A revised set of figures continued to show that U.S. economic growth powered ahead last summer, confirming an upswing that had surprised analysts in December. Gross domestic product grew at a 4.4% ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From ancient times until today, an enormous population has been a foundational way for China to project its strength. But anxiety about managing so many mouths has always loomed. “China has a ...

The flu epidemic is stabilizing. The positivity rate and other benchmarks for the week ending on Jan. 10 have decreased compared with the previous week, according to the latest data from the Centers ...

Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition ...

View post: Without family, you’ve got nothing: The high stakes of family businesses The Fed cut rates three times in late 2025 due to layoffs and unemployment concerns. December unemployment fell to 4 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November, a slight increase from 3.3 percent one year ago, but down from 3.7 percent in September, according to Iowa Workforce ...

There is a lot of pressure on defenders who play for the Seattle Seahawks. The franchise last won a Super Bowl in 2013, during a stretch from 2012 to 2016 when the Seahawks made the playoffs five ...

Putnam County has one of the highest flu case rates in New York State at about 917 cases per 100,000 people. Children ages 5 through 17 account for more than half of the county's flu cases, officials ...

President Donald Trump on Friday defended his administration's jobs record again in a Truth Social post, in which he claimed the rising unemployment figure is due to cuts in government jobs. "100% OF ...

Nonfarm payrolls growth totaled a seasonally adjusted 64,000 for the month, better than the Dow Jones estimate of 45,000 and up from a sharp decline of 105,000 in October. The unemployment rate rose ...