WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in three months, a sign that the U.S. labor market remains sturdy despite fears over the ...

After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose 0.6% in June after ...

With record temperatures hitting the U.S., pet owners have to protect their four-legged family members from dangers like heat ...

Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday.

A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop ...

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled ...

Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky’s first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee’s top public health leader, reentered Bluegrass State ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — Legendary pop singer Connie Francis, known for the hit song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool” and the viral “Pretty Little Baby,” has died at 87.

Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults say that President Donald Trump’s policies have helped them since he took office, ...

PepsiCo reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the second quarter despite sluggish North American sales. Sales of Frito-Lay and other snacks fell 1% in North America during the ...

Syrian government forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida Thursday following days of vicious clashes ...