Economists say the labor market is likely strengthening The number of new jobless claims in the U. S. fell again last week, likely suggesting that employers are slowing layoffs and that the economy is improving.
Dunn could face life in prison without parole in addition to the 60 years he faces after an earlier trial in which he was found guilty of attempted murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Health officials are determining if a respiratory virus popping up across the U.S. is directly linked to the death of a 10-year-old girl from Rhode Island.
Charlie Sheen suddenly started swinging his arms, striking the dental technician. Actor Charlie Sheen is reportedly embroiled in a police investigation after allegedly pulling a knife on a dentist in Los Angeles.
The family of the Dallas patient who was released from a hospital with the Ebola virus is being ordered by the state to stay inside their home, and away from any visitors, for two weeks.
Residents living on the south and southwestern coasts of Mexico are being pummeled with tropical storms this hurricane season, and as of Wednesday evening yet another tropical depression has formed in the area and is forecast to become a tropical storm by Thursday.
Los Angeles city leaders gave final approval on Wednesday to a measure that would increase the wages of workers at large hotels to $15.37 an hour, prompting a warning from hotel industry officials they might sue over the "living wage ordinance."
Fast-melting Arctic sea ice has forced some 35,000 Pacific walruses to retreat to theAlaska shoreline, scientists from several federal agencies said on Wednesday.
Entertainment and e-commerce giants Disney and Amazon have been feuding recently over DVD sales on Amazon's website, but according to reports in the Wall Street Journal, their dispute may be close to over.
Although the film adaptations of the young adult vampire-fiction series "Twilight" finished rolling out two years ago, Lions Gate studios has announced a new batch of franchise-related short films on Facebook.
New York Congreswoman Carolyn B. Maloney announced on Wednesday that President Obama had just signed into law an extension of the Debbie Smith Act, a law that provides hundreds of millions of dollars to address the nationwide backlog of untested rape kits.
Jury selection in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial resumed on Wednesday as prosecutors continue to fight to sentence the convicted killer to death.
A new partnership between a foundation and a charter school network is planning to provide $3 million in scholarships to 70 Chicago high school students to attend college who are currently undocumented immigrants.
A Florida police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after shooting a 62-year-old woman in her back using a stun gun during an arrest in Tallahassee.