U.S. labor market tightens as weekly jobless claims hit lowest level since 1969
A restaurant advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside, California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Weekly jobless claims fall…
Biden promises new Ukraine aid, warns Russia on chem weapons
BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden and Western allies pledged new sanctions and humanitarian aid on Thursday in response to Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, but their offers fell short…
What the children’s books Ted Cruz referenced at Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearing really say
In a hearing ostensibly meant to assess whether Jackson is qualified to serve on the highest court in the land, the Republican senator brought up critical race theory — an…
U.S. announces new Russia sanctions over Ukraine invasion
A woman rides a bicycle past a part of the Kremlin wall where the Russian national flag is projected, during celebrations of Russia Day in Moscow, Russia, June 12, 2020.…
What you need to know about getting Newsom’s $400 gas rebate for California drivers
Mackenzie Mays covers state government and politics in the Los Angeles Times’ Sacramento bureau. Previously, she worked as an investigative reporter for Politico, the Fresno Bee and the Charleston Gazette-Mail.…
January 6 committee has text messages between Ginni Thomas and Mark Meadows
These text messages, according to sources, took place between early November 2020 and mid-January 2021. Thomas recently revealed that she attended the pro-Trump rally that preceded the US Capitol attack…
City of St. Louis population fell below 300,000 last year, new census estimates show
Jacob Barker ST. LOUIS — The number of people who live in the city of St. Louis fell below 300,000 in 2021 and the metropolitan region also saw a decline in…
Russian spies indicted in worldwide hacks of energy industry, including Kansas nuclear plant
National Guardsmen are pictured during a June 8, 2004 training exercise at the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Burlington, Kan. | Charlie Riedel/AP Photo Three Russian spies spent five…
U.S. plans to receive 100,000 Ukrainians displaced by Russian invasion
Washington — The U.S. will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians who have fled the violence and attacks on their home country by Russian forces in the weeks since it invaded,…
Dialing up pressure, North Korea tests long-range missile
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea test-fired possibly its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, according to its neighbors, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed…