The four-week average of initial jobless claims, a less volatile measure than the weekly figure, has fallen to a historic level, clocking in at its lowest point since December 1973.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced a key moment in her 2016 presidential campaign on Thursday, as she fielded questions from the congressional committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which occurred during her tenure as the nation's top diplomat.
Many Democrats may belittle Donald Trump, but Republicans apparently take the candidacy of the real-estate mogul, and current presidential front-runner quite seriously, a new poll suggests.
Brazil, South America's most populous country and arguably among one of the continent's strongest democracies, will not observe upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela after the government of embattled President Nicolás Maduro vetoed Brasilia's choice to head its delegation.
Embattled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad left his war-torn country for the first time in years on Tuesday to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin, a close ally propping up his regime, in Moscow.
The Vatican on Wednesday strongly denied and condemned a report that Pope Francis, the head of the world's more than 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, was suffering from brain cancer.
The Obama administration has been working on an coordinated effort to help communities battling "epidemic" heroin and prescription painkiller abuse, which includes President Barack Obama traveling to West Virginia, a state particularly hard hit by drug abuse.
Fans of the History Channel's top-rated drama "Vikings" are eagerly awaiting the show's fourth season, which is set to premiere early next year. Rumors about how the storyline of the historical drama might progress are making their rounds in blogs and online fora.
Weight Watchers may be about shedding those pounds, but it was a stunning gain -- in stock price -- that had the company in the news early this week, and the hoopla was all thanks to talk-show star Oprah Winfrey.
Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday called on prosecutors to go after Lorenzo Mendoza, the country's wealthiest businessman, who had suggested that Venezuela's ailing economy might require an international bailout.
An Aer Lingus flight from Lisbon to Dublin was diverted to an alternate airport on Sunday after a Brazilian man traveling on the plane collapsed and died moments after he had bitten a fellow passenger.
Vice President Joe Biden will make a call about a potential 2016 White House run whenever he is ready and will not allow Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign to "bully" him into making a decision, an unidentified source described as a close confidant said over the weekend.
The GOP's two presidential rivals from Florida -- Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio -- both speak fluent Spanish and are believed to have the best chances within their party to score points with the key Latino demographic.
As the son of Cuban immigrants, Marco Rubio is one of the most prominent Hispanics in the United States and might be expected to receive the Latino community's unequivocal support for his 2016 White House bid. But in reality, the bilingual Florida senator's ability to woo that key demographic may not at all be a given.
A coalition of Latino advocacy groups wants NBC to disinvite Donald Trump from the network's long-running "Saturday Night Live" late-night program, where the GOP presidential front-runner is set to appear on Nov. 7.
The feud between Republican presidential rivals Donald Trump and Jeb Bush is growing increasingly personal, even though the real estate mogul and primary front-runner insisted that he did not mean to blame Bush's brother for the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
The GOP's 15 major presidential candidates have widely diverging views on climate change, which range from Ted Cruz's open skepticism regarding the scientific consensus on the issue to Lindsey Graham's insistence it is time to seek solutions.
Russia's increased military support for Bashar al-Assad, which in recent weeks has expanded to a campaign of airstrikes, has not significantly improved the dictator's strategic outlook in the Syrian civil war, the U.S. intelligence community believes.
Huma Abedin, arguably the closest aide to Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton, on Friday testified before a congressional committee about the former secretary of state's handling of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans.
Their role as "establishment candidates" may make it hard for them to rally the energized base of their respective parties, but when it comes to bankers and lawyers, Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush have no trouble winning support.
After the rules of the upcoming CNBC debate of the Republican presidential hopefuls led to a spat between the channel, various campaigns and the Republican National Committee, the business station said it would accommodate demands reportedly championed by front-runner Donald Trump.
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday marked National Latino AIDS Awareness Day by urging Latinos to not be afraid when it comes to discussing issues surrounding the prevention of the immune deficiency syndrome.
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Treasury Department engaged in talks about a possible restructuring of the commonwealth's $72 billion debt, which would mark an important change in the relationship with the federal government.
