The US economy added 431,000 jobs in March, bringing the unemployment rate to a new pandemic-era low of 3.6%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine will vote to confirm President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, she told The New York Times in an interview published on Wednesday, the first GOP senator to do so.
Skyline High School will be virtual today due to power issues. The school says students can still come to the building to pick up Chromebooks and other materials. They say grab and go lunches will be provided.
President Biden will ban Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy for its invasion of Ukraine, says a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. employers stepped up hiring in January, adding 467,000 jobs despite a wave of omicron inflections that sickened millions of workers, kept many consumers at home and left businesses from restaurants to manufacturers short-staffed. The Labor Department’s Friday report also showed the unemployment rate ticked up to 4% from 3.9%. Job gains in December were also revised much higher.
There will be six more weeks of winter. That's the prediction made Wednesday by Punxsutawney Phil after he emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania to perform his Groundhog Day duties.
The Salt Lake County Health Department Executive Director Dr. Angela Dunn just issued a public health order requiring all people in Salt Lake County to wear masks indoors and outdoors when gathering in groups.
A judge has dismissed the only criminal charge filed against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in connection with the sexual harassment allegations that drove him from office.
A teenager charged with killing four students at their Michigan high school has waived a key court hearing. The decision means Ethan Crumbley's case moves straight to a trial court in suburban Detroit.
Changes are coming to the COVID 19 testing experience here in Utah. You'll need a reservation for many popular testing sites, and the UDOH requires you to arrive at least one hour before close.
U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs last month while the unemployment rate fell sharply, at a time when businesses are struggling to fill jobs, with many Americans remaining reluctant to return to the workforce.
A snowy, chilly end to 2021. Be careful driving in the canyons today and be sure to give yourself plenty of stopping distance on the roads today. Avalanche danger is high in the canyons, so be careful if you're hitting the slopes in the next few days.
A vicious wildfire that began Thursday morning in Boulder County, Colorado, swallowed about 1,600 acres in a matter of hours, burning the homes of hundreds of residents who had little warning and little time to get out.
President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon "to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia," National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN.
Police arrested a man suspected of stealing a car and crashing it into another car. He reportedly ran away from police and tried to steal another car after the crash.
Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules and drew down staffing levels at some carriers during the busy holiday travel season.
The James Webb Space Telescope will be the premier space observatory of the next decade when it launches Saturday. The telescope is expected to launch Saturday morning from French Guiana and live coverage will be available on NASA's website beginning at 6 a.m. ET.
