May 6, 2021

US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago […]
May 6, 2021

Stocks opening flat on Wall Street amid hopes for recovery

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening flat on Wall Street Thursday. Losses by healthcare stocks such as Cardinal Health are holding back gains by consumer […]
May 5, 2021

Summer bookings take off for Sun Country, after federal grant helped Q1 profit

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. posted a $12.4 million profit in its first-ever quarterly results, and executives said summer bookings were rising quickly for the […]
May 5, 2021

Summer bookings take off for Sun Country, after federal grant helped 1Q profit

Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. posted a $12.4 million profit in its first-ever quarterly results, and executives said summer bookings were rising quickly for the […]
May 5, 2021

Witness testimony continues in landmark W.Va. opioid trial

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia was the “canary in the coal mine” of the ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic, a former state health official said Wednesday […]
May 5, 2021

Home of San Francisco's 1st same-sex spouses now a landmark

SAN FRANCISCO — The hilltop cottage belonging to a lesbian couple who were the first same-sex partners to legally marry in San Francisco has become […]
May 5, 2021

US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the […]
May 5, 2021

US stock indexes mixed as tech rebound fades; Peloton sinks

Major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday after an early technology company rebound faded, tempering the market’s recovery from a sell-off a day earlier. The […]
May 5, 2021

Four people killed when plane crashes into Mississippi home

A small plane crashed into a Mississippi home, killing one of the home’s four occupants and three Texas residents who were flying to a university […]
May 5, 2021

Astronomer's trademark suit against American Girl doll resolved

MADISON, Wis. — A lawsuit filed by a Chicago astronomer who alleged the Wisconsin-based maker of American Girl dolls stole her likeness and name to […]