S. were later involved in a highway wreck.Powered by WPeMatico
Lecturer suspended over tweets criticizing Biden’s promised Supreme Court selection
Georgetown suspended lecturer over tweets criticizing Biden's vow to put a Black woman on the Supreme CourtPowered by WPeMatico
Pfizer asks for FDA authorization for vaccine for children under 5
Pfizer on Tuesday asked the FDA for emergency use authorization for the first COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5.Powered by WPeMatico
Gaetz’s fundraising dips as sex trafficking investigation intensifies
As the probe into possible sex trafficking allegations against Rep. Matt Gaetz continues, new financial filings show his campaign's fundraising has been dwindling.Powered by WPeMatico
Native American tribes settle with Johnson & Johnson, others over opioid epidemic
Tribes were disproportionately affected by the opioid epidemic.Powered by WPeMatico
Manchin, key Dem, says Build Back Better bill is ‘dead’
Manchin says that President Biden’s vast social and environment bill is “dead.”Powered by WPeMatico
Tom Brady announces retirement after 22 seasons and 7 Super Bowl wins
Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL via Instagram Tuesday morning following days of speculation.Powered by WPeMatico
Firefighters pull back from burning facility full of 600 tons of ammonium nitrate
The blaze started Monday night at the Weaver Fertilizer Plant in Winston-Salem.Powered by WPeMatico
Jury selection rescheduled for officer involved in raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment
Jury selection has been rescheduled in the trial of officer involved in Breonna Taylor's death.Powered by WPeMatico
US road deaths rise at record pace as risky driving persists
The government has reported that U.S. traffic deaths surged in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720, keeping up a record pace of increased dangerous driving during the pandemicPowered by WPeMatico
Multiple HBCUs temporarily cancel classes following threats
Police and schools said no bombs or weapons have been found.Powered by WPeMatico
Sacklers ‘close’ to deal to contribute additional cash in opioid settlement
An agreement could end a legal challenge for Purdue Pharma.Powered by WPeMatico
Accused American ISIS leader ‘highly intelligent’ and ‘marksman’: Former friend
A Kansas woman accused of joining ISIS increasingly became more radicalized, her former friend said.Powered by WPeMatico
Pence chief of staff Marc Short questioned by Jan. 6 committee
Former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, has answered questions from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.Powered by WPeMatico
UN Security Council adjourns without action after US, Russia spar over Ukraine
The U.N. Security Council on Monday adjourned without action after the U.S. and Russia sparred over Ukraine.Powered by WPeMatico
Chicago synagogue, businesses vandalized over weekend
Officials say a synagogue and an affiliated Jewish school in Chicago were vandalized over the weekend with swastika images and antisemitic graffitiPowered by WPeMatico
Upstate DA declines to pursue case against Andrew Cuomo
An upstate New York district attorney says he will not bring criminal charges against Andrew Cuomo after a woman accused him of running his fingers across the chest of her shirt at a public eventPowered by WPeMatico
6 HBCUs received bomb threats Monday
This is the second time this month several HBCUs were targeted with bomb threats.Powered by WPeMatico
‘I want to jump’: Growing Olympic ski jumpers starts young
Only one American ski jumper has ever won an Olympic medal and it dates to the very first Winter Games in 1924Powered by WPeMatico
Moderna announces full US approval for its COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. health regulators have given full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectivenessPowered by WPeMatico
Boris Johnson apologizes over ‘damning’ report into Downing Street lockdown parties
Boris Johnson apologized after a report found there was a "failure of leadership and judgment" over gatherings held in Downing Street while the U.K. was under lockdown.Powered by WPeMatico
Boston digs out from record-tying snowfall
With 23.6 inches falling on Saturday, Boston tied its record for most snow in one day in January.Powered by WPeMatico
Midwest braces for major snowfall, ice on roads: Forecast
The Midwest is bracing for a storm that could bring major snowfall and leave dangerous ice on roadways.Powered by WPeMatico