As the number of people infected with the COVID-19 virus continues to climb, so does the number of unemployment claims made in the United States. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday morning 3.28 million…
Ukraine fires prosecutor general, alarming US, European countries
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has fired his prosecutor general amid a major reshuffle of his government this week. The move has alarmed anti-corruption activists and western governments, who fear it puts the country's reform efforts…
White House imposes guest restrictions amid new coronavirus…
The new policies include checking where guests have traveled recently. March 6, 2020, 9:25 PM 4 min read The White House said Friday – that like many workplaces around the U.S. – it's giving increased…
Nathaniel Woods executed in Alabama after Supreme Court…
The controversial execution of Nathaniel Woods was carried out late Thursday in Alabama just minutes after the Supreme Court denied a temporary stay, issued only hours earlier. Woods was pronounced dead at 9:01 p.m. local…
US employers add 273K jobs in February, unemployment…
Notable job gains occurred in the health care and social assistance sector. March 6, 2020, 2:28 PM 4 min read The U.S. economy added a higher-than-expected 273,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell…
Storms converge on East Coast as huge warm…
Finally, the severe storms have moved out of the South. March 6, 2020, 12:54 PM 3 min read Finally, the severe storms have moved out of the South, where they produced up to 7 inches…
Reeling from deadly tornadoes, Middle Tennessee confirms its…
The COVID-19 case was confirmed in Williamson County, southeast of Nashville. March 5, 2020, 9:43 PM 8 min read As the recovery effort gets underway from a series of deadly twisters that ripped through Middle…
Family says couple killed together in Tennessee twisters…
At least 24 were killed in Tuesday's tornado outbreak in parts of Tennessee. March 6, 2020, 1:52 AM 5 min read As residents in Tennessee began the laborious task of cleaning up and rebuilding their…
Facebook, Netflix and Twitter back out of South…
A petition calling for it to be canceled has garnered nearly 50,000 signatures. March 5, 2020, 7:10 PM 5 min read Facebook, Netflix and Twitter have joined the growing list of companies dropping out of…