WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week. Jobless claims fell by 16,000 to 223,000 last week, from 239,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average for claims, which compensates for weekly volatility, declined by 2,000 to 253,250 after rising for five … Read more
Dylan Addae-Wusu came to St. John’s as an afterthought, the other recruit from Our Savior Lutheran. Despite a quality freshman year, it took a backseat to close friend and high school teammate Posh Alexander, the Big East’s co-Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. This week, the Bronx native may take center … Read more
At the start of a critical week in the confrontation over Ukraine, neither Russia nor the United States sounded optimistic about stepping up diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions. President Joe Biden said Sunday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking for “things he can’t get” as he weighs a possible invasion of Moscow’s neighbor. … Read more
Boris Johnson is heading into a new week hoping changes to his top Downing Street team will ease the concerns of backbenchers who were wavering about his future. The Prime Minister made key changes over the weekend, appointing Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Steve Barclay as his new chief of staff and journalist and … Read more
A Navy SEAL candidate who died during “Hell Week” training over the weekend was identified Sunday as 24-year-old Kyle Mullen of Manalapan, NJ. Mullen died during an underwater demolition class near San Diego, Calif., on Friday. Another candidate for the elite military squad was hospitalized during the training exercise, according to a report by USA … Read more
Omicron cases continue to spike in many areas of the US and hospitals are still feeling the effects of the COVID with overcrowded emergency rooms and delays in urgently needed operations. “It can just be heartbreaking,” Dr. Matt Beecroft NPR, who remembers a recent patient of his who had a heart attack. “She was scheduled … Read more
February 5, 2022 | 7:53am 1 or 17 2 or 17 Here we go: Justin Timberlake reps the colors of his birth era while celebrating his 41st birthday with wife Jessica Biel. jessicabile?instagram 3 or 17 Thanks a bunch: Kerry Washington sends X’s and O’s to all who wished her a happy 45th birthday. Instagram … Read more
The number of new COVID-19 cases in New York has fallen by more than half in a week, the latest state numbers show. There were 12,332 positive test results reported statewide Friday, down from 27,643 a week earlier, according to stats released Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The statewide positivity rate dropped to 5.73 percent … Read more