US jobless aid filings fell to 209,000 last week as layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy. U. S. applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 16 fell by 3,000 to 209,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 213,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U. S. layoffs and are to a...
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Wed, 20 May 2026
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- SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering
- US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
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- Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack
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- Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from $1.8B anti-weaponization fund
- Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
- Eastern US sweats through another hot day before rain, cold move in
- Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
- Barney Frank, a liberal congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies. He was 86
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- Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing
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- WHO says risk of global spread of Ebola outbreak is low, but high at national, regional levels
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- South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate
- The Latest: Gallrein defeats Massie in Kentucky, furthering Trumps hold on GOP
- Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie charted his own way, until toppled by Trump
- San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says
- US Rep. Thomas Massie loses Kentucky GOP primary to Ed Gallrein in another victory for Trump
Tue, 19 May 2026
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- Blanche doesnt rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund
- Trump endorses Ken Paxton in Texas GOP primary, boosting his challenge to incumbent Sen. Cornyn
- WHO chief concerned over scale and speed of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead
- The UAE says drones that targeted its Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory
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- Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit
- UK police investigate allegations of child sex abuse dating back to 1980s after Epstein file release
- A NATO fighter jet shoots down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia
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- Israeli forces intercept another boat with activists seeking to challenge the blockage of Gaza
- Spanish fashion magnates son arrested on suspicion of involvement in his death
- Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike
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- Trumps tough-talk foreign policy is hitting a wall with Iran as it grips Strait of Hormuz
- Timeline of recent US-Cuba relations amid heightened tensions in Trumps second term
- Ketanji Brown Jackson says Supreme Court risks being seen as political after voting rights decision
- Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on North Americas busiest commuter rail system
- Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120
- Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves
- What to know about Trumps nearly $1.8B fund to compensate allies claiming political targeting
- Justice Department announces nearly $1.8B fund to compensate Trump allies in a deal to drop IRS suit
- Police: Two suspects kill 3 people at a San Diego mosque before killing themselves
Mon, 18 May 2026
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- Trump says hes called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies
- Federal court rejects Elon Musks claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
- Bolivia protesters allied with ex-leader Morales march on capital as unrest widens
- Israeli troops intercept a flotilla off Cyprus as it tries to breach the Gaza blockade
- Minnesota county charges an ICE officer in a nonfatal shooting during Trumps immigration crackdown
- Pelicans hire ex-Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley as New Orleans next coach
- Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah
- Italys foreign minister says divers found bodies of 4 Italians in Maldives sea cave
- Oil prices keep swinging up and down, and so do stocks worldwide
- Judge allows gun and notebook as evidence at Mangiones trial in UnitedHealthcare CEOs killing
- The Latest: World shares and oil prices react to Trumps warning to Tehran over stalled negotiations
- 4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
- Summer travelers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives
- Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats
- 3 young people arrested in series of random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
- China agrees to boost trade for US beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit
- Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection
- A strong quake in south China kills 2 and triggers evacuation of 7,000
- Talks to end a strike shutting down the largest US commuter rail system will resume Monday
- Teenagers arrested in random shootings across Austin that left 4 injured
Sun, 17 May 2026
- Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century
- Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally
- Bulgaria gives its Eurovision winner Dara a grand welcome upon her return home
- Drone strikes UAE nuclear plant as US and Iran signal they are prepared to resume war
- Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway
- Taiwans president defends US arms purchases that Trump called bargaining chip
- Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
- Ukraine conducts large-scale drone strikes on Russia, killing 4 and wounding a dozen others
- Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge
- NBA tipoff: Only a Game 7 left in Round 2, with Cavaliers-Pistons on Sunday
- US-Mexico border wall construction is desecrating sacred sites, Indigenous leaders say
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- On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
- North Americas largest commuter rail system remains shut a second day as Monday rush hour looms
- 3 people killed, several others injured after driver crashes into crowd in Oakland, California
- Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague
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- Ex-Sinaloa security chief is first of 10 indicted Mexican officials to surrender to US authorities
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- Colorados Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters sentence after Trump pressure
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- A new Ebola outbreak is confirmed in a remote Congo province, with 65 deaths recorded
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- Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers
- Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen ending campaign after redraw of his Memphis district
- Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24
- Texas high court rejects removal of Democratic lawmakers who led quorum break over redistricting
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- Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastors case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is tough
- Powells tenure as Fed chair marked by fight for independence while trying to tame inflation
- FBI offers $200,000 reward to catch ex-Air Force specialist wanted on espionage charges in Iran
- Trump weighs Taiwan arms package after summit aimed at steadying US-China ties
- Democrats test a new red state strategy: Back independents over their own nominees
- 6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
- Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass expulsion and say todays catastrophe is worse
- Journey of a lifetime: A US teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
- Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
- Finlands hotly tipped Eurovision performance features flames, a valuable violin and a safety plan
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- A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing
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- Former Oklahoma death row prisoner freed from jail as he awaits retrial in 1997 killing
- Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI make their final case in a trial that could shape AIs future
- The Latest: Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning
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- Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico mountains, killing all 4 people aboard
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- Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns
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