The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell slightly in the second week of July to a post-pandemic low of 1.30 million, but the decline reluctantly points to continued stress on the economy as the United States struggles to cope with the latest outbreak of coronavirus. New claims for unemployment benefits, a …
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Up to 1.1 million barrels of oil could spill into the Red Sea causing a disaster four times worse than the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, the United Nations Security Council heard on Wednesday. Time is running out to prevent a ruined oil tanker near Yemen from causing an “impending …
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California had one of its darkest days until the time of the coronavirus crisis on Tuesday, reporting an almost record number of new cases and deaths. The state added 11,100 positive tests to its COVID-19 case count and 138 to its death toll from the virus, while hospitalizations rose to …
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The next two weeks are becoming critical for California, as officials wait to see if the extensive restrictions imposed in late June and July show signs of a slowdown in the rapid spread of the coronavirus in communities across the state. This week was marked by a series of grim …
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Malcolm Subban is set to be the Blackhawks’ starting keeper against the Oilers in the Stanley Cup Qualifiers if Corey Crawford can’t do it. “Obviously, it could end up being the opportunity of a lifetime,” Subban said Wednesday. “For me, it’s just taking it day by day and continuing to …
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