The unemployment rate ticked up from 4 percent to 4.1 percent, a still-low number but the highest rate since November 2021.
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Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, authorities said.
Patrick Bertoletti gobbled down 58 hot dogs to win the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, taking advantage of Joey Chestnut’s absence.
Lebanese Hezbollah terrorists launched more than 200 rockets on Thursday at several military bases in Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed one of the group’s senior commanders.
The deputy leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah said Tuesday the only sure path to a cease-fire on the Lebanon-Israel border is a full cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel’s Cabinet was convening Thursday to discuss Hamas’ latest response to a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire in Gaza.
Former Golden Knight Jonathan Marchessault said he is looking forward to joining the Nashville Predators but feels let down by how his time ended in Las Vegas.
Dental hygiene student Miki Sudo of Florida has won her 10th title at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest.
Soon, shoppers will not be able to cut a check to pay for the contents of their Target shopping baskets.
Nikki Hiltz is shining in two lanes — on the track as one of the world’s top middle distances runners with a trip to Paris upcoming, and away from it as a role model for the queer community.
A 10-year-old boy died after hiking an Arizona mountain with his family during triple-digit temperatures, police said.
The military’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, said the episode was “a severe, violent incident, that must be denounced and condemned.”
A Hezbollah statement identified the killed commander as Mohammad Naameh Nasser, who went by the name “Abu Naameh,” his nom de guerre.
“I love that I can make something my family can enjoy that is healthy,” food science expert Jessica Gavin says.
Better sunscreens, which block damaging UVA rays, are prevalent elsewhere. But don’t expect them in the U.S. anytime soon.